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[Princess Sumire]

1. Artist/Group Name: CASCADE
2. Music Genre: Japanese rock/new wave
3. Summary of the band: Members: Tama (vo), Masashi (gu), Hiroshi (dr). Formed in 1993, they disbanded in 2002 but then reformed in 2009 and continue to make music. With unique sounding vocals and new wave rock style, they continue to pave the way of what's possible in J-rock. They are one of those classic J-rock bands from the 90's who should not be missed.
4. Recommended Songs: Flowers of Romance

[.Farfarello]

I went over the list again and shall hand out a few more links for people to look up and listen to:

Artist/Group Name: GACKT
Country: Japan
Music Genre: Mainly rock although he has referred to his music style as impressionist. His band is called GacktJOB and he also plays piano, guitar, drums, trombone, flute, and several other instruments. He is considered the David Bowie of Japanese music and is only second to Toshi of X Japan in favorite vocalist polls. He has lent his talents to voicing characters in anime, vocaloid and video games, he did both voice acting and motion capture for the character Genesis in Final Fantasy's Crisis Core, he has jewelry lines, eye contact lines, a snowboard clothing line, and acted in several Japanese dramas and even in a Hollywood picture. It has been announced just recently that he will voice a character and sing the main song for the Dragon Age anime. In other words, what rock have you been living under if you haven't heard of this man?
Recommended Songs:
Graffiti
FLOWER
GHOST (live)
Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto (live - he was also sick at the time he sang this)

[.Farfarello]

Artist/Group Name: Acid Black Cherry
Country: Japan
Music Genre: Rock/Pop
Acid Black Cherry is the solo project of YASU, the vocalist of the j-rock band Janne Da Arc. Like with Janne Da Arc, there are no set musical boundaries, instead they enjoy running the whole gambit from hard rock to pop.

Recommended Songs:
SPELL MAGIC
眠り姫


Artist/Group Name: L'Arc~en~Ciel
Country: Japan
Music Genre: Rock
One of the most popular bands in Japan since 1991, the band is composed of hyde (vocals), tetsuya (bass), ken (guitar) and yukihiro (drummer). Their style ranges from rock to pop and all four contribute to the band's sound. They also have an alternate band name P'UNK~en~Ciel in which the four members switch instruments with tetsuya and hyde switching and yukihiro and ken switching. The sound of the alternate group is more heavy rock and punk.

Recommended Songs:
CHASE (live)
SEVENTH HEAVEN
daybreak's bell
Round 'n Round - P'UNK~en~Ciel live

[Skeletoast]

Artist/Group Name: -OZ-
Country: Japan
Music Genre: Rock/Metal
Summary of the band: "OZ is a five piece Japanese Visual Rock band formed at the end of 2004. Their band lineup is comprised of Natsuki on vocals, Aki and Tama on guitar, Nao on bass, and Zukki on drums. With a visually dark focus, their music sounds much like metal core, heavy metal, and alternative rock combined."

Recommended Songs:
Rain Delay
Detox

I love this band <3
They need more recognition.

[Riyoyo]

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