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Japanese Rock

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.

Japanese Rock Album Highlights

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