visual kei-associated

• the gazette
• dir en grey
• diaura
• exist†trace
• pentagon
• arlequin
• mejibray
• kiryu
• plastic tree
• mucc
• royz
• xaa-xaa
• acid black cherry
• tbh i haven't really followed vkei (except gaze+dir) since like, ~2016-2017 lmao

other jrock/jpop (most of what i listen to nowadays)

• kenshi yonezu
• one ok rock
• ling tosite sigure
• king gnu
• miyavi
• my first story
• kiro akiyama
• radwimps
• survive said the prophet
• yoasobi
• alexandros
• kalafina
• amazarashi
• anything by the love live franchise ever

western metal

• within temptation
• nightwish
• tarja
• ihsahn
• gojira
• opeth
• behemoth

blast from the past bands i lowkey still sorta follow

• my chemical romance
• fall out boy