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Japan | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com Your guide through metal! Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:07:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://themetalobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Metal-Observer-Icon-45x45.png Japan | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com 32 32 Retro Spotlight: Ningen-Isu – Shurabayashi https://themetalobserver.com/retro-spotlight-ningen-isu-shurabayashi/ https://themetalobserver.com/retro-spotlight-ningen-isu-shurabayashi/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2015 12:00:14 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=20074 Retro Spotlight: Nigen-Isu – Shurabayashi (2003) Although the core duo of Ningen-Isu, that being guitarist Shinji Wajima and bassist Kenichi Suzuki, has remained unchanged since the band’s formation in 1987, the band has undergone a few drummer changes over the years. Though the band’s current incantation features my personal favorite Ningen-Isu drummer, Nobu Nakajima (who […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/retro-spotlight-ningen-isu-shurabayashi/feed/ 0 20074 SHOW REPORT: Kamijo (Los Angeles, California) https://themetalobserver.com/show-report-kamijo-los-angeles-california/ https://themetalobserver.com/show-report-kamijo-los-angeles-california/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:24:02 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=19050 It’s not every day that a Francophile vampire from Japan with an unhealthy obsession with roses decides to put on a concert in the United States… Live at Beyond the Stars in Glendale, California on June 4, 2015. …despite how cool that would be. Nevertheless, Kamijo putting on a concert in North America is a […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/show-report-kamijo-los-angeles-california/feed/ 0 19050 An Intermediate’s Guide to the World of Japanese Power Metal https://themetalobserver.com/an-intermediates-guide-to-the-world-of-japanese-power-metal/ https://themetalobserver.com/an-intermediates-guide-to-the-world-of-japanese-power-metal/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:00:40 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=15367 I mentioned that Japanese power metal could be bizarre and off-putting back in my Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Power Metal. But for all the bands I mentioned and described, there really wasn’t that much in the realm of bizarro. Pretty much all the bands had rather accessible music with little to no genre experimentation. I’m […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/an-intermediates-guide-to-the-world-of-japanese-power-metal/feed/ 7 15367 A TMO Interview With Ningen-Isu https://themetalobserver.com/a-tmo-interview-with-ningen-isu/ https://themetalobserver.com/a-tmo-interview-with-ningen-isu/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:00:58 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=11947 Dubbed by their countrymen “the Japanese Black Sabbath”, Ningen-Isu has been active in their homeland since forming in 1987. Despite the band beginning to gain worldwide acclaim, their name is still not commonly known among metalheads outside of Japan. The Metal Observer was recently granted the opportunity to interview these Japanese legends on the heels […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/a-tmo-interview-with-ningen-isu/feed/ 5 11947 A Beginner’s Guide to the World of Japanese Power Metal https://themetalobserver.com/a-beginners-guide-to-the-world-of-japanese-power-metal/ https://themetalobserver.com/a-beginners-guide-to-the-world-of-japanese-power-metal/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2014 03:08:45 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=10950 It can be bizarre. It can also be off-putting. But it’s an entirely new realm of the sub-genre that can afford some great new bands and masterpieces to listeners. The power metal scene has really blossomed since the arrival of X Japan in the ’80s, and since then it’s been taken to new heights and […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/a-beginners-guide-to-the-world-of-japanese-power-metal/feed/ 13 10950 FESTIVAL SPECIAL: Inferno 2014, Day 4 (Oslo, Norway) https://themetalobserver.com/festival-special-inferno-2014-day-4-oslo-norway/ https://themetalobserver.com/festival-special-inferno-2014-day-4-oslo-norway/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:10:43 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=7993 Inferno Day 4, April 19th 2014 Photos by Eivind Nakken Saturday, Unholy Saturday Taking some time to recover from last night’s debauchery, we arrive at John Dee just in time to catch the final songs of The Sickening‘s set. Spawned from the southernmost part of Norway, their approach to death metal is fast, brutal, and surprisingly technical. […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/festival-special-inferno-2014-day-4-oslo-norway/feed/ 1 7993 FESTIVAL SPECIAL: Inferno 2014, Day 2 (Oslo, Norway) https://themetalobserver.com/festival-special-inferno-2014-day-2-oslo-norway/ https://themetalobserver.com/festival-special-inferno-2014-day-2-oslo-norway/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:12:37 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=7926 Inferno Day 2, April 17th 2014 Photos by Eivind Nakken Except for photos of Church Of Misery, by Amanda Olsen Maundy Thursday: Fear And Loathing In Oslo After carefully washing and rinsing yesterday’s stench from every body part and article of clothing, we head down to the harbor for a very special event. Tokyo’s craziest bastards […]

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