Let’s find out with this list of Japanese deathcore bands. Visual kei bands adopting brutal sounds is known as “loud kei” and The Desperado blend the two seamlessly. Ex Deviloof guitarist Seiya teams ...

Kurofuku kei, on the other hand, was for groups who favoured classic but edgy all-black clothing. Many bands formed in the mid-2000s or later are described as neo visual kei, a label that perhaps ...

Luna Sea are one of the most influential bands in the visual kei movement. The members all loved different styles of music so they had a versatile approach to their songwriting, combining various ...

Ray represents happiness and hopefulness. We wanted to express two different emotions in our band name," explains D'espairsRay guitarist Karyu. Meet D'espairsRay. The visual kei band from Japan is an ...

and Visual Kei, a Japanese style of fashion, elaborate costumes and stage shows and music, heavily based on androgyny and youth. With literally hundreds of bands in all sub genres of metal to ...

The former frontman of visual-kei bands LAREINE and Versailles has established himself as a unique solo artist who combines music and creative storytelling to produce his distinctively decadent ...

V isual Kei emerged in the late 1980s as a flamboyant and theatrical movement blending music, fashion, and identity. Championed by bands like X Japan, Luna Sea, and Malice Mizer, Visual Kei drew ...