Musician Dictionary

X JAPAN

Japanese musical group; heavy metal band · named “X” until 1992-08-24

DescriptionJapanese musical group; heavy metal band
Source: Wikidata
Formed1982
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Formed inTateyama Tateyama
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Disbanded1997-12-31
Source: Wikidata
AreaJapan
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryJP Japan
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Genresprogressive metal heavy metal music
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsExtasy Records Atlantic Records
Source: Wikidata

Members

Also known as

X X JAPAN X エックス X-Japan XJapan iX エックス エックス ジャパン エックス ジャパン .

Links

Identifiers

mbid: 3f77449d-48e4-4ceb-b869-69af48da877b · wikidata: Q179767 · discogs: 199197 · apple_music: 254545979 · spotify: 4VrqQQy6X0hlMtqY5gp6Wx · isni: 0000000471426551

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