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Reply #1 - 2012 August 30, 3:28 am
Stian Member
From: England Registered: 2012-06-21 Posts: 426

I'm a huge fan of bands like Ayreon, Porcupine Tree, Pain of Salvation, Phideaux, IQ, Magic Pie, A Perfect Circle, and so on.

I've been trying to get into Japanese music, but the only band I've gotten into that fits my tastes is Rikugo (you find them on Spotify), so...

Are there any prog heads out there who knows some good "J-prog" bands? smile

Reply #2 - 2012 August 30, 3:35 am
meeatcookies Member
From: Poland Registered: 2011-11-12 Posts: 96

I dont know that many, but i think you should check Demetori, i tend to listen to it when i have problems with keeping my reviews in anki. If i were to look for some more bands i would probably slow down on my study.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQftzVekyNU

Reply #3 - 2012 August 30, 12:17 pm
awaken Member
From: Argentina Registered: 2012-03-23 Posts: 27

I'd like to know, too.

So far I've only found Sigh. This song (and album) is a masterpiece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqkhVlWAi90

Also, Naikaku sound great too, but they're far from being metal. Unfortunately, none of these bands sing in Japanese. tongue

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Reply #4 - 2012 August 30, 2:17 pm
rahsoul Member
Registered: 2012-02-29 Posts: 63

I tried listening to Rikugo to get a feel for what you were looking for, but youtube failed to find anything of quality.

Anyway, can't say if it's progressive, but I really like Exist Trace　(Japanese).  They have much heavier stuff than here, but this is the stuff that I think is the best.  Heaviest to lightest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZjlIKiCj3g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8x60lSb3cc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkx6fijtnPI

Last edited by rahsoul (2012 August 30, 6:22 pm)

Reply #5 - 2012 August 30, 5:33 pm
shadysaint Member
From: Pennsylvania Registered: 2008-09-07 Posts: 88

Maximum the Hormone is an interesting band.

Reply #6 - 2012 August 30, 6:11 pm
KallistiX Member
From: California Registered: 2012-01-24 Posts: 17

As long as you aren't insisting on Japanese language, check out orchestral-metal Kadenzza.

Reply #7 - 2012 August 31, 8:39 am
undead_saif Member
From: Mother Earth Registered: 2009-01-28 Posts: 635

shadysaint wrote:

Maximum the Hormone is an interesting band.

JUST interesting though *off to purifying my ears with some Neo-classical metal*
Does this help (from Google):
http://ww4.et.tiki.ne.jp/~sophia/english/japanese.html
http://www.progarchives.com/Bands-count … ountry=101
?
I picked one of my favorite Japanese bands from lists like those!

Last edited by undead_saif (2012 August 31, 8:41 am)

Reply #8 - 2012 August 31, 9:58 am
Stian Member
From: England Registered: 2012-06-21 Posts: 426

I used the prog-archive list, but it lists so many bands that sings in English, and bands that are nearly impossible to find on the internet...

Also, can anyone help me find a link where I can buy mp3 albums from Rikugo? (http://www.rikugo.com/) I found an amazon.co.jp, but they won't let me buy mp3's unless I live in Japan, which I don't.

And bandnames like PEOPLE, EX-GIRL, and so on doesn't really make looking them up any easier...

Last edited by Stian (2012 August 31, 10:16 am)

Reply #9 - 2012 September 01, 10:51 am
headphone_child Member
Registered: 2011-09-18 Posts: 65

meeatcookies wrote:

I dont know that many, but i think you should check Demetori, i tend to listen to it when i have problems with keeping my reviews in anki. If i were to look for some more bands i would probably slow down on my study.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQftzVekyNU

That song is great; thanks for the share. I didn't realize that one of the guitarists of JDK Band (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVIgv3PSJek) was the mastermind behind Demetori.

Reply #10 - 2012 September 01, 12:39 pm
howtwosavealif3 Member
From: USA Registered: 2008-02-09 Posts: 889 Website

andymori?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v14ejuzkec

ELEPHANT KASHIMASHI - i LOVE THIS VOICE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms7Ec594Xz4

aobouzu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU7NBRfwRO8

unlimits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF_gZMwxjTg

this andou yuuko song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAA9wyzt … r_embedded
radwimps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV8mcXJvHY8

this song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz11Ed2i … r_embedded
I love the ore no hanashi wo kiite part!

other stuff on my tumblr
http://tsukinofune.tumblr.com/tagged/jrock/page/2

and there's lots more awesome bands that hail from japan

just check out youtube and last.fm once you find a couple japanese artists you like.

Last edited by howtwosavealif3 (2012 September 01, 12:42 pm)

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