Japanese bands

While watching Death Note I stumbled across the band Maximum The Hormone, who does the second intro song. Anyway I would like some suggestions for bands similar to them. Really the only other band like them that I know would be The Mad Capsule Markets. The bands don't have to be specifically Japanese.

Favorite J-Rock band = The Pillows.
 
It's like Nirvana and The Beatles had a love child.

For those of you that want to know what the second opening is, here it is.  Make sure you have your volume turned down or it will blow your speakers.
 
 

Dir en grey. 
 
Their early stuff verges more on a mix between visual kei and punk (Missa EP - Kisou), their middle stuff is more progressive mixed with industrial metal (Six Ugly EP - Withering to Death), and their more recent stuff is a mix between raw metal, thrash, and a tiny injection of black metal (Marrow of a Bone - Higashesa to... Single).  With that variety of styles they probably have something that would interest you, and honestly the only two Japanese bands I care about are MTH and Diru even though I should give more a chance.  
  
Some recommended songs to check out which cover most of these styles (in chronological order) would be: Zan, Embryo, Obscure (which has my favorite music video), Clever Sleazoid, Dozing Green, and Hageshisa to... 

" Favorite J-Rock band = The Pillows.  It's like Nirvana and The Beatles had a love child. "

Mono

Probably not what you're after, but I just wanted to post this slice of my teenage years. Dead Sun Rising by Zeni Geva (starting at 2:38) is still one of my all time fave songs.
 

I like the SEX MACHINEGUNS
embedded video INCOMING
 

サカナクション  - not so much like the DN song but they have some very catchy stuff.

Should be "SakanaAction".

" @dastly75:  Would you know what that is translated? I've heard one song and I'm in love. "

Boris. They play whatever the fuck they want.

When I initially read the title maximum the hormone came to my head already. My exposure wasn't from Deathnote however (it was some web show), so i bring you.  
 
 
  

Damn I am annoyed by that band.

Bulldog Mansion.  I think one of their songs was on this flash animation about

bunny/cat interracial relationships

Wow. Haven't heard that OP in a long time.
 
Well I could reel off a list of japanese bands, but I really can't think of anything relevant.

I listened to music in the 90s, US ANIME NINETIES. 
 
So instead of any of those bands, I will post something else entirely. 
 

I can't find anything off of youtube about this band
 
 

I'm amazed that no one has suggested Melt-Banana. They are a noise rock band from the 90's endorsed by bands like Sonic Youth, and No Age.  

 

The Sex Machine Guns are pretty badass.

  
I'm more into the fast/heavy j-rock/pop 

" @Rockdalf said:

" Favorite J-Rock band = The Pillows.  It's like Nirvana and The Beatles had a love child. "

Listening to Hybrid Rainbow...this is good stuff. "

" I'm amazed that no one has suggested Melt-Banana. They are a noise rock band from the 90's endorsed by bands like Sonic Youth, and No Age.  

 

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Just listen to X Japan. 

Electric Eel Shock are my favourites. You don't get many bands with drummers who play naked with a sock to cover their modesty and also plays with 4 drumsticks .
 
 

" @SumDeus said:

" @Rockdalf said:

" Favorite J-Rock band = The Pillows.  It's like Nirvana and The Beatles had a love child. "

Listening to Hybrid Rainbow...this is good stuff. "

March of Good every morning. Its amazing. Happy Biouvic is good too. "

Melt-banana but no Boredoms (or OOIOO or Afrirampo )?!
There you go:
 

It's all about Mono as far as I'm concerned.

@SumDeus: As well you should! ; )
 
Yeah, they're great. They've been around since '89 & played amazing live shows, unfortunately the band was dissolved just last month!
 
I second Mono as well! They're cool too.

Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts 
 
If you don't like Jazz, don't bother

Its about to get obscure up in here:  
Pink House

" For those of you that want to know what the second opening is, here it is.  Make sure you have your volume turned down or it will blow your speakers.
 
 

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Why have Bump of Chicken and Asian Kung-Fu Generation not been mentioned in this thread?
 
 

YMO