Japanese rock.

[burstandbloom]

all you really need right here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPuf2adIwZ8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmyVwxwfZTA&NR=1

[TheYellowMonkey]

The Yellow Monkey !! go check them out !!

[bladrcntrl]

Luna Sea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n3yqkanP44

[RayMasaki]

I suggest Loudness and EZO
showya - Yokohama.
Loudness are ledgends
and EZO were doing "visual" stuff before
alot of those other bands.

[taiyouka]

I like J-rock. My favorites are Alice Nine, SuG, Dir en Grey, Miyavi, The Gazette (a few songs)

[SakeIt2Me]

Number Girl, Tokyo Jihen (Incidents), BORIS

the pillows ruled when they were more rock than pop, perhaps they've gone soft with age (comparatively).

[EllaPress]

I'm gonna check some of these bands out. I don't really like JPop... Thanks for all the recs!

[Shredder2]

So far, I've only been jammin' out to Asian Kung-Fu Generation, since that I've just recently been introduced to JRock.

Anything else besides JRock, I will not say, because 95% of the bands I like aren't Japanese!

[Kaitomintochi]

After reading these I think it is important to see that japanese rock is also in itself diversified so perhaps JROCk sometimes is not of a defining term sometimes different genre than just rock similar to USA genre of music. i think in example would be soft rock, alternative, heavy metal, hardcore etc. however i enjoy all types

[Tarrynpaige]

check out miyavi, sexiest man alive, i swear. start with 'selfish love'. i think you'l love him

[Mikkabozu]

I like the Number Girl suggestions. Very dark and hard. If you like them, also check out their (brainchild's) more recent project, Zazen Boys.

For something more punk-inspired, I would suggest the Garlic Boys. Don't know if they're still around, but they have a few really good albums.

[Luv Scarlet]

Oh yeah a topic on J-Rock ! Let's add some link and artists.

One group that I discovered few time ago : Light Bringer. Here are some songs :
- 今にも落ちてきそうな空の下で ;
- Noah ;

Then comes A(エース) with :
- Black Butterfly ;
- Night of the Knights ;

Now it's important to don't omit older groups like :
- Maximum the Hormone : Buiikikaesu ;
- MoNoLith : 3月2日、桜色 ;
- Girügamesh : Break Down ;
- Exist † Trace : Resonance ;
- DaizyStripper : 月に銃声 ;
- The GazettE : The Invisible Wall ;

And there are a lot of groups ; what's cool is that when you see a video, on the other proposed you've an huge choice. Personally my favorites are Maximum the Hormone, MoNoLith, DaizyStripper and A (エース).

And the girl on my avatar is Miko, one of the guitarists from Exist Trace.

[GazeRockSnob]

Haha, my fave band is the GazettE but I love their heavier songs like Headache Man and Clever Monkey :3

You should check out Mejibray
Deathgaze
Lynch
Signal
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Crossfaith
-OZ-

And I love Existtrace, MTH and Light Bringer!

Girugamesh's new single Zantetsuken was freaking amazing!