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MUCC

MUCC (ムック) are a japanese rock band created in Ibaraki, Japan in 1997. The line up consists of, 逹瑯 (Tatsurou Iwakami, vocals), ミヤ (Masaaki Yaguchi, guitar), YUKKE (Yusuke Fukuno, bass) and SATOち (Satoshi Takayasu, drums). Originally Hiro started out as the bands bassist but was replaced by YUKKE in 1999. MUCC have a various combination of styles in their music from the uplifting FUZZ, soft Horizont, aggressive G.M.C to the audio visionary Sanbika.

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Shelf Life

1) Shelf Life is the solo project of Scotty Leitch (Pirouette, Young Bull, The Sniffles, Bonjour, etc). On the internet at http://soundcloud.com/ikey-heyman 2) It all began in Rubber Soul, the live house in Tokyo's Kokubunji district. Late 2003 - Dom Pates (formerly of Britain's The Zamora) wandered in and met bar owner Cheryo. Dom asked for a track for an album he was producing. The song 'Hallelujah Jambo' by Cheryo & The Berovolas, originally written in Kenya with local musicians, appeared on the 'Peace Not War Japan' compilation when released in 2006.

SATSUKI

Correct tag is 砂月
The solo career of the ex-vocalist of Rentrer en Soi, Satsuki, begins with the album 'AWAKE'.

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Blast

Blast is Known as 10 different artists:
1) A Japanese Indies rock band from Nagoya. They formed in 2001 out of the ashes of Lamiel and disbanded in 2004.
Vo: 維那 (Yuina) (Lustair → Lamiel → Blast)
Gu: 依織 (Iori) (Phobia → Lamiel → Blast → siva → cocklobin)
Ba: 秀朗 (Hiderou) (Another you → Theia → Lamiel → Blast)
Dr: 響 (Hibiki) (ORPHEE → Lapse → Another you → kein → Blast → GULLET → Rick → The Studs)

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not a piece of some cheap jrock crap

avant-progressive rock

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contemporary classical

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Beau

There are 3 artists named Beau. 1. A japanese visual kei band called "ｂｅａＵ". 2. Beau is an alternative rock singer-songwriter hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area. Please see Beau* 3. Beau was the recording name of Leeds-based singer-songwriter CJT Midgley who recorded two albums for John Peel's Dandelion label in the early 70s - "Creation" and "Beau". His single "1917 Revolution" was a number one in Lebanon

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ONE OK ROCK

ONE OK ROCK is a Japanese Rock band formed in the summer of 2005. It was started by Toru with High School friends Alex and Ryota after each of them got their musical instruments. After that, Taka joined as their vocalist and they focused on performing shows in the Tokyo area. In 2006 they independently released 2 mini albums. Because of their albums sales, their participation in relatively large festivals that summer and their energetic shows in the outskirts of Tokyo, they were noticed by a foreign record company.

Aoi

Experimental/hip hop beatmaker from Melbourne, Australia with 2 self-released albums and an ep available at http://www.datarook.net/aoi Aoi began playing in '05 in Brisbane and moved to Melbourne in '08

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avant-garde black metal

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Earl Grey

1) ＥａｒｌＧｒｅｙ 2) USA french house producer. You can download free releases here.

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-OZ-

-OZ- is a visual kei band with a heavy rock/metal sound. They were formed in Japan in October 2004. -OZ- has five members; Natsuki (vocals) Aki (guitar), Tama (guitar), Nao (bass) and Zukki (drums). -OZ- is signed to Loop Ash Records in Japan, and since 2009 they are signed in Europe by CLJ Records. During 2005-2008, they have released 13 singles (LIVE-distributed included) and 1 mini-album ("SIX"), which all have been sold out completely.

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DEATHGAZE

DEATHGAZE (typeset as simply deathgaze from 2004 to 2006) is a Japanese alternative metal/metalcore band formed in July of 2003 in Nagoya. The band's current-line up hasn't changed since 2009, and its only founding members still in the band are vocalist Ai and drummer Naoki. Current line-up:
藍 (Ai) - Vocals (2007-present), guitar (2010-present), bass (2003-2008)
貴樹 (Takaki) - Guitar, backing vocals (2009-present)
孝介 (Kosuke) - Bass, backing vocals (2008-present)