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1	Thunder in the East (1985) more music like this by Loudness With 1985's Thunder in the East, Loudness were faced with the daunting challenge of conquering heavy metal fans outside their homeland of Japan for the first time. Knowing that their early sound might prove a tad too heavy and complex for American audiences, the foursome rose to the occasion by dispensing their most melodic compositions ever. Yet, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.91!
2	Pop Tatari (1993) more music like this by The Boredoms Appearing in America after an initial Japanese release, and with a revamped track listing and song titles to boot ("Bocabola" is called that here only because somebody somewhere was worried about what a certain soft drink company might think of the original title), Pop Tatari definitely holds the crown as being one of the strangest things to ... see all copies from $8.45! new only from $12.43!
3	Soldier of Fortune (1989) more music like this by Loudness You can't blame Loudness vocalist Minoru Niihara for leaving the band after the abysmal Hurricane Eyes, but it's a shame he wasn't around for Soldier of Fortune, a far more potent and focused affair than its muddled predecessor. Reunited with producer Max Norman, Loudness thankfully stripped away the superfluous production gloss that sunk the band ... see all copies from $5.94! new only from $5.94!
4	Withering to Death (2005) more music like this by Dir en Grey Japanese goth metal outfit Dir en Grey returns with 2006's Withering to Death, continuing their curious mixture of the apocalyptic themes of Scandinavian death metal, noisy industrial dance-rock à la Nine Inch Nails or Marilyn Manson, and the gleeful over-the-top theatrical qualities of '70s glam, particularly singer Kyo's falsetto shrieks, which ... see all copies from $9.46! new only from $12.30!
5	Marrow of a Bone (2007) more music like this by Dir en Grey Japan's Dir en Grey may have the retained the same lineup since their inception in 1997, but that's it. Musically they don't even sound like the same band. In the early days they associated themselves with Japan's Visual Kei movement, and the music tended to be frantically emotional and experimental; other than calling it "rock," it was ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $12.77!
6	Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles (2007) more music like this by Steve Aoki Hipster DJ-to-the-celebutantes Steve Aoki loves to flaunt all his celebrity friends (i.e. Lindsay Lohan and company) and quasi-celebrity "cool bands" he's down with (Klaxons, Justice). On his first mix album, oddly credited to him as if an artist album, Aoki gets to pull out all the "cool band" stops in his arsenal, both in the mix selections and ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $15.41!
7	Lightning Strikes (1986) more music like this by Loudness The 1985 album Thunder in the East may have introduced Japanese metalheads Loudness to America, but Lightning Strikes was the album that introduced America to Loudness. Their first album conceived specifically for the U.S. market, Lightning Strikes was overseen by veteran metal producer Max Norman (Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth), who helped the band ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $8.90!
8	8186 Live (2005) more music like this by Loudness Designed to commemorate the band's five-year anniversary, this double disc isn't as ferocious as Live-Loud-Alive, but it definitely serves as a thorough overview of the group's history up to that point in time. On this 15-song, three-solo showcase, Loudness are tenacious in their delivery of some of the group's finest hits as well as a few fan ... see all copies from $12.12! new only from $13.71!
9	Jealousy/Slap in the Face (2005) more music like this by Loudness An anomaly in the Loudness catalog, Jealousy is a six-song EP that finds the group unfocused and at the crossroads of their career. The song styles are diverse but wildly erratic when compared to the hard-driving discography Loudness had established up to this point. The guitar acrobatics of Akira Takasaki are still in good form, but that's about ... see all copies from $8.91! new only from $8.91!
10	Red Moon (2004) more music like this by Ayuo/Ohta Hiromi This album is so beautiful and beguiling it's difficult to put into words. Ohta Hiromi has a wonderful clear voice, accompanied by Ayuo on all manner of guitars, but that hardly tells the whole story. All the acoustic guitars give an almost folky feel, but all the wah-wah, fuzz, and sitar-guitars impart a nearly psychedelic edge at times. Violin, ... see all copies from $11.94! new only from $14.47!
11 view cover	Loudness (1992) more music like this by Loudness With the departure of vocalist Mike Vescera (off to join the ranks of Yngwie Malmsteen's band -- poor bastard), not to mention the loss of founding bassist Masayoshi Yamashita, Loudness' "American experiment" was officially over. Having failed to make any further headway in the States, despite their best efforts to play by the more commercial ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $12.75!
12 view cover	Feather Float (2001) more music like this by OO\|OO see all copies from $10.43! new only from $12.31!
13 view cover	Kore Ga Mayaku Da (2005) more music like this by Afrirampo Osaka experimental garage punk duo Afrirampo's Kore Ga Mayaku Da, released on John Zorn's Tzadik label only a couple of months after their full-length debut, Urusa in Japan, had come out in Japan, pushes the boundaries of the group's sound even further than their previous work. Opening with the 13-plus minute "I Did Are," Afrirampo hit you with ... see all copies from $14.22! new only from $14.22!
14 view cover	Flutter (2001) more music like this by Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet Produced for John Zorn's label, which is appropriate, as the Japanese noise artist Otomo Yoshahide is frequently cited as the Tokyo avant-garde equivalent to New York's hyperactive composer. While generally miles apart in style, the New Jazz Quintet swings relatively close to the orbit of the '90s avant-garde work of John Zorn, who came full ... see all copies from $14.78! new only from $14.78!
15 view cover	Hurricane Eyes (1987) more music like this by Loudness Heavy metal Japanese style, "Hurricane Eyes" was their best effort. Earlier albums were slightly tacky, while later efforts lost the chances of Loudness becoming a household name. The album was good and it didn't sound typically Japanese, American or European. John Book, All Music Guide see all copies from $7.95! new only from $8.91!
16 view cover	On the Prowl (1991) more music like this by Loudness In the 1980s, Loudness was one of the top heavy metal units in Japan, which was an extremely strong market for metal and hard rock. The band, however, never received much attention in the U.S., and On the Prowl was far from the commercial breakthrough the headbangers were hoping for. When this CD came out in 1991, Loudness had a non-Japanese lead ... see all copies from $2.89! new only from $5.94!
17 view cover	Taiga (2006) more music like this by OOIOO In Japanese, Taiga means "big river"; in Russian, it's "forest." Both are apt descriptions for the dense, winding, jungle-like music OOIOO craft on this, their fifth album. Not to push the connection too much, but Taiga's multilingual meanings could also allude to the band's magpie-like ability to pick the most vital, interesting sounds from other ... see all copies from $11.57! new only from $14.14!
18 view cover	Golden Black: Greatest Hits (2005) more music like this by Guitar Wolf With their amps cranked past the threshold of pain and the hard but smeary blare of their guitars pushing the VU meters past the red and into the infrared, Guitar Wolf are a band who play straight-ahead punk rock with a physical force and frantic intensity matched by only a tiny handful of mere humans, and they've left behind plenty of fine ... see all copies from $16.62! new only from $50.98!
19 view cover	A Forlorn Hope (2005) more music like this by Brahman see all copies from $2.99! new only from $2.99!
20 view cover	Kila Kila Kila (2004) more music like this by OOIOO Kila Kila Kila, finds OOIOO retreating somewhat from the elaborate psychedelia of Green and Gold, opting instead for a sparser, but just as hypnotic, sound as exemplified by the lovely, lighter-than-air "Ene Soda" and "Northern Lights." The album's lengthiest tracks, such as "Sizuku Ring Neng" and "Aster," showcase this direction. The latter song ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $14.47!
21 view cover	Rockshocks (2005) more music like this by Loudness see all copies from $10.09! new only from $17.31!
22 view cover	Shadows of War (2005) more music like this by Loudness With a little bit of maneuvering of the track list, this originally Japan-only release was essentially Lightning Strikes, the release from which American audiences first warmed up to Loudness. Their full-on rock showcase proves no worse for wear when translating lyrics into English and dispensing with the attempts to warm up to the commercial ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $9.62!
23 view cover	UFO Romantics (2003) more music like this by Guitar Wolf Guitar Wolf returns with UFO Romantics, another collection of their speaker-igniting garage/punk/shockabilly insanity. As with their previous work, this album features fantastically titled workouts like "After School Thunder" and "Fire Ball Red," both of which feature pummeling riffs and throat-shredding vocals courtesy of guitar wolf Seiji; and ... see all copies from $11.86! new only from $11.86!
24 view cover	Anode (2001) more music like this by Otomo Yoshihide Experimental composer/improvisers have long had a fascination with developing systems that manage to combine the two. For example, a system of rules might be applied which constrains players within certain guidelines where, as long as they don't exceed certain boundaries, they are free to improvise. John Zorn' s game pieces such as Cobra come to ... see all copies from $7.75! new only from $14.22!
25 view cover	Loud 'n' Raw (1995) more music like this by Loudness see all copies from $5.70! new only from $8.91!

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