I've noticed Japan has one of the most notable avant-garde metal scenes. Along with their neoclassical/speed/power metal scene, it seems to be their main metal scene. So, of all of these different bands, which do you consider the best? My personal favorite is Dir En Grey.

My vote goes for Gallhammer because non In the list is are OK, I hardly like Jap metal, don't means I dnt like Japan, but well Sigh , female member could be good one night atventure
o from list Gallhammer , but my fav Jap band hmm Flower Traveling Band
Loudness, X japan, Anthem ... well there are good doom stoner doom, sludge and such bands from jap but I can not remember names.
From list is Gallhammer no doubt its more black as others in list ever will be

Gallhammer experimental?
That's like calling Hellhammer experimental.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.01.2015 at 14:31

Gallhammer experimental?
That's like calling Hellhammer experimental.

But it has females doing it this time, Marcel. Surely that's an experiment.

Written by [user id=4365] on 24.01.2015 at 14:34

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.01.2015 at 14:31

Gallhammer experimental?
That's like calling Hellhammer experimental.

But it has females doing it this time, Marcel. Surely that's an experiment.

that kind experiment we wont see unless you pic up those girls in sushi bar

shit I forgot to vote ....

I considered making a list of the best of Japanese metal not long ago, but swiftly gave up as I realised I could barely find 20 bands worth putting on a such list. There's a lot to love about Japan but their metal is not the best.

Of the ones in the list Sigh take easy victory, with Boris coming second seeing as they haven't made a good record in 10 years or so.

Written by [user id=4365] on 24.01.2015 at 14:36

I considered making a list of the best of Japanese metal not long ago, but swiftly gave up as I realised I could barely find 20 bands worth putting on a such list. There's a lot to love about Japan but their metal is not the best.

Of the ones in the list Sigh take easy victory, with Boris coming second seeing as they haven't made a good record in 10 years or so.

I agree and I hope Sabbat will split up, (no UK can live forever) Japenese ... and well Jap metal is better as anime and those weird cartoon characters IMO
I hardly can name Jap bands, I did listen those in the past, and there was some stoner doom band what use song titles some serial killer names

Written by Bad English on 24.01.2015 at 14:39


I agree and I hope Sabbat will split up, (no UK can live forever) Japenese ... and well Jap metal is better as anime and those weird cartoon characters IMO
I hardly can name Jap bands, I did listen those in the past, and there was some stoner doom band what use song titles some serial killer names

Sabbat gave us The Dwelling which is easily one of the best albums to come out of that country can't speak for much of their other stuff though.

Written by [user id=4365] on 24.01.2015 at 14:40

Written by Bad English on 24.01.2015 at 14:39


I agree and I hope Sabbat will split up, (no UK can live forever) Japenese ... and well Jap metal is better as anime and those weird cartoon characters IMO
I hardly can name Jap bands, I did listen those in the past, and there was some stoner doom band what use song titles some serial killer names

Sabbat gave us The Dwelling which is easily one of the best albums to come out of that country can't speak for much of their other stuff though.

Jap Sabbat recorded maybe 4 EP whitch are good in the 80's, then simply realize every year album whit same old songs

Written by Bad English on 24.01.2015 at 14:47


Jap Sabbat recorded maybe 4 EP whitch are good in the 80's, then simply realize every year album whit same old songs

Well unless 1 one of them was a single 60 minute long track I'm not sure how that can be the case

Sigh and Dir en grey are the only ones I like. To be fair though I don't listen to them that much.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.01.2015 at 14:31

Gallhammer experimental?

Well even Blood Stain Child made into the list

Answering the topic: those bands are so different, it's hard to compare. I like Sigh a lot... And Blood Stain Child. And Gallhammer. And Babymetal.
Stop making my favorite bands fight xD

Out of those bands listed, I'd choose Sigh. Babymetal and BSC are just fun fun bands, the others I haven't listened to or don't like too much.

Melt-Banana, mainly because I don't listen to anything else on that list (except maybe Boris)

Written by [user id=101272] on 24.01.2015 at 19:38

Melt-Banana, mainly because I don't listen to anything else on that list (except maybe Boris)

Melt banana is tons of fun

Split between Boris and Sigh, but went with Sigh because a lot of the recent Boris albums have really bored me

Melt-Banana are brilliant, but not sure I would call them metal. More like punk-laden noise rock of sorts.

Written by Auntie Sahar on 24.01.2015 at 19:44

Boris albums have really bored me

Hence the name =]

Written by Karlabos on 24.01.2015 at 19:53

Hence the name =]

Is that your way of saying you find Melvins boring? =P

Boris.

Boris At Last - Feedbacker, The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked and Pink makes my vote stronger.

Written by Karlabos on 24.01.2015 at 19:53

Written by Auntie Sahar on 24.01.2015 at 19:44

Boris albums have really bored me

Hence the name =]

I was waiting for somebody to make a connection between the two, and I was not disappointed

Babymetal, Dir en Grey experimental? (ROFL LMAO as we used to say)

Voted for Sigh even if they're not always to my liking. Also, Maximum the Hormone are fun.

Written by Mad Arab666 on 24.01.2015 at 16:43

Sigh and Dir en grey are the only ones I like. To be fair though I don't listen to them that much.

you need to be a jap and rare one to listen japs metal on regular bases

Sigh is a wonderful band! I like their music very much. As for me they are the best!

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.01.2015 at 14:31

Gallhammer experimental?
That's like calling Hellhammer experimental.

The closest Gallhammer ever got to being experimental was the last track on The End. And it's not very experimental, anyway. Maybe it's because they're the first band to employ a pokemon as a drummer?
Don't know how Blood Stain Child are experimental, either. The electro/metal mix has been done before.

Written by M C Vice on 25.01.2015 at 02:30

the first band to employ a pokemon as a drummer?

Lolwhut?

As a symphonic/power genrehound, I never really go in for "cutting-edge" bands, but I do have a grudging respect for Dir En Grey.

Wasn't aware GazettE qualified as metal, though...

Written by [user id=4365] on 24.01.2015 at 14:36

I considered making a list of the best of Japanese metal not long ago, but swiftly gave up as I realised I could barely find 20 bands worth putting on a such list. There's a lot to love about Japan but their metal is not the best.

Maybe you just weren't looking hard enough.

That said, I agree the Japanese scene does churn out its fair share of dreck.

Written by [user id=4365] on 25.01.2015 at 06:07

Written by M C Vice on 25.01.2015 at 02:30

the first band to employ a pokemon as a drummer?

Lolwhut?

Listen to the voice starting at 1:30.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDiWv276t78

I should probably listen to some more Sigh, I've been meaning to listen to Gallows Gallery for some time now. Still, from what I've heard I prefer Dir En Grey.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.01.2015 at 14:31

Gallhammer experimental?
That's like calling Hellhammer experimental.

I wasn't sure whether to include them or not as they really aren't an experimental band, just a very extreme and raw one, but in the end I decided to put them in instead of Melt Banana as they are actually a metal band. On a side note, to a small extent Hellhammer was experimental, and of course Celtic Frost much more so.

Written by M C Vice on 25.01.2015 at 02:30

Don't know how Blood Stain Child are experimental, either. The electro/metal mix has been done before.

Pretty sure they were one of the pioneers of trance metal specifically, and they fit with the other Japanese bands which mix extreme metal with pop, that's why they are here. I was a bit hesitant to put them in as well, but google says they are an experimental metal band, and that's more than I can say for Gallhammer.

Written by Ruchesko on 25.01.2015 at 08:10

Wasn't aware GazettE qualified as metal, though...

Depends on the song. Haven't heard much from them, but I've heard stuff which definitely qualifies as metal, and stuff which definitely isn't metal. Regardless, I'd say they belong in the same category as Dir En Grey and Maximum the Hormone.

Definetly not babymetal.