Featured bands

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
51	Kanashimi 2007-	Depressive black metal Funeral doom metal	Japan	2007	-	3
52	King's-Evil 1989-	Thrash metal Thrash metal	Japan	1989	-	3
53	Kruelty 2017-	Doom death metal Beatdown hardcore	Japan	2017	-	4
54	Light Bringer 2005-	Power metal	Japan	2005	-	7
55	Lightning 2002-	Heavy metal Power metal	Japan	2002	-	1
56	Liv Moon 2009-	Symphonic metal	Japan	2009	-	18
57	Loudness 1981-	Hard rock Heavy metal	Japan	1981	-	81
58	Lovebites 2016-	Power metal	Japan	2016	-	35
59	Majustice 2021-	Power metal	Japan	2021	-	1
60	Manierisme 2003-	Raw black metal	Japan	2003	-	2
61	Maximum The Hormone 1998-	Hardcore Punk Alternative metal	Japan	1998	-	55
62	Moi Dix Mois 2002-	Symphonic gothic metal	Japan	2002	-	28
63	Necrophile 1987-	Death metal	Japan	1987	-	1
64	Ningen Isu 1987-	Doom metal Heavy metal Hard rock Progressive rock	Japan	1987	-	12
65	Onmyo-Za 1999-	Heavy metal Folk metal	Japan	1999	-	40
66	Outrage (JPN) 1982-	Thrash metal	Japan	1982	-	1
67	Raging Fury 1982-	Thrash metal	Japan	1982	-	0
68	Raglaia 2015-	Heavy metal Speed metal	Japan	2015	-	4
69	Ryujin 2023-	Extreme power metal	Japan	2023	-	6
70	Saber Tiger 1981-	Heavy metal	Japan	1981	-	2
71	Sacrifice (JPN) 1985-	Thrash metal	Japan	1985	-	0
72	Saeko 2002-	Heavy metal	Japan	2002	-	1
73	Satanica 2002-	Power metal Speed metal	Japan	2002	-	0
74	Seikima-II 1982-	Heavy metal	Japan	1982	-	3
75	Serenity In Murder 2009-	Symphonic black metal Symphonic death metal	Japan	2009	-	34
76	Sex Machineguns 1989-	Power metal Speed metal	Japan	1989	-	20
77	Shadow 1993-	Melodic death metal	Japan	1993	-	11
78	Shapeshifter 2020-	Grindcore	Japan	2020	-	0
79	Shellshock 1984-	Thrash metal	Japan	1984	-	0
80	Sigh 1989-	Death metal Black metal Thrash metal Avantgarde metal	Japan	1989	-	296
81	Significant Point 2011-	Heavy metal Speed metal	Japan	2011	-	3
82	Silex 2016-	Power metal	Japan	2016	-	0
83	Sukekiyo 2013-	Progressive metal J-rock	Japan	2013	-	5
84	Taka Minamino 2005-	Neoclassical power metal	Japan	2005	-	1
85	Takenori Shimoyama 2000-	Acoustic rock Power metal	Japan	2000	-	0
86	The Black Mages 2003-2010	Progressive metal	Japan	2003	2010	25
87	Ultima Grace 2022-	Symphonic power metal	Japan	2022	-	4
88	United 1981-	Thrash metal Groove thrash metal	Japan	1981	-	0
89	Versailles 2007-	J rock Power metal	Japan	2007	-	90
90	X Japan 1982-	Power metal	Japan	1982	-	148
91	Ψυονξηε 2011-	Black metal	Japan	2011	-	1

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