Band: X JAPAN
Years active: 1982–1997
From: Japan
Labels: Extasy Records, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., Atlantic Records
Genre: Power/speed/heavy/sympho/melodic metal
Members:
Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama – vocals
Hideto "hide" Matsumoto – lead guitar
Tomoaki "Pata" Ishizuka – rhythm guitar
Hiroshi "Heath" Morie – bass (from 1992)
Yoshiki Hayashi – drums and piano
Taiji Sawada – bass (until 1992)
Discography:
1988 - Vanishing Vision
1989 - Blue Blood
1991 - Jealousy
1993 - Art Of Life
1996 - Dahlia