Hey guys, I'm getting bored with my play list, and not having much knowledge on JRock bands. I would like some recommendations for what band I should listen too. Bands like Jenne da Arc, Uverworld, and high and mighty color are what I've listened to.

dir en grey glass skin!! NOW!!!!! and dozing green. then check out mucc- DAIKIRAI just listen to the intro will do XD then listen to slipknot gehenna (iknowtheyarentjapanesebutitstheyrenewsongsotryito ut)

Abingdon Boys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYOu_8Ee5iM

lol I got Abingdon Boys yesterday night, I really like them. Anything else you guys have to add, I'm trying to bulk up my music folder.

FLOW is pretty good too. I love their songs for Code Geass. Some of their other songs are not bad either. Like japanese version of green day, but better :D

get ready!!!!! I am breaking out my huge list

12012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1ae6hh6XwA


Mucc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGlzfFSySTQ&feature=related


Galneryus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtCftW0RLb8


Babylon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geppr4wDgcw


D'espairsRay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMuNuxqY5a0&feature=related


Flow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuINV-x0vBo&feature=related


The Gazette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S739tHOefA


lynch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM5MHnUImto&feature=related


Miyavi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XudLFGcb2UM&feature=related


Malize Mizer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F143kJea2tw


Maximum the Hormone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4L7DooT5T4


Nightmare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdWnrKtgby0&feature=related


Onmyouza
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CoBshXdLMI&feature=related


Phantasmagoria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh7ty1CssYw


Chariots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssn4XMCtNTM&feature=related


Pierrot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd-XHKtqDqw&feature=related


Plastic Tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VegZGbPHOlE&feature=related


Sex Machineguns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hev3TsNdjpw&feature=related


Versailles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kihRWv74Q5s


X Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-Q25w9si0

I second D'espairsRay, Nightmare,Malice Mizer, Miyavi, Gazette, Maximum The Hormone and also have to recommend these:

Rentrer en Soi:

something slow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2EABVPgxf8

something more energetic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H30mV0FB4ww


Girugamesh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aTp-o0MQnk


Kagrra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo5eZCgcakY

Kagerou;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp1S-WdWSoc

And my latest fav...
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Kra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mICuk_SUIdg&feature=related

DAMN!!! Kentaro thank you very much. I'll have a huge grinding playlist for a while.

DAMN!!! Kentaro thank you very much. I'll have a huge grinding playlist for a while.

no thanks for me?.....

lol I'm sorry XxXHolic thank you too. Thanks Everyone!

Heh. No problem but it's not like I'm the only one who helped here ;]

Edit: Nvm ;d

No L'arc'en'ciel (or whatever)? What's wrong with you guys, they wrote the theme song to GTO, ya know.

alice nine.
Not sure which album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y0qbnoXIOI

Unsraw
Spiral Circle Complete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Db94Pm5qg

Do it now!

edit: added Unsraw, can't believe I forgot them.

Listen to Envy. ****ing amazing band. Check out their split with the band Thursday.

ah I just got the new Album for the band Galneryus and I am uploading them at the moment since no one has yet.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjex-sET7nA

+1 for Galneryus. They're simply mesmerising.

I recommend L'Arc~en~Ciel too. My favourite albums are REAL(bravery, STAY AWAY, Time Slip), SMILE(READY STEADY GO, snow drop, Feeling Fine), Ark(Dive to Blue, Perfect Blue) and AWAKE(Lost Heaven, Ophelia).

Alice Nine

Monoral

Ayabie

like ****ing DUH.

one of my new favorite songs of Galneryus now

all the songs of the new album are now uploaded by me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNTEn-o-jsU

Albums:

Dir en grey - GLASS SKIN

the pillows - Pied Piper

L'arc~en~ciel - Dune, Awake

X Japan - Art Of Life

Glay - HEAVY GAUGE

the term j-rock is so dense...

Any special kind of japanese rock you're looking for?

Anyways, here's a list of some of my recs. If you can't find some of it, I'll upload it for you:

9mm Parabellum Bullet - crazy band...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF3C8uM465g

acidman - jazzy, alternative stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBDhLz0C_DA

Asian Kung-Fu Generation - need no introduction I suppose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxjYJWvmOlg&feature=related

BUMP OF CHICKEN - shouldn't need an introduction, one of the biggest bands in japan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ5SP_MO6fY&feature=related

coaltar of the deepers - I recommend you try different songs of this band, cuz they've done almost every single genre ever made... It's insane...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFXMW67zJuI

THE RODEO CARBURETTOR - Really good band, but I could only find like 1 or 2 songs on youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5jOUzv5Vgw

LUNKHEAD - nice kinda like akfg, but their songs are more varied.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr41-9RROMI&feature=related

Oblivion dust (both of these are quite good, more western tuned)
FAKE?

Sambomaster - soul rock..?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qFaIeVXGzs&feature=related

Tokyo jihen - It's shiina ringo(she = sex)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRDWY7sgtHA

Transtic Nerve - couldn't find any songs except their hide cover and one more...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqQ8WQy8bU0&feature=related

Blood Stain Child - WRAAAAAAAARR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oi-8xl7uZs

doping panda - nice up-beat soft-rock.

the back horn - another famous band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7HssqyOO2g

the pillows - these guys are classics in japan. They have more albums released than... Well, it's a lot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsatgALVnXc

B'z - One of japans most-selling groups ever. The guitarist is ****ing awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9I0xpOCcNI

And L'arc~en~ciel of course, but it's been recommended by so many already ;)


As for V-kei(or former, as many of these apparently don't qualify anymore, since the newer V-kei image has changed...), the only thing I would recommend atm, is:
Plastic Tree
hide
dir en grey
MUCC
luna sea
x japan
siam shade
Baroque(now kannivalism)
sex machineguns

Anything by X Japan.

X-Japan is great, so is Gackt.

Wow thank you all for contributing to this thread, this makes me glad that I brought an external hard drive!

Well, this is helping me too :P

I'd recommend these also, but I haven't much of her.

Aiyumi Hamasaki - Mirrorcle World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuVxtwK10hk


I think this one is not that bad from Orange Range

Hana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArIsb6C4xL8

I think everyone is more familiar with them through this song. I won't spoil it for you though :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=162G9t6P9t0