(Yesterday, TheMadIsraeli began what turned out to be a glowing review of a new album by a Japanese metal band named Shatter Silence with his opinion that, generally, “Japan’s metal scene sucks”. Here follows a response by our Japan-based contributor Phro, whose own blog is here.)

So, apparently if TheMadIsraeli doesn’t know anything about your scene, it sucks. While we probably shouldn’t spend too much time kowtowing to the whims of Internet badasses, here’s a list of some Japanese metal bands I found after 15 minutes on Google. Gee, that wasn’t so hard, was it?

(Obviously, this is hardly a complete list, nor is it in any way representative of the entirety of the Japanese metal scene. And it largely reflects my personal taste, though I’ve included some bands that I know are popular, even if I’m not necessarily a fan.)





Abigail





Anatomia





Bathtub Shitter





Birth Asphyxia





Butcher ABC

http://youtu.be/j71HGKkwIPs



Coffins





Dark Insanity





Detritum





Dir en grey





Double Dealer





Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation





G.I.S.M.





Gallhammer





GO-ZEN

http://youtu.be/fR9Yci03Vsk



Gore Beyond Necropsy





Gotsu Totsu Kotsu

http://youtu.be/w7RwL_j60ew



GSD

http://youtu.be/8DO_CDU6eJM



Hydrophobia

http://youtu.be/h-DsepVYN5c



Infernal Revulsion





Intesine Baalism





Loudness

http://youtu.be/-b4w08xusl8



Noise a Go Go





Rest In Gore





Satanic Heritage





Sex Machineguns





Sigh





Unholy Grave





Vomit Remnants





Yousei Teikoku

http://youtu.be/AvUZSjuTRc4



Zombie Ritual



