MusicFinally, an entire forum devoted to talking about Doktor Avalanche, the drum machine for the Sisters of Mercy. You can talk about other bands, or other members of that band, too, if you want to be UNCOOL.
Lately I've been wanting to expand my taste of music, and I want to listen to more Japanese metal. But, unfortunately I can't find anything worth listening to, rather then having it be metal. I only listen to one Japanese band, which is Dir En Grey.
Help me please?
__________________
The snack that smiles back -Goldfish-
Originally a part of the 90s wave of black metal(the band had contact witht the norwegian underground black metal scene) but evolved into something beyond that(often labeled avantgarde metal.) Their latest album is described as a mixture between 80s german thrash metal with symhonics. Don't get to much expectatoins for how they sound, they are nothing like anything else... probably much because of what I like to call "japanes weirdness". ;P
When thinkint a bit more I got to think of X-Japan. If I'm not mistaken they've gone on since 80s, they're style is very much typical 80s hair metal(so it's definitely a discussion whether they actually are metal or not..), with the exceptions of the drums that is more remiscent of thrash metal. The vocals are sung in japanese. Lookwise they got the crazy hair-metal infleunces visual kei style of japan.
MDM is ok, but a lot of the good bands have wide variety in their sound. Dir en Grey in particular. Your best bet is to find one of the darker bands or go underground. Also X-Japan is good.
You gotta check out Eternal Elysium and Boris. They're both Japanese stoner metal, though EE is heavier, if that's what you're looking for. I'd compare them to Electric Wizard, though they're much more than that.
The Council of Days - traditional goth rock
