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Nagoya kei
is a subgenre of the Japanese visual kei movement that developed in the early 1990s music scene of Nagoya, Japan. Initially, the term simply referred to musical groups from Nagoya, but because many
History#
Early notable Nagoya kei acts include SilverRose (formed 1989), Kuroyume, and Merry Go Round (both formed 1991). According to Fanatic Crisis guitarist Shun, SilverRose and Kuroyume were the “big two” of the early scene. Keito Ozaki of Japanese pop culture website Real Sound wrote that many Nagoya kei bands eventually diverge into different directions; Kuroyume turned to punk rock and hardcore punk, Laputa turned to a digital sound, Fanatic Crisis went pop, and Merry Go Round went in a “maniacal, ero guro and underground direction.” However, Ozaki wrote that Lynch. has more than a few traits in common with Nagoya kei. Particularly noting how, due to the popularity of Dir En Grey, many contemporary bands have heavier sounds with low-tuned guitars, including those in Nagoya. Despite not being from Nagoya, Arlequin (formed 2013) were influenced by its bands and have labeled themselves the “next generation of Nagoya kei.”
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- 20th-century music genres, Heavy metal genres, Japanese styles of music, Punk rock genres, Rock music genres