X Japan and Visual-Kei All-Stars Rock ‘n’ Roll All Nite With Surprise Guest Gene Simmons
On Friday, the first annual Visual Japan Summit kicked off at Makuhari Messe convention center outside of Tokyo, celebrating new and veteran bands of “visual-kei”– a thriving Japanese musical subculture with its own fashionable, flamboyant take on the Western glam rock genre. Headlining the event were recently reunited, widely recognized pioneers of the movement, symphonic prog legends X Japan — whose founder, Yoshiki, has frequently credited KISS for changing his life and turning him on to rock ‘n’ roll. ...