Japanese Punk, Hardcore, Crust, Metal, Noise etc...

[AppleQueso]

There's a rearranged track from the new album that was released on a compilation floating around.

Sounds kinda like Imaginary Sonicscape mixed with Scenario IV: Dread Dreams.

[Nintendork666]

I've seen Melt Banana live, and they put on one of the wildest and loudest shows I have ever seen. It was crazy, Agata plays guitar like no one else I have ever heard. I find it sorta difficult to listen to the band much casually, but their live shows are explosive.

Other Japanese favs of mine are - Gallhammer, Coffins, Unholy Grave, F.I.D., Bathtub Shitter, Merzbow, and Boredoms.

[EVOLghost]

did someone say melt banana?




yeah they rock.


other Japanese acts I dig, Boredoms, Boris, Ai aso, Haino Keiji, Merzbow....

[Original_Name]

^That's awesome! I got a couple pics with Neko Neko as well! My friend compiled some footage for his show online -- that's me convulsing at 0:28, hahaha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb4eI9HgAIc

[Nintendork666]

^ great footage.

thanks for sharing that.

[fvgazi]

^That's awesome! I got a couple pics with Neko Neko as well! My friend compiled some footage for his show online -- that's me convulsing at 0:28, hahaha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb4eI9HgAIc

Sick footage!!!
So pissed I missed em' in NY while I was away.

[fvgazi]

Here's some of what I've been listening to.. on the noise side.

Keiji Haino - You Who Will In No Way I Who Can In No Way
Otomo Yoshihide guitar solo Tokyo 1994


**edit**
Anyone listen to GROUND-ZERO? I'd like to know a lot more about them after hearing this.
http://youtu.be/Dy-VRMeEwMU

and this...
Ground Zero - Null & Void TV-Q Missile

[Original_Name]

I'll have to check those links out once I'm not drowning in finals, Mr. Gazi.

But I wanted to post something here since basically no one outside of this thread would have any interest in this statement: I was talking to a music-nerd friend of mine about video games and I described Jet Set Radio as being "like the video game equivalent of Melt-Banana covering 'Renegades of Funk' by Rage Against the Machine." Only later did I realize that it was probably the most accurate description I've ever made of anything ever.