This album collects bands that were actively gigging at the time, drawn from Kantō, Kansai, and Miyagi. Much of it has more of a New York hardcore feel than New York hardcore itself, and it might even have more energy than Sick of It All did at the same period.
The sixth full album from Shellshock, formed during the early days of domestic thrash metal.
Japanese metal band Survive, formed in 1998, documents an aggressive international touring history.
1988 collaboration between Osaka hardcore band S.O.B. and noise unit Hijokaidan, reissued after years out of print.
Japanese loud-scene album that has yet to be surpassed.
A Japanese underground metal compilation featuring Ground Zero, Doom, X, Jurassic Jade, and more.
Switch Style's first full-length album, produced by Don Fury and mastered by Howie Weinberg.
UNITED's 1992 second album, reissued — driving riffs crossed with weeping melodies.
Tatsuya Yoshida's drum-and-bass duo Ruins plays music that defies genre and rewards obsession.
Tokyo's Zeni Geva have been making brutally confrontational noise rock since 1987, and they deserve your full attention.
Tokyo post-hardcore outfit Survive Said The Prophet have been building something real since 2011. Here's why you should care.
Tokyo's The Mad Capsule Markets built one of Japan's most aggressive digital hardcore catalogs—and the world mostly missed it.
Tokyo metalcore outfit Pay money To my Pain hit hard, hit clean, and left a mark on Japan's heavy underground that hasn't faded.