Japanese Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Feature!

Looking back as the year 2009 is coming to an end, this year, as any other years, provided numerous occations to discuss hard rock and heavy metal music, represented by the movies such as "Global Metal" and IRON MAIDEN's "Flight 666," which raised a public sensation.

Also in Japan, handing down the hard-rock / heavy-matal spirit from generation to generation, vicious-tempered bands like such as Sex Machineguns, Maximum the Hormone, and Electric Eel Shock have been showing their performance with energy, for example. Their performance is one of the hottest topics with the recent reunions of veteran band LOUDNESS or EARTHSHAKER and the widespread of hard rock to the popular animes and games.

Take a look back at the history of Japanese hard rock and heavy metal. When you look at each of its era, 70's through the present, even though listed below are just a some of them, you should be surprised by the depth and broadness of the Japanese HR/HM music!


Lists of Japanese HR/HM Bands:

Around 70s    Around 80s              

Around 90s    Around 2000s


Listed below are the Japanese HR/HM bands from around 80s.

	Live Loudest At The Budokan '91 [SHM-CD] [Limited Release] LOUDNESS Release: 2009/12/23 | CD	Sold Out 3000yen + Extra Points!
	Jaguar no Kiba [HQCD] [Limited Release] Akira Takasaki Release: 2009/03/18 | CD	Sold Out 2200yen + Extra Points!
	Blind To Reality OUTRAGE Release: 2007/06/06 | CD	Sold Out 2095yen + Extra Points!
	Midnight Flight Earthshaker Release: 2007/03/07 | CD	Sold Out 1429yen + Extra Points!
	shambara +2 [SHM-CD] DEAD END Release: 2009/11/11 | CD	In Stock at Supplier:Usually ships in 2-4 days 2381yen + Extra Points!
	ANTHEM Anthem Release: 2005/06/22 | CD	In Stock at Supplier:Usually ships in 2-4 days 1714yen + Extra Points!
	Emotional Color [Cardboard Sleeve] 44MAGNUM Release: 2008/08/20 | CD	Sold Out 2381yen + Extra Points!
	EZ [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)] EZO Release: 2005/03/16 | CD	Sold Out 2381yen + Extra Points!
	Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Complete Edition DVD Box [Limited Release] X JAPAN Release: 2007/07/25 | DVD	Sold Out 20000yen + Extra Points!
	GOLDEN BEST/BLIZARD NEVER ENDING DAYS BLIZARD Release: 2002/11/20 | CD	Sold Out 1886yen + Extra Points!
	Akuma Nativity "Songs Of The Sword" [Regular Edition] SEIKIMA-II Release: 2009/09/16 | CD	Sold Out 3000yen + Extra Points!
	The Endless Basis Terra Rosa Release: 2007/03/07 | CD	Sold Out 1429yen + Extra Points!
	Silent Survivor (21st century ver.) / Heart of Madness (21st century ver.) KODOMO BAND Release: 2007/12/26 | CD	Sold Out 1200yen + Extra Points!
	AROUGE - Bogyaku no Kikoshi - + 11 Rare Tracks AROUGE Release: 2004/12/24 | CD	Sold Out 3800yen + Extra Points!
	SHOW-YA THE BEST SOUND & VISION - 20th Anniversary [CD+DVD] SHOW-YA Release: 2005/09/30 | CD	Sold Out 3333yen + Extra Points!
	Live!! Sabbrabells Release: 2007/03/07 | CD	Sold Out 1429yen + Extra Points!
	THE HISTORY OF THE NEW WORLD - Kyoju Densetsu SABER TIGER Release: 2001/02/21 | CD	In Stock at Supplier:Usually ships in 2-4 days 3619yen + Extra Points!
	Reaction Final 20090411 REACTION Release: 2011/02/23 | DVD	Sold Out 1905yen + Extra Points!
	Presence Presence Release: 2007/03/07 | CD	Sold Out 1429yen + Extra Points!
	Action Action Release: 2008/03/12 | CD	Sold Out 2571yen + Extra Points!
	Complete Best MARINO Release: 2001/06/27 | CD	Sold Out 2667yen + Extra Points!
	Rock Nippon - Rolly Selection V.A. Release: 2007/01/24 | CD	Sold Out 2200yen + Extra Points!
	A piece at time/Jiryu no Kakera LUSHEL Release: 2006/01/11 | CD	Sold Out 2000yen + Extra Points!
	The Voice From Yesterday MAKE-UP Release: 2009/12/16 | CD	Backorder:Usually ships in 2-4 weeks 1429yen + Extra Points!
	Interaction [Cardboard Sleeve] ACTION Release: 2008/08/20 | CD	Sold Out 2381yen + Extra Points!
	LEFT EYE JURASSIC JADE Release: 2004/10/06 | CD	Usually ships in 3-7 days 2190yen + Extra Points!