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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 134. Chapters: X Japan, Buck-Tick, Dir En Grey, Alice Nine, Luna Sea, Hide, Nightmare, Miyavi, The Gazette, Merry, Glacier, Versailles, Vidoll, D'espairsRay, Malice Mizer, An Cafe, Rentrer en Soi, Kisaki, D'erlanger, Girugamesh, Ayabie, Penicillin, Psycho le Cemu, Megamasso, Phantasmagoria, Laputa, Onmyo-Za, Mucc, Plastic Tree, Sid, Zi: Kill, Acid Black Cherry, Kagerou, Panic Channel, Skin, 12012, Lareine, Blood, The Piass, Kuroyume, Nogod, Tinc, Fanatic Crisis, Aion, Kagrra, Hizaki, Moi dix Mois, Vivid, Uchuu Sentai Noiz, Baiser, La'cryma Christi, LM.C, Doremidan, Anti Feminism, Eight, Sadie, Sug, Unsraw, DuelJewel, Raphael, Pierrot, Cascade, Baroque, Charlotte, Strawberry Song Orchestra, Mix Speakers, Inc, Due le Quartz, Silver Ash, Schwarz Stein, Cali Gari, GPKism, Inugami Circus-dan, Guniw Tools, Deluhi, Exist Trace, Lynch, Ghost, Matenrou Opera, Luis-Mary, Deathgaze, Vistlip, Die in Cries, The Dead Pop Stars, SEX -virgin killer-, Rice, El Dorado, Kamaitachi, D=Out, Kra, Zoro, By-Sexual, BIS, Dio - Distraught Overlord, The Candy Spooky Theater, Aliene Ma'riage, Shazna, Color, Blam Honey, Fairy Fore, Kaya, The Kiddie, Maschera, Jealkb, -Oz-, Izabel Varosa, Screw, Genkaku Allergy, Karma Shenjing, XTRIPx, L'luvia, Devil Kitty. Excerpt: X Japan Ekkusu Japan) is a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1982 by Yoshiki and Toshi. Originally named X (), the group achieved their 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. Their sound is extremely raw, sometimes countered by the incorporation of classical style piano passages and vocal melodies. They have percussion parts and often use harmonized guitar riffs and solos. Besides being one of the first Japanese act...
