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X Japan is among the most influential rock and roll bands in Japan history. Formed like a rate metal music group in the first ’80s, the group captivated attention not merely because of its music, but also its popularization of visible kei, a social/musical/fashion motion whose focus on outrageous hair …

After beginning his career as lead guitarist for the metal group X-Japan, Cover (true name: Hideto Matsumoto) continued to be an iconic musician in Japan through the 1990s. During his brief solo profession, he attempted from catchy pop/rock and roll noises to hard-edged commercial, released two extremely successful alternative rock …