Jap. Metal

i got a chance to see loudness live when i lived in okinawa. AWESOME! i wish i could shred like that
~gR~
 
Sigh are black metal, sure its a bit quirky and a lot experimental but its still black metal.

Harsh vocals don't make it black metal.

There is not a black metal riff or blastbeat on the entire Imaginary Sonicscape album. The music is old-school death/Maiden style with a prog influence. Sure some of their older stuff is more black metal sounding but their newer stuff retains almost none of that.
 
Anyone like Gallhammer?
I know they are not that good but there jap chicks in a Black Metal band does it for me.
I do like their song "Beyond the hatered" very much.
 
My favorite Jap band is Intestine Baalism. Brutal melodeath. I have Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape, but for some reason I find it hard to get into Sigh. It's too psychadelic, upbeat, and cheeful sounding for me. It's not bad, just not my cup of tea. But I really don't see why they are labeled as black metal. Were their early releases black metal?
 
surely no one can forget grindcore greats Unholy Grave, as well as the crusty sounds of Gauze and Gism.