Japanese rock
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Japanese rock, sometimes abbreviated to J-rock, is rock music from Japan. Influenced by American and British rock of the 1960s, the first rock bands in Japan performed what is called group sounds, wit
The Spiders in the Netherlands, 1966
Loudness performing in Hamburg, 2010
Boøwy performing in 1984
X Japan at Madison Square Garden in 2014
Buck-Tick
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Buck-Tick is a Japanese rock band formed in Fujioka, Gunma in 1983. The classic lineup of lead vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, lead guitarist Hisashi Imai, rhythm guitarist Hidehiko Hoshino, bassist Yutaka
An April 1987 concert at Toshima Public Hall (pictured in 2008) earned the band a record deal with Victor Entertainment.
Buck-Tick CDs at a Tower Records store in Tokyo (2007)
Lead vocalist Atsushi Sakurai died on October 19, 2023, after cutting short a concert at KT Zepp Yokohama.