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Articolo sulle 50 più grandi band metal giapponesi di tutti i tempi. I criteri usati dall'autore per selezionare le band si basano per la maggior parte sulla loro influenza all'interno della scena metal giapponese e sul successo complessivo.
In ordine, le 50 più grandi band metal giapponesi di tutti i tempi:
1. Loudness (Heavy Metal)
2. X Japan (Heavy/Progressive/Power Metal)
3. Seikima-II (Heavy Metal)
4. Anthem (Heavy Metal)
5. Bow Wow (Hard Rock, Heavy Metal)
6. Earthshaker (Heavy Metal (inizio), Hard Rock (più tardi))
7. Show-Ya (Heavy Metal/Hard Rock)
8. Onmyo-Za (Heavy/Folk Metal)
9. Galneryus (Neoclassical/Power Metal)
10. Dir En Grey (Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal, Alternative Metal, Death Metal, Gothic Metal, Nu Metal)
11. Sex Machineguns (Power/Speed Metal)
12. Sabbat (Black/Thrash Metal)
13. Sigh (Black/Avant-garde Metal)
14. Mari Hamada (Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/AOR)
15. Dead End (Heavy Metal, Hard Rock)
16. Animetal (Speed Metal)
17. Versailles (Symphonic/Neoclassical/Power Metal)
18. Flatbacker/EZO (Heavy Metal)
19. Flower Travellin' Band (Psychedelic/Hard Rock/Heavy Metal)
20. Concerto Moon (Power/Neoclassical Metal)
21. Boris (Experimental Rock, Alternative Metal, Drone Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, Doom Metal, Stoner Rock. Psychedelic Rock, Noise Rock)
22. Gargoyle (Progressive/Thrash Metal)
23. Aldious (Power Metal)
24. Vow Wow (Hard Rock, Heavy Metal)
25. Ningen-Isu (Progressive/Hard Rock, Heavy/Doom Metal)
26. Aion (Power/Thrash Metal)
27. Saber Tiger (Heavy Metal (inizio), Power/Progressive Metal (più tardi))
28. Church of Misery (Doom/Stoner Metal)
29. 44 Magnum (Heavy Metal/Hard Rock (inizio), AOR (più tardi))
30. G.I.S.M. (Hardcore Punk, Heavy Metal)
31. Action! (Heavy Metal)
32. Blizard (Heavy Metal)
33. Crowley (Heavy/Speed Metal)
34. Sabbrabells (Heavy Metal)
35. Doom (Progressive/Thrash Metal, Avant-garde Rock)
36. Jupiter (Symphonic/Neoclassical /Power Metal)
37. Reaction (Heavy/Speed Metal)
38. Terra Rosa (Heavy Metal)
39. D (Symphonic/Gothic Metal/Folk)
40. X-Ray (Heavy Metal)
41. Nokemono (Heavy Metal/Hard Rock)
42. Blood Stain Child (Melodic Death Metal (inizio), Melodic Death Metal/Trance (più tardi))
43. Light Bringer (Power Metal)
44. Liv Moon (Symphonic/Power Metal)
45. Kuni (Heavy Metal/Hard Rock)
46. Corrupted (Sludge/Doom Metal)
47. Outrage (Speed/Thrash Metal)
48. Precious (Power Metal)
49. Marino (Heavy Metal)
50. Lazy (Pop Rock (inizio) Heavy Metal, Hard Rock (più tardi))
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Atsushi Yokozeki
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Casbah
Coffins
Coldrain
Crossfaith
Defiled
D'erlanger
Destrose
Double Dealer
Fastkill
Gallhammer
Gastunk
Gonin-ish
Gotsu Totsu Kotsu
Gyze
Heavy Metal Army / Eastern Orbit
Hellchild
Hellen
Hizaki Grace Project
Hurry Scuary
Intestine Baalism
Jurassic Jade
King's Evil
Lovebites
Mary's Blood
Matenrou Opera
Metalucifer
Misako Honjoh
Moi Dix Mois
Rajas
Ritual Carnage
Rosenfeld
Sly
Sniper
S.O.B
Swarrrm
Tilt
United
Unlucky Morpheus
Volcano
Wolf
XYZ>A
Yellow Machinegun
Zigoku Quartet