Daisuke (lead Screamer, Maximum The Hormone (MTH)) would be proud of Yukina (Lead Screamer, Hanabie). They used to do covers of MTH in Sr. High School as a club band. Try MTH, you'll see where Hanabie gets their inspiration. Great reaction, Po!

I really hope these girls gain more traction. They're awesome, just lacking some eyeballs on their stuff.

Ok, you want more Japanese bands? Japan has had an active all-girl metal scene since at least 1981. This is a starter list of all-female (or in eight cases, mixed gender) metal, punk, hard-rock and post-rock bands, with founding dates where I know them. It's alphabetical, except for the first three, which are at the top of the list for historical reasons. They set the table for the explosion of Japanese female hard-rock, punk and metal bands. Note: I have tried to pick clips that are reactor-friendly because they are high quality and are representative of the band's style. You are likely to get suggestions mainly for Band-Maid, Babymetal, Lovebites, Nemophila, Unlucky Morpheus and Wagakki Band. You can’t go wrong with any of those, but I hope you will find time to check out more of the bands on this list. They are all worth the time and deserve the love, and many will really surprise you. Show-Ya (1981 The original female J-metal band, founded before Metallica-this is from their 24th (!) anniversary concert-and they are still touring) They belong the any rock or music hall of fame: “I am the Storm” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbCPaKqnmNyqmoU.html Shonen Knife (1981 The world’s first bubblegum punk band. They have done several world tours. They also perform as a Ramones tribute band called Osaka Ramones): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZ98iM-K37XNh6c.html Destrose (2005; This band was never stable, but has become almost mythic in Japanese metal history, because so many great bands spun out of Destrose, including Lovebites--you will recognize the drummer and bassist): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZeGqqh4rbatmKc.html Aldious (2008 Glamorous and kick-ass rockers-one of the first generation all-girl metal bands, along with Destrose) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qcybfbdh19jFXWw.html Asterism (2013 Not all female, but will melt your face off- the guitarist Haruka Noma is off the charts talented and still a teen-ager) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f8yogMxhp96YqGQ.html Babymetal (2010 The flagship “Kawaii metal” band and the most well-known Japanese metal act outside of Japan. Combining “Kawaii” (cute) Japanese pop tropes over thunderous heavy metal backing) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mbFjgbCLpruvd6s.html Band-Maid (2013 OK, there are 100+ great songs by them. Here is a live clip): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fK6gqKiisqfHdJs.html Bridear (2011 Heavy, technical-and their tiny bassist also growls): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grd5d9Smya3DdIU.html Cyntia (2011 Second wave, hard, heavy, but with prog and symphonic touches) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNSYgsWZms_DY4k.html D-Drive (2009 Instrumental progressive metal and fusion; Mixed gender. Extraordinary, technical dual lead guitars featuring Yuki and Seiji) Here is a lockdown version of their first hit from 2009: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g89grM6D28CVfHU.html Disqualia (2015 Destrose spin-out, featuring Narumi, one of the best guitarists of this generation, and Hazuki, then an up-and-coming talent who is now a member of Nemophila) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7NlraV817qugps.html Doll$Boxx (2012 Insane mix of metal, electropop, and god-knows what else; a collaboration between Fuki and Gacharic Spin) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9tirZeGy5-4l5c.html existTtrace (2003: Visual Kei, progressive, technical, some death-metal and goth touches) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/heBhf9lpva2mdmQ.html Fate Gear (2015 Super-group, one of the Destrose spinouts-continually changing lineup built around Mina (g) and (until very recently) Erica (b); this single video is one of the best in this list): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrKBldagsLeyXWQ.html Gacharic Spin (2009 Founded by two high school classmates, Hana (Dr, Vo, multiple instruments) and Koga (B) who had already been in other bands. Do everything from punk-pop to heavy metal and progressive; highly technical) Here is their first video, with original singer Armmy (d. 2015): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rMyqfNdjlcXciJs.html Gallhammer (2003 Black/Death/Doom/Punk; this is from their 2007 UK/Europe tour; co-founder Vivien Slaughter is now making electronic ambient music!): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aMyEnNyAtJfSink.html Galmet (2006 Straight-up death metal, but in prom dresses) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htSmpbJ9yrjYXX0.html Ganglion (2010 Metal with a hint of electronica) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p5-aZ9dkstmRg5s.html Hagane (2018 Started with Sakura posting blistering metal guitar covers on youtube while in high-school, and the rest of the girls finding her; full lineup came together in 2019) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZ5-h7V7xN-4qI0.html Hanabie (2019 Kawaii death metal, deathcore, thrash. Technical. Most frequent comment is “That’s nuts.” One of the bands to watch in 2021) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZdorNyntanNhIE.html Kakumei (2013--see Trident, below) Lisa-X Band (Prodigy 16-year-old guitarist Lisa-X and a rotating cast of fellow bandmembers, often including Hazuki (of Disqualia and Nemophila). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7SPoq-iudHFZoE.html Lovebites (2016 Modern Power, Speed, Thrash and Heavy Metal. Already making a global splash. Here is their most famous official MV-it’s even better than Shadowmaker IMO) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrJ2mM96npm6m4E.html Mardelas (2014 Another spin-off from Destrose; mixed male/female; leader Marina Hebiishi has one of the best voices in the biz) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jcpog5qoudS7eqc.html Mary's Blood (2008 The first major Destrose Spin-out) Here, Saki murders her guitar without breaking any nails: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7J9Zdifu5bPp4k.html Maximum the Hormone (1998 Crazy, chaotic mashups of deathcore, nu-metal, pop and high-speed rapping. Co-founder Nao (drums) is the only woman in the band. She has been a major influence on female drummers throughout Japan.) This clip captures just a bit of the madness: 予襲復讐 (Yoshu Fukushu) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mMt-aMihmrPWlI0.html MergingMoon (2010 Mix of prog and melodic death metal. Vocalist U is Japan’s terrifying answer to Tatiana of Jinjer) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qa98YNmYrbSzpWQ.html Mutant Monster (2008 Punk-pop, really good at it) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fMpmrNB-t5qUfok.html Narumi (solo prog-rock and fusion compositions-a change of pace from a master guitarist) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mbipdsR5z92tl58.html Nemophila: (2019 Supergroup of Mary's Blood guitarist Saki, ex-Lipstick vocalist Mayu, ex-Disqualia guitarist Hazuki, ex-Hölderlins bassist Haraguchi-san, and ex-Soramimi drummer Muratatam.) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/os5dl7l9sLaXYWg.html 54 Nude Honeys (1992 Early Japanese punk-they toured the UK and Europe) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oK6efbagrLSZfZ8.html Otoboke Beaver (2009 thrash punk): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNGHmamJ07LUiZs.html Rie aka Suzaku (instrumental guitar) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o5yKZap1mrnVfqc.html Sokoninaru (2011 Progressive metal, math rock, extremely technical; male/female cofounders) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7yon5OrvcCmgmg.html Sonic Lover Reckless (2018 Special project of Miyako Watanabe, one of Lovebites’ two incomparable guitarists) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/er6KYNSZ3cqVhn0.html Telecide (2016 Metalcore, aggressive and melodic at the same time) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ocuhYJqLqNLZdpc.html Tricot (2010 Post-progressive math-rock, highly technical with crazy time signatures and polyrhythms) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hsVykqqS0dmuonk.html Trident (formerly Kakumei, renamed in 2020 with some personnel changes. Evolved from pop-punk to thrashier hard rock; several lineup changes but the bassist and lead singer have been constants) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9Fpp9t-1Nu5Y2g.html Unlucky Morpheus (2008 Female leads Fuki (vo) and Jill (violin). This band is a deep well unto itself, they cross many subgenres of metal; Fuki and Jill also do other projects and Fuki is lead for at least two other bands including Doll$Boxx, above) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJ6ZkrSZtM3Xe6s.html Wagakki Band (2012 Folk-Metal fusion band, all jedi-level musicians, half of them play traditional Japanese instruments and the other half play standard metal instruments) This song was originally written for a virtual (AI) singer, referred to as a Vocaloid kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h5idmLqcvNfHXX0.html Yōsei Teikoku (1997 Rock-Folk-Metal-Electronica fusion ensemble) Set up in a fictional Fairy Empire, led by founder Yui, they have done a lot of anime themes and sound-tracks and also perform original songs live, in character. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lauVjNulpsvFiGg.html There are many more (others that come to mind are BRATS, Drop’s, Stereopony, Scandal, Princess Princess, which all tend more in the pop direction, and the Bang-Dream projects, which are live groups based on Manga series. And of course, there are other female-fronted Kawaii-metal groups like Ladybaby and Ironbunny, to name the two best-known after Babymetal. If there are others you think belong on this list, please post a comment!

This is the probably one of the first solos we see from the guitarist and this drummer is a stand-in for their main Sae. Ther was another stand-in in LCG.

In case you didnt' see my comment on an earlier one: Hanabie (pronounced HAHN-a-bi-ǝ) This is what you get when Babymetal and Maximum the Hormone have a love child. They actually started in high school, playing MTH covers. Clearly one of THE new metal bands to watch. Members: Vocalist (Harsh, rap)- Yukina Guitarist and Clean vocals - Matsuri Bassist and backing vocals - Hettsu Drums - Sae They just dropped their first EP. Their producer is Gaku Taura, who is a support drummer for Crystal Lake. He has his own studio, Soul Japan. You have to check out: We Love Sweets: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZdorNyntanNhIE.html (done) Reiwa matching generation (NSFW): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grWjkreZxNfdeac.html L.C.G. : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9uedNVhmrO2mac.html (done) Envy: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLmmm65qupimiJ8.html (done)

Summer is your best bet for shows in Japan, specially at the peak or near the end of summer,

They have a new song release this Sunday titled Neet Game.

You should react to some lives performance, she sound like a demon even more and they really show how good they are. There's a mini compilation on their channel.

you should really check out maximum the hormone to find out where their sound comes from. ALIEN is the normal starting point for MTH

You can see 花冷え playing Envy at a small venue here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ncB5fJeimKnIkmg.html

Please check BandMaid and Trident , another all female band from japan....you be amazed, and check out the live performance...bandmaid rulez 🤘🤘🤘

If you haven't seen Band-Maid yet, get on that for sure - tons of songs and they're awesome. I reckon Blooming might be a good shout from seeing stuff you like!

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Here you go. A little sampler of the live experience on the official channel: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdqCZJykysy6g5c.html The sound quality is crap, but it's a small venue show and shows the fun and energy of their shows. You guys should definitely do their song Reiwa Matching Generation next. They have two albums, both of them on KZfaq music, at least.

You should check out PassCode's Taking You Out if you want to check out a different band. They had my favorite harsh vocals until Yuna retired so you should definitely check them out.

If you like punk and gothic rock, try react to Buck-Tick with song Go Go B-T Train. Heavy riff and meaningful lyric, try react to Ningen Isu with songs Heartless Scat or Toshishun. If you like instrumental metal guitar try react to trio band Asterism with songs Dawn, Gunfire or Church.

Hanabie is Female Muximum the hormone!!

Let's listen properly first.

React to Tina S. Any song. Prepare!

Yup… Maximum the Hormone, but be ready for copyright crap. Maximum the Hormone is Japan metal on crack (otherwise known as Harajuku Style).