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X (later changed to X JAPAN in 1992 to avoid confusion with the American punk band X) is arguably one of the most influential bands in the history of the Japanese music scene. Formed by childhood friends Yoshiki and Toshi in 1982 at Chiba, Japan, X was originally founded to play high energy rock music. 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. Their early music was speed metal, but later on they acquired a more symphonic metal sound. The...

There are two artists with the name Made In Japan: an Australian rock band and a Belgian electronic trio. 1. Made In Japan is an indie rock quartet from Sydney, Australia, featuring James Cooney (vocals/drums), Jono Graham (guitar), Tom Davis (guitar) and Pavle Vizintin (bass). 2. Made In Japan is a Brussels based trio featuring producers Billy Palmier and Gusto + singer Vinylic. They released their first EP “Babyspace” on the 25th of September on the Citywurl label with remixes made by Georgia Anne Muldrow, Mitsu the Beats and Cris Prolific. .

Japan Air is a swedish indiepop band from a small town called Kalmar. Members are Viktor, Jim and Michael. Band website: www.myspace.com/jpnair -- There was another artist named Japan Air, a mostly instrumental rock (post-rock?) band from Winston-Salem, NC, USA. They released one CD called "Antarctica Starts Here" in 2002, which is available through CDBaby. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/japanair .

The Dude is a French indie rock band from Rennes. Though they are French their songs are entirely in English with rare exceptions. In June 2004 The Dude released their debut album "Specially for You". A second album entitled "Devoted to Pleasure" followed in November 2006. .

There are three bands with this name: 1. Big in Japan were an influential art punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in 1977 . They started off playing gigs around Liverpool along with Wah Heat!. The band was well known for its eccentric cast, who would later on become iconoclasts, and their unique, often scandalous stage shows. It was the seed for most of the members going on to pursue further influential projects. 2. a pop rock band from Reno, NV that existed 1999 - 2007. 3. A group of young artists in Ellicott City, MD performing covers in...