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James Jones

James Jones was a dutch band formed by James Jones (Caspar Steinebach, 1984) and Jim Sheperd (Wim den Herder, 1982). By the beginning of the century Jim discovered James when he was performing with a band at a high school battle of the bands fesitval in Wassenaar. The talented multi-instrumentalist Jim Sheperd immediately saw potential in the raw funky singing style of James and asked him to sing in one of his Projects, called Project-X.

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Machina Shogunate

Machina Shogunate is a Visual Kei band formed in 2008 by guitarist/composer Jinecou and vocalist/graphic designer V-zhon who released their first demo "Ouroborous" in June of that year. In summer 2008 guitarist Yuforiya joined the band, who then released their second demo "Mechanical Instincts" on 1st January 2009. In early 2009 bassist AZIMA also joined the band, who currently are seeking a drummer and are working on their demo EP ahead of a busy and active summer.

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POLYSICS

POLYSICS is a Japanese new wave/synth pop/punk/rock band, hailing from Tokyo. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music, with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and electro-pop. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, English, or just plain gibberish. The band has been noted for their extremely energetic live performances and their wild gimmicky outfits.

Read more about POLYSICS on Last.fm.

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DEATHGAZE

DEATHGAZE (typeset as simply deathgaze from 2004 to 2006) is a Japanese / band formed in July of 2003 in Nagoya. The band's current-line up hasn't changed since 2009, and its only founding members still in the band are vocalist Ai and drummer Naoki. Current line-up:
藍 (Ai) - Vocals (2007-present), guitar (2010-present), bass (2003-2008)
貴樹 (Takaki) - Guitar, backing vocals (2009-present)
孝介 (Kosuke) - Bass, backing vocals (2008-present)

Read more about DEATHGAZE on Last.fm.

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Harvest

There are several bands with the name Harvest: (1) A Minneapolis band
(2) A Barcelona band
(3) A Texas band
(4) A UK-based band
(5) A band from New Zealand
(6) A German band
(7) An Oklahoma City band from the early 70s
(8) A dark ambient music project
(9) A Japanese band
(10) Jump up drum and bass producer
Harvest (1) Harvest (US) was a seminal hardcore band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. It released two full lengths on Trustkill Records plus numerous 7"s and splits.

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X JAPAN

X (later changed to X JAPAN in 1992 to avoid confusion with the American punk band X) is arguably one of the most influential bands in the history of the Japanese music scene. Formed by childhood friends YOSHIKI and Toshi in 1982 at Chiba, Japan, X was originally founded to play high energy rock music. Besides being one of the first Japanese acts to achieve mainstream success while on an independent label, the group is widely credited for pioneering the visual kei movement. Their early music was speed metal, but later on they acquired a more symphonic metal sound.

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