X Japan (エックス ジャパン Ekkusu Japan) X (later changed to X JAPAN in 1992 to avoid confusion with the American punk band X) is arguably one of the most influential metal bands in the history of the Japanese music scene. Formed by childhood friends YOSHIKI and Toshi in 1976, X was originally founded to play high energy metal music in the vein of Japanese metal legends Loudness, and Western bands like Iron Maiden.
Jrock
Origin Chiba, Japan
Genre(s) Heavy metal
Years active 1982–1997
2007–present
Albums
1st Album:
EXC-001
10.15.1989 (cd)
Track Listing:
01 Dear Loser
02 Vanishing Love
03 Phantom of Guilt
04 Sadistic Desire
05 Give Me the Pleasure
06 I'll Kill You
07 Alive
08 Kurenai
09 Un-finished
320kbps
95mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W0S32SR3
2nd Album:
[Blue Blood]
32DH-5224
4.21.1989
Track Listing:
01 Prologue (World Anthem)
02 Blue Blood
03 Week End
04 Easy Fight Rambling
05 X
06 Endless Rain
07 Kurenai
08 X-clamation
09 Orgasm
10 Celebration
11 Rose of Rain
12 Unfinished
320kbps
148
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9M3TTRBH
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PXL454W6
3rd Album:
[Jealousy]
SRCL-2001
7.1.1991
Track Listing:
01 Es Dur no Piano Sen
02 Silent Jealousy
03 Miscast
04 Desperate Angel
05 White Wind from Mr. Martin (Pata's Nap)
06 Voiceless Screaming
07 Stab Me in the Back
08 Love Replica
09 Joker
10 Say Anything
320kbps
114mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B3UXGUG4
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9YUR1YH5
4th Album:
[Art of Life]
AMCM-4170
7.1.1993
Track Listing:
01 Art of Life
320kbps
66mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BL89ORNA
5th Album:
[Dahlia]
AMCM-4271
11.4.1996
Track Listing:
01 Dahlia
02 Scars
03 Longing ~Togireta Melody~
04 Rusty Nail
05 White Poem I
06 Crucify My Love
07 Tears
08 Wriggle
09 Drain
10 Forever Love (acoustic version)
320kbps
131mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GM3C4P4B
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ERHMGRTD
1st Live Album:
[On The Verge Of Destruction]
KSC2-105/6<
1.1.1995
Track Listing:
Disc 01
01 World Anthem
02 Silent Jealousy
03 Sadistic Desire
04 Desperate Angel
05 Standing Sex
06 Week End
07 Drum Solo
08 Hide no Heya
09 Voiceless Screaming
Disc 02
01 Piano Solo
02 Es Dur No Piano Sen
03 Unfinished
04 Celebration
05 Orgasm
06 Kurenai
07 Joker
08 X
09 Endless Rain
137kbps and up
116mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QFWT0NU0
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UFR1A07K
2nd Live Album:
[Live Live Live Tokyo Dome 1993 - 1996]
POCH-1661
10.15.1997
Track Listing:
Disc 01
01 Prologue
02 Blue Blood
03 Sadistic Desire
04 Week End
05 Rose of Pain
06 Tears
07 Standing Sex
08 Count Down - X
09 Endless Rain
Disc 02
01 Amethyst
02 Rusty Nail
03 Dahlia
04 Crucify My Love
05 Scars
06 White Poem I
07 Drain
08 Say Anything
09 Tears
10 Forever Love
256kbps
195mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E1ADQMVZ
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VVOOFH4M
Part 3: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BRUQMSYH
3rd Live Album:
[Live Live Live Extra]
AMCM-4351
11.5.1997
Track Listing:
01 Kurenai
02 Wriggle
03 Heath Solo
04 Hide Solo
05 Piano Solo
06 Drum Solo
07 Orgasm
not available
4th Live Album:
[Live In Hokkaido 1995.12.4 Bootleg]
POCH-1676
1.21.1998
Track Listing:
01 Amethyst
02 Rusty Nail
03 Sadistic Desire
04 Scars
05 Dahlia
06 Week End
07 Endless Rain
08 Kurenai
09 Longing
10 Drum Break
11 Unfinished
12 X
192kbps
100mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L44GZ4XT
5th Live Album:
[Art of Life Live]
POCH-1690
3.18.1998
Track Listing:
01 Art of Life Live
192kbps
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6th Live Album:
[The Last Live]
UPCH-1069-71
6.15.2001
Track Listing:
Disc 01
01 Amethyst
02 Rusty Nail
03 Week End
04 Scars
05 Dahlia
06 Drum Break
07 Drain
08 Piano Solo
Disc 02
01 Crucify My Love
02 Longing
03 Kurenai
04 Orgasm
05 Drum Solo
06 Forever Love
Disc 03
01 Prologue
02 X
03 Endless Rain
04 Curtain Call - Say Anything
05 The Last Song
06 Epilogue - Tears
192kbps
259mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R7355DI0
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MS5R61FT
Part 3: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SOSTQQUH
1st Compilation Album:
[X Singles]
KSC2-70
11.21.1993
Track Listing:
01 Kurenai
02 20th Century Boy (live June 10, 1989)
03 Endless Rain
04 X (live June 10, 1989)
05 Week End
06 Endless Rain (live June 10, 1989)
07 Silent Jealousy
08 Sadistic Desire
09 Standing Sex
not available
2nd Compilation Album:
[B.O.X.]
KSC2-180
12.1.1996
Track Listing:
Disc 01
01 Silent Jealousy
02 Desperate Angel
03 Kurenai
04 Week End
05 Celebration
06 Endless Rain
07 Joker
08 Sadistic Desire
09 X
10 Say Anything
Disc 02 - Original Karaoke
01 Silent Jealousy
02 Desperate Angel
03 Kurenai
04 Week End
05 Celebration
06 Endless Rain
07 Joker
08 Sadistic Desire
09 X
10 Say Anything
not available
3rd Compilation Album:
[Ballad Collection]
POCH-1674
12.19.1997
Track Listing:
01 Forever Love
02 Longing
03 Endless Rain
04 Crucify My Love
05 Alive
06 Say Anything
07 Unfinished
08 Tears
09 Forever Love (Last Mix)
10 The Last Song
192kbps
115mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VTOEKMT0
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IJHWEQ4S
4th Compilation Album:
[Singles ~Atlantic Years~]
AMCM-4360
12.25.1997
Track Listing:
01 Tears
02 Tears (Classic version)
03 Rusty Nail
04 Longing
05 Dahlia
06 Tears (Live 1993 Tokyo Dome)
07 Forever Love
08 Crucify My Love
09 Week End
10 Scars
11 White Poem I
12 Drain
128kbps
68mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8COI1ZZ8
5th Compilation Album:
[Star Box]
KSC2-266
1.30.1999
Track Listing:
01 Kurenai
02 Joker
03 Blue Blood
04 Endless Rain
05 Miscast
06 Celebration
07 Love Replica
08 Xclamation
09 Week End
10 Silent Jealousy
11 X
12 Say Anything
192kbps
98mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2PQ2GB7S
6th Compilation Album:
[Perfect Best]
AMCM-4421/22
2.24.1999
Track Listing:
Disc 01
01 Prologue (World Anthem)
02 I'll Kill You
03 Blue Blood
04 Rusty Nail
05 Say Anything (acoustic version)
06 Vanishing Love
07 Tears
08 Art Of Life (radio edit)
09 Kurenai
10 Stab Me In The Back (live 09/04/88)
11 Standing Sex
12 Dahlia
Disc 02
01 Week End
02 Sadistic Desire
03 Endless Rain
04 Forever Love
05 Orgasm
06 X (Count Down)
07 The Last Song
Disc 03
01 Yoshiki Interview
Disc 01
320kbps
144mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=61467OGT
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M0MSLLXB
Disc 02 & 03
320kbps
186mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=08XMU7H3
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LS6G07P0
Part 3: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X2KE94EN
7th Compilation Album:
[Best ~Fan Selection~]
UPCH-1137
12.19.2001
Track Listing:
01 Silent Jealousy
02 Kurenai
03 Scars
04 Art of Life
05 Dahlia
06 Rusty Nail
07 Tears
08 Crucify My Love
09 Longing
10 Standing Sex
11 Endless Rain
not available
8th Compilation Album:
[Trance X]
UPCH-1206
12.4.2002
Track Listing:
01 Silent Jealousy (Reynolds, Blake Mix)
02 Kurenai (Taka & MoZ Mix Edit)
03 Scars (Nuw Idols Mix)
04 Art of Life (Stephane. K Remix)
05 Dahlia (Umeks "Recyled" Remix)
06 Rusty Nail (Oliver Ho Remix)
07 Tears (V. Kanzyani's Breakbeat Mix)
08 Crucify MY Love (Mr Bishi Remix)
09 Longing (JK Theory Remix)
10 Standing Sex (Wm Ptamigan remix)
11 Endless Rain (DJ Tokunaga Remix)
192kbps
93mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RGWAOTOT
Singles
1st Single:
[I'll Kill You]
n/a
6.xx.1985
Track Listing:
01 I'll Kill You
02 Break the Darkness
128kbps
6mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K55Y8ECY
2nd Single:
[Orgasm]
n/a
4.xx.1986
Track Listing:
01 Orgasm (demo)
02 Time Trip Loving
03 X
256kbps
21mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IEZE9D78
3rd Single:
[Kurenai]
10EH-3331
9.1.1989
Track Listing:
01 Kurenai
02 20th Century Boy (live June 10, 1989)
320kbps
22mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=78Y3LGND
4th Single:
[Endless Rain]
CSDL-3020
12.1.1989
Track Listing:
01 Endless Rain
02 X (live June 10th 1989)
192kbps
22mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CYBEW2YW
5th Single:
[Week End]
CSDL-3085
4.21.1990
Track Listing:
01 Week End
02 Endless Rain (Live April 2, 1990 at Nippon Budokan)
205 & 320kbps
19mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UG24LWST
6th Single:
[Silent Jealousy]
SRDL-3317
9.11.1991
Track Listing:
01 Silent Jealousy
02 Sadistic Desire
320kbps
30mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OMHDXM8P
7th Single:
[Standing Sex]
SRDL-3372
10.25.1991
Track Listing:
01 Standing Sex
02 Joker
320kbps
21mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E665O645
8th Single:
[Say Anything]
SRDL-3399
12.1.1992
Track Listing:
01 Say Anything
02 Silent Jealousy (live December 1, 1991)
192kbps
22mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X1VW4OYG
9th Single:
[Tears]
AMDM-6100
11.10.1993
Track Listing:
01 Tears
02 Tears (classic version)
192kbps
21mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SJT87RON
10th Single:
[Rusty Nail]
AMDM-6115
7.10.1994
Track Listing:
01 Rusty Nail
02 Rusty Nail (original karaoke)
192kbps
14mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MNVWDXHU
11th Single:
[Longing ~Togireta Melody~]
AMDM-6131
8.1.1995
Track Listing:
01 Longing ~Togireta Melody~
02 Longing ~Togireta Melody~ (original karaoke)
192kbps
20mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HJTYCI1F
12th Single:
[Longing ~Setsubou no Yoru~]
AMCM-4233
12.11.1995
Track Listing:
01 Longing ~Setsubou no Yoru~
02 Longing ~Setsubou no Yoru~ (original karaoke)
03 Longing ~Setsubou no Yoru~ (a poem)
160kbps
17mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZYUXPOMT
13th Single:
[Dahlia]
AMDM-6150
2.26.1996
Track Listing:
01 Dahlia
02 Tears (live 1993 Tokyo Dome)
320kbps
36mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XZYVWQXS
14th Single:
[Forever Love]
AMDM-6170
7.8.1996
Track Listing:
01 Forever Love
02 Forever Love (original karaoke)
192kbps
23mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3YBA7IYN
15th Single:
[Crucify My Love]
AMDM-6171
8.26.1996
Track Listing:
01 Crucify My Love
02 Week End (Live 1995 Tokyo Dome)
192kbps
14mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DJR0H9YV
16th Single:
[Scars]
AMDM-6180
11.18.1996
Track Listing:
01 Scars
02 White Poem (M.T.A. Mix)
320kbps
19mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CEND5AE0
17th Single:
[Forever Love (Last Mix)]
PODH-1391
12.19.1997
Track Listing:
01 Forever Love
02 Longing ~Togireta Melody~ Bootleg live in Hokkaido)
not available
18th Single:
[The Last Song]
POCH-1689
3.18.1998
Track Listing:
01 The Last Song
320kbps
25mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FML3YD89
19th Single:
[Forever Love (re-release)]
AMDM-6261
7.22.1998
Track Listing:
01 Forever Love
02 Forever Love (original karaoke)
not available
20th Single:
[Forever Love 12cm]
AMCM-4546
7.11.2001
Track Listing:
01 Forever Love
02 Forever Love (live version from the Last Live)
03 Forever Love (acoustic version)
04 Forever Love (last mix)
320kbps
75mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LQGLY2JY
