Japanese Metal Bands

We've covered 108 Japanese metal bands, which you can browse below. We're always expanding our database so check back often. If you are in a metal band from Japan, please see our F.A.Q. for tips on how to get your band listed on Metal Underground.com.

Band	Formed	City/State	Status	Articles
Displaying records 1 - 100 of 108 1 2 Last
Displaying records 1 - 100 of 108 1 2 Last
Abigail	1992	Tokyo	Active	11
Ablaze	2001		Active	1
Aggressive Dogs			Active	2
Anatomia	2003	Tokyo	Active	1
Anguis Dei			Active	0
Argument Soul			Active	3
Asian Typhoon			Active	1
Babymetal	2010		Active	42
Baked Bomb		Hiroshima	Active	1
Balzac	1992	Tokyo	Active	1
Barbatos			Active	1
Basilisk			Active	1
Begrabnis			Active	0
Birth Asphyxia		Niigata	Active	1
Birushanah		Osaka	Active	1
BlackLab		Osaka	Active	12
Blood Stain Child			Active	12
Boris			Active	40
Bridear			Active	1
Butcher ABC	1994		Regrouped	6
Carcass Grinder	1993		Active	1
Casbah			Active	1
Church Of Misery		Tokyo	Active	40
Coffins	1998		Active	28
Cohol		Tokyo	Active	3
Community Trust			Active	1
Corrupted			Active	1
Crossfaith			Active	17
Crowley		Nagoya	Active	0
Crystal Lake			Active	33
Deadly Sins			Active	2
Deaflock	2000	Nagoya	Active	1
Defiled	1992	Tokyo	Active	16
Dehorn		Fukuoka	Active	1
Desecravity			Active	8
Destrose			Active	4
Dir En Grey			Active	61
Dreamstoria	2012		Active	1
Each of the Days			Active	3
Early Cross	2008	Chiba	Unknown	1
Edge Of Spirit			Active	1
Eleanor			Active	3
Empty Box		Fukuoka	Active	1
Endless Dismal Moan			Active	1
Ethereal Sin	1997	Osaka	Active	4
Even Today			Active	1
Evil	2011	Tokyo	Active	1
Fastkill			Active	1
Fruitpochette			Active	1
Gallhammer		Tokyo	Active	16
Gauntlet	2009		Active	1
Go-Zen			Active	1
Gridlock		Tokyo	Active	1
Grief of War	2002	Tokyo	Active	4
GxSxD			Active	1
Gyze			Active	27
Hayaino Daisuki			Active	3
Heaven In Her Arms			Active	1
HeavensDust			Active	1
Heterogeneous Andead	2013	Tokyo	Active	0
Holyworks		Fukuoka	Active	1
Horrific Disease			Active	1
Hydrophobia		Fukuoka	Active	2
I Promised Once			Active	3
Illusion Force			Active	1
Infected Malignity			Active	3
Infernal Revulsion	2004	Osaka	Active	2
Intestine Baalism	1991		Active	0
Juno Bloodlust			Active	8
Kruelty		Tokyo	Active	10
Liv Moon		Tokyo	Active	1
Lost Eden	2000	Aichi, Nagoya-city	Active	1
Lost Vector			Active	1
Loudness	1981	Osaka	Active	30
Lovebites	2016	Tokyo	Active	9
Metalucifer			Active	3
Mono			Active	12
MyProof			Active	3
No Limited Spiral	2009	Osaka	Active	1
Noism			Active	1
Oozepus			Active	4
Ordin		Fukuoka	Active	1
Outrage			Active	0
Quest For Blood	2003		Active	0
Retortion Terror			Active	3
Risingfall			Active	0
Ritual Carnage		Tokyo	Active	0
Ryujin			Active	2
Saber Tiger	1981	Sapporo	Active	4
Serenity In Murder		Tokyo	Active	4
Shadow	1993	Osaka	Active	1
Sigh	1990	Tokyo	Active	72
Sithter			Active	2
Solitude			Active	4
Sukekiyo			Active	1
Survive			Active	3
Svar fra hedensk		Fuji	Active	1
Swarrrm			Active	1
Tainted DickMen		Fukuoka	Active	1
Toguro		Fukuoka	Active	1