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Editorial Reviews - Visual Kei Artists From the Publisher Chapters: X Japan, Buck-Tick, Miyavi, Dir En Grey, Alice Nine, Hide, Nightmare, Merry, Glacier, Luna Sea, Ayabie, the Gazette, Rentrer En Soi, Versailles, Malice Mizer, Girugamesh, D'espairsray, Psycho le Cému, Penicillin, an Cafe, Laputa, Vidoll, Plastic Tree, Mucc, Onmyo-Za, Panic Channel, Blood, the Piass, Megamasso, Tinc, Kagerou, Phantasmagoria, Fanatic Crisis, Uchuu Sentai Noiz, Moi Dix Mois, Pierrot, Zi:kill, Doremidan, Anti Feminism, Eight, Kagrra, Sug, Kuroyume, 12012, Sadie, Baiser, Strawberry Song Orchestra, Lm.c, Unsraw, Charlotte, Sid, Dué le Quartz, Baroque, Silver Ash, Schwarz Stein, Cali?gari, Luci'fer Luscious Violenoue, Aion, Lareine, Luis-Mary, Guniw Tools, Ghost, Raphael, Vistlip, Inugami Circus-Dan, Deathgaze, Gpkism, Duel Jewel, Skin, El Dorado, Cascade, Exist Trace, the Dead Pop Stars, the Candy Spooky Theater, D'erlanger, Aliene Ma'riage, Kra, Blam Honey, Fairy Fore, Bis, Matenrou Opera, Lynch, Die in Cries, Shazna, Color, By-Sexual, Rice, Kaya, Dio - Distraught Overlord, Jealkb, Genkaku Allergy, Karma Shenjing, D=out, Devil Kitty, L'luvia, Deluhi, Nheira. Excerpt: X Japan Ekkusu Japan ) is a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1982 by Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi. Originally named X ( ), the group achieved its breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second album Blue Blood. They started out as a power/speed metal band and later gravitated towards a progressive sound, at all times retaining an emphasis on ballads. After three more albums, X Japan disbanded in 1997. Besides being one of the first Japanese acts to achieve mainstream success while on an independent label, the group is widely credited for pioneering the visual kei movement, though most of the group's members toned down their on-stag... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=305752 Synopsis Chapters: X Japan, Buck-Tick, Miyavi, Dir En Grey, Alice Nine,
