X Japan Official

X Japan is a Japanese hard rock, heavy metal, speed metal, power metal, glam metal, progressive metal, and symphonic metal band, formed in 1982, in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan. Their current members consists of Yoshiki – drums, piano, keyboards, bandleader (1982–97, 2007–present), Toshi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1982–97, 2007–present), Pata – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1987–97, 2007–2023,), and Sugizo – lead guitar, violin, backing vocals (2009–present) as a touring musician (2008–2009). And their past members have included Yuji "Terry" Izumisawa (泉沢裕二, Izumisawa Yuji) – guitar (1982–85, died 2002), Tomoyuki "Tomo" Ogata (オガタトモユキ, Ogata Tomoyuki) – guitar (1984–85), Atsushi Tokuo (德應 淳, Tokuo Atsushi) – bass guitar (1984–85), Kenichi "Eddie Van" Koide (小出健一, Koide Kenichi) – guitar (1985), Yoshifumi "Hally" Yoshida (吉田良文, Yoshida Yoshifumi) – guitar (1985), Kazuaki "Zen/Xenon" Mita (三田一光, Mita Kazuaki) – guitar (1985–86), Hisashi "Jun/Shu" Takai (高井寿, Takai Hisashi) – guitar (1985, 1986), Hikaru Utaka (宇高光, Utaka Hikaru) – bass guitar (1985–86), Masanori "Kerry" Takahashi (高橋雅則, Takahashi Masanori) – guitar (1986), Satoru Inoue (井上悟, Inoue Satoru) – guitar (1986), Isao Hori (堀功, Hori Isao) – guitar (1987), Hide - guitar, backing vocals (1987–97, died 1998), Taiji – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (1985, 1986–92, died 2011), and Heath – bass guitar, backing vocals (1992–97, 2007–2023, died 2023). 
Since their inception in 1982, they've released a total of six studio albums, including Vanishing Vision (1988), Blue Blood (1989), Jealousy (1991), Art of Life (1993), Dahlia (1996), and Untitled Sixth Studio Album, (TBA), six live albums, which included On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live, (1995), Live Live Live Tokyo Dome 1993-1996, (1997), Live Live Live Extra, (1997), Live in Hokkaido 1995.12.4 Bootleg, (1998), Art of Life Live, (1998), and The Last Live, (2001), eleven compilation albums, which includes X Singles, (1993), B.O.X ~Best of X~, (1996), Ballad Collection, (1997), X Japan Singles ~Atlantic Years~, (1997), Special Box, (1997), Single Box, (1997), Star Box, (1999), Perfect Best, (1999), Best: Fan's Selection, (2001), Complete II, (2005), and The World: X Japan Hatsu no Zensekai Best (The World～X Japan 初の全世界ベスト～), (2014), one remix album, which is Trance X, (2002), and one soundtrack album, which was We Are X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, (2017).
==Trivia==
*Although Hide and Taiji are deceased, the band still considers them members and introduces them at every concert, with the group going as far as to play audio/video clips of their voice/guitar for some songs. 
*X Japan broke up in 1997, but reformed in 2007, and are still creating music and touring to this day.
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