Considered one of Japan's top Rock Song for all time X-japan: Kurenai (crimson) Live

[YoshidaYui]

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Such great musicians

Thanks for posting!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. That rocks ass ... the guitarists in particular are cool AF & audiences in Japan know how to party

I do think it's a bit lacking in the 'hook' department but maybe if I spoke the language I'd pick up on it better ... though I suppose metal of this variety isn't necessarily meant to be hook-driven anyway

Which one is Hide, and what happened to him?

[YoshidaYui]

3. Hide was the lead guitarist

He committed suicide

Hideto Matsumoto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hide_(musician)

[Hugh_Lebowski]

4. Well that's a bummer. I don't know squat about Japanese metal but this video alone

convinced me that dude is a badass.

Or ... was, sadly.

I could tell from the first 20 or so comments something bad must've happened.

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