Ey, good article about the Visual Kei bands. It covers most of it(or maybe it only covers the bands I know). I discovered Visual Kei a few months ago when I was in a "Japanese metal bands"-mood. Probably because I really enjoy Sigh. Anyway, I discovered X-Japan because of that. Since then I'm exploring the scene a bit.
X-Japan is definitely the best band what I've heard so far. Some of their songs are a bit too "poppy" for my taste, but they've some great songs. Especially their album "Blue Blood" is remarkable. An excellent release. Dir En Grey is also very good. However, I only enjoyed half of their releases. L'Arc en ciel is mediocre IMO.
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Originally Posted by Tears of Ash
Normal Visual Kei bands will most likely sound like either plain Rock, Goth Rock, or Industrial. Some bands have added french pop and classical twists on their songs (Most notably Malice Mizer, Klein Klaiser, and Moi Dix Mois). You may see some hardcore, deathmetal, metalcore Japanese bands dressed up closely vk but it is highly unlikely.
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This is the only part I don't agree with. Can you mention one Visual Kei band that sounds like a Goth Rock band? If you can, then I'm highly interested in this band. Also, you forgot the term metal in this part. X-Japan is pure heavy metal(and maybe with some progressive influences on a few albums). Anyway, your explanation about the image and development is really good. Well done.