Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: X Japan, Loudness, Boris, Girugamesh, Sex Machineguns, Show Ya, Seikima-Ii, Maximum the Hormone, Onmyo-Za, the Mad Capsule Markets, Anthem, Corrupted, Animetal, Moi Dix Mois, Flower Travellin' Band, Blood Stain Child, Tokyo Yankees, Head Phones President, Area51, Crystal Lake, Aion, Edge of Spirit, Gore Beyond Necropsy, Metalucifer, Vow Wow, Ezo, Earthshaker, Outrage, Saber Tiger, Dio - Distraught Overlord, 44 Magnum, Bathtub Shitter, Grief of War, Gonin-Ish, Terra Rosa, Aphasia. Excerpt: X Japan Ekkusu Japan) is a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1982 by Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi. Originally named X (), the group achieved its breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second album Blue Blood. They started out as a power/speed metal band and later gravitated towards a progressive sound, at all times retaining an emphasis on ballads. After three more albums, X Japan disbanded in 1997. Besides being one of the first Japanese acts to achieve mainstream success while on an independent label, the group is widely credited for pioneering the visual kei movement, though most of the group's members toned down their on-stage attire in later years. They were formerly known for their excessively large hairstyles resembling fountains. As of 2007, the band has sold over two hundred million records and over two million home videos. On 4 June 2007 it was announced the band would reunite with a new song released via digital download in January 2008 and live performances scheduled for March and May. X was founded in 1982 while vocalist Toshi and drummer Yoshiki were attending high school together. The band began to actively perform live in the Tokyo area in 1985, its lineup at that time being completed by a number of changi...
Hum, je veux pas jouer les rabat-joie, mais si l'extrait qui est donné est vraiment un extrait du chapitre "X japan" dans le bouquin, c'est de la grosse arnaque: c'est un copié/collé de la page wiki du groupe...