Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to Discovering Bands from Japan – Part 2 (Viewer’s Choice).
In this episode, I continue exploring Japanese metal, this time entirely driven by viewer recommendations. After covering the history of heavy metal in Japan during the 1970s and 1980s in the first video, I asked viewers to comment with bands from Japan that I should check out next.
For this episode, I either chose one album per band or listened to a specific album if one was recommended. In most cases, I went with the band’s most recent release, including several albums that came out in 2025, which made this episode especially interesting.
This video covers a wide range of styles, including modern metalcore, extreme thrash, experimental and noise-driven metal, traditional heavy metal, doom metal, and classic 1980s-era glam metal. Some of these bands were completely new to me, and a few of these albums easily could have made my end-of-the-year lists.
This is the final episode in my Japan series. The next country I’ll be exploring is Argentina, coming very soon. If you enjoy discovering metal from around the world, make sure to check out the full playlist for this series.
Albums Covered (In Order)
1. Nemophila – Apple of My Eye (2025)
2. Terror Squad – The Wild Stream of Eternal Sin
3. Melt-Banana – 3 + 5 (2024)
4. Anthem – Crimson & Jet Black (2023)
5. Genocide Nippon – Black Sanctuary (1988)
6. Ningen Isu (人間椅子) – Mahoroba (まほろば) (2025)
7. EZO – EZO (1987)
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#JapaneseMetal #MetalFromJapan #DiscoveringBands #HeavyMetal #MetalReviews #InternationalMetal #ViewerChoice #GlobalMetal #MetalCommunity #JCRockAndMetalReviews
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Welcome to Discovering Bands from Japan – Part 2 (Viewer’s Choice).
In this episode, I continue exploring Japanese metal, this time entirely driven by viewer recommendations. After covering the history of heavy metal in Japan during the 1970s and 1980s in the first video, I asked viewers to comment with bands from Japan that I should check out next.
For this episode, I either chose one album per band or listened to a specific album if one was recommended. In most cases, I went with the band’s most recent release, including several albums that came out in 2025, which made this episode especially interesting.
This video covers a wide range of styles, including modern metalcore, extreme thrash, experimental and noise-driven metal, traditional heavy metal, doom metal, and classic 1980s-era glam metal. Some of these bands were completely new to me, and a few of these albums easily could have made my end-of-the-year lists.
This is the final episode in my Japan series. The next country I’ll be exploring is Argentina, coming very soon. If you enjoy discovering metal from around the world, make sure to check out the full playlist for this series.
Albums Covered (In Order)
1. Nemophila – Apple of My Eye (2025)
2. Terror Squad – The Wild Stream of Eternal Sin
3. Melt-Banana – 3 + 5 (2024)
4. Anthem – Crimson & Jet Black (2023)
5. Genocide Nippon – Black Sanctuary (1988)
6. Ningen Isu (人間椅子) – Mahoroba (まほろば) (2025)
7. EZO – EZO (1987)
Hashtags
#JapaneseMetal #MetalFromJapan #DiscoveringBands #HeavyMetal #MetalReviews #InternationalMetal #ViewerChoice #GlobalMetal #MetalCommunity #JCRockAndMetalReviews
Hey everyone! I just released my new e-book called How to Start a YouTube Channel for Introverts. It’s a quick and easy 42-page read where I share the full story behind my channel, JC Rock and Metal Reviews—how I got started, the struggles I faced, and the lessons I learned along the way.
jc-rock-and-metal-reviews-shop.fourthwall.com/products/how-to-start-a-youtube-channel-as-an-introvert-e-book
Please consider becoming a member of this channel. The first tier is 0.99 and this gives you early access to my videos as I always post them as members first before going public. Sometimes I post up to a week in advance. The second tier is 2.99 and this one gives you early access plus the benefit of making video requests. You can request album reviews or any other video provided it is within the scope of this channel’s content.
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCRPx4Iygm4SnMn4D7Getgtg/join
If you want to help support the channel. I have merch, including t-shirts, coffee mugs and stickers.
Check out the new Merch Store:
jc-rock-and-metal-reviews-shop.fourthwall.com/?source=dashboard
FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/JCrockandmetalreviews
TikTok:
vm.tiktok.com/ZMNNq83XD
CONTACT INFORMATION
jpc522@yahoo.com
**FAIR USE**
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Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
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