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Asian Rock
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Japanese Rock
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If Japanese pop is mainstream, Japanese Rock is a little underground. Japan has a healthy rock & roll scene, ranging from garage rockers to noise merchants. Consequently, there is quite a bit of sonic diversity within Japanese rock.
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Boredoms
Pop Tatari
Dir en Grey
Uroboros
Fishmans
Long Season
Acid Mothers Temple
Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under the Stars
Mono
Rays of Darkness
OOIOO
Taiga
Otomo Yoshihide
The Night Before the Death of the Sampling Virus
Voice Crack
/
Otomo Yoshihide
Bits, Bots and Signs
Boris
Dear
Dir en Grey
The Insulated World
The Gazette
Division
Altered States
Mosaic
Boredoms
Rebore, Vol. 0
One OK Rock
Eye of the Storm
Les Rallizes Dénudés
Great White Wonder
Les Rallizes Dénudés
Cable Hogue Soundtrack
Ayuo
Red Moon
T.M. Revolution
Coordinate
Musica Transonic
Hard Rock Transonic
Hide
Psyence
Dir en Grey
Marrow of a Bone
Xinlisupreme
Tomorrow Never Comes
High Rise
Destination: Best of High Rise
Dir en Grey
Arche
Dir en Grey
Dum Spiro Spero
Ex-Girl
Back to the Mono Kero
Buffalo Daughter
We Are the Times
SOLA
/
Lars Hollmer
SOLA: Lars Hollmer's Global Home Project
Altered States
Bluffs
Altered States
4
Altered States
Lithuania and Estonia Live
Mono
The Last Dawn
Mono
For My Parents
Mono
Beyond the Past: Live in London
Mono
Requiem for Hell
Mono
Nowhere Now Here
Mono
Oath
The Ocean
Holocene
The Spiders
Let's Go Spiders!
OOIOO
Feather Float
OOIOO
Nijimusi
Magical Power Mako
Magical Power Mako
The Pillows
Penalty Life
Loudness
The Law of Devil's Land
Hayaino Daisuki
Headbanger's Karaoke Club Dangerous Fire [EP]
Xinlisupreme
Murder License
Dragon Ash
Mustang!
Korekyojinn
Isotope
Luna Sea
Shine
The Pillows
FLCL, Vol. 3 [Original Soundtrack]
Acidman
Life
Glay
Love Is Beautiful
D'espairsRay
Redeemer
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Gear Blues
Diaura
Genesis
TK
Flowering
Sukekiyo
Immortalis
Takeshi Terauchi
Nippon Guitars: Instrumental Surf, Eleki & Tsugaru Rock 1966-1974
The Silence
Nine Suns, One Morning
Saicobab
Sab Se Purani Bab
Acid Mothers Temple
Have You Seen the Other Side of the Sky
Acid Mothers Temple
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Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo
Acid Mothers Temple
IAO Chant from the Cosmic Inferno
Altered States
Bluffs II
Acid Mothers Temple
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Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
Cometary Orbital Drive to 2199
The Gazette
Beautiful Deformity
Altered States
6
The Gazette
Traces, Vol. 2
Guitar Wolf
Rock 'n' Roll Etiquette
Guitar Wolf
Jet Generation
Guitar Wolf
Planet of the Wolves
Guitar Wolf
Golden Black: Greatest Hits
Polysics
Hey! Bob! My Friend!
Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet
Dreams
Various Artists
Rough Guide to the Music of Japan [#1]
Dust in My Head
Wind in My Heart
Loudness
8186 Live
Various Artists
Yo-Yo a Go-Go 1999
Loudness
Soldier of Fortune
Loudness
Best of the Original
Polysics
Polysics or Die!!!! Vista
D'espairsRay
Mirror
Various Artists
Hall of Mirrors
Original Soundtrack
Fooly Cooly, Vol. 1: Addict
Boøwy
Last Gigs
Ex-Girl
Endangered Species
Polysics
Neu
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