X Japan

X Japan (???? ????), or X (????) which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). Their sound started as Japanese rock speed metal, and later gravitated towards alternative rock, but always retained a huge emphasis on beautiful ballads.

Discography

Studio albums

• VANISHING VISION (1988-04-14)
• BLUE BLOOD (1989-04-21)
• JEALOUSY (1991-07-01)
• ART OF LIFE (1993-08-25)
• DAHLIA (1996-11-04)

Singles

• I'LL KILL YOU (1985-06-XX)
• Orgasm - オルガスム (1986-04-XX)
• Kurenai - 紅 (1989-09-01)
• ENDLESS RAIN (1989-12-01)
• WEEK END (1990-04-21)
• Silent Jealousy (1991-09-11)
• Standing Sex / JOKER (1991-10-25)
• Say Anything (1991-12-01)
• Tears (1993-11-10)
• Rusty Nail (1994-07-10)
• Longing ～跡切れた Melody～ (1995-08-01)
• Longing ～切望の夜～ (1995-12-11)
• DAHLIA (1996-02-26)
• Forever Love (1996-07-08)
• CRUCIFY MY LOVE (1996-08-26)
• SCARS (1996-11-18)
• Forever Love (Last Mix) (1997-12-18)
• THE LAST SONG (1998-03-18)
• Forever Love (1998-07-22)
• SCARS (1998-07-22)
• Forever Love (2001-07-11)

Live albums

• 破滅に向かって (CD EDITION) 1992-01-07 TOKYO DOME LIVE (1995-01-01)
• LIVE LIVE LIVE TOKYO DOME 1993-1996 (1997-10-15)
• Live Live Live Extra (1997-11-05)
• LIVE IN HOKKAIDO 1995-12-4 BOOTLEG (1998-01-21)
• Art of Life Live (1998-03-18)
• The Last Live (2001-05-30)

Compilations

• X Singles (1993-11-21)
• B.O.X ～Best of X～ (1996-03-21)
• BALLAD COLLECTION (1997-12-19)
• Singles ～Atlantic Years～ (1997-12-25)
• STAR BOX (1999-01-30)
• PERFECT BEST (1999-02-24)
• X Japan BEST ～FAN'S SELECTION～ (2001-12-19)
• Trance X (2002-12-4)

Compilations by various artists

• HEAVY METAL FORCE III (1985-07.XX) (One song by X)
• SKULL THRASH ZONE Vol. 1 (1987-07.XX) (Two songs by X)
• History of EXTASY 15th Anniversary (2000-06-21) (Three songs by X, no new songs)

Special boxes

• Single Box (1997-12-25)
• Special Box (1997-12-25)
• Single System Organizer (1998-10-24)
• Neomax Gold Disc Version (1998-10-24)
• Gold Disc Monument (1998-10-24)