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.

Multimedia

Videos

• Xclamation (1987-08.XX)
• ThanX ～愛をこめて～ (1989-03-16)
• BLUE BLOOD TOUR 爆発寸前GIG (1989-06-01)
• 刺激 VISUAL SHOCK Vol. 2 (1989-12-31)
• VISUAL SHOCK Vol. 2-5 "CELEBRATION" (1990-09-01)
• VISUAL SHOCK Vol. 3 刺激２ ～夢の中にだけ生きて～ (1991-09-30)
• VISUAL SHOCK Vol. 3-5 SAY ANYTHING ～X BALLAD COLLECTION～ '(1991-12-21)
• 無敵と書いてEXTASYと読む!! ～EXTASY SUMMIT'91 AT NIPPON BUDOKAN～ (1992-02-21)
• VISUAL SHOCK Vol. 4 破滅に向かって 1992-01-07 TOKYO DOME LIVE (1992-11-01)
• EXTASY SUMMIT 1992 ～みんな無名だった、だけど・・・無敵だった～ (1993-05-10)
• X CLIPS (1995-01-01)
• DAHLIA THE VIDEO VISUAL SHOCK #5 PART I (1997-01-01)
• DAHLIA THE VIDEO VISUAL SHOCK #5 PART II (1997-03-05)
• DAHLIA TOUR FINAL 1996 (1997-10-29)
• X JAPAN CLIPS II (2001-10-24)
• THE LAST LIVE VIDEO (2002-03-29)
• ART OF LIFE 1993-12-31 TOKYO DOME (2003-09-24)

DVDs

• X CLIPS (2000-07-05)
• BLUE BLOOD TOUR 爆発寸前GIG (2001-09-05)
• 刺激 VISUAL SHOCK Vol. 2 (2001-09-05)
• VISUAL SHOCK Vol. 2-5 "CELEBRATION" (2001-09-05)
• VISUAL SHOCK Vol. 3 刺激２～夢の中にだけ生きて～ (2001-09-05)
• VISUAL SHOCK Vol. 3-5 SAY ANYTHING ～X BALLAD COLLECTION～ (2001-09-05)
• VISUAL SHOCK Vol. 4 破滅に向かって 1992-01-07 TOKYO DOME LIVE (2001-09-05)
• X JAPAN CLIPS II (2001-10-24)
• THE LAST LIVE VIDEO (2002-03-29)
• DAHLIA THE VIDEO VISUAL SHOCK #5 PART I & PART II (2002-12-04)
• DAHLIA TOUR FINAL (2002-12-04)
• ART OF LIFE 1993-12-31 TOKYO DOME (2003-09-24)