X Japan
Check out his YouTube page for the amazing drumming, stay for ways to donate to western Japan disaster relief.
Many would say Yoshiki’s contributions to Japanese music culture are priceless, so in a way, you could say this is a bargain.
Lack of rainy conditions sadly prevents Japanese visual kei music legend from saying weather will rock viewers like a hurricane.
The visual-kei, metal, classically-inspired rock band is returning with a single message: “We are X.”
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