Exhibit 8
Ghost of Romance 1987
Released on September 8, 1987, Dead End came out with this album featuring the tracks Dance Macabre, The Damned Thing, Phantom Nation, The Godsend, The Red Moon Calls Insanity, Dead Man's Rock, Skeleton Circus, and Song of a Lunatic.
Dead End was formed in 1984 and debuted with the album Deadline in 1986. Ghost of Romance was their most successful album which reached No.14 on the Oricon chart. They disbanded in 1990.
Dead End
Exhibit 9
Gypsy Ways 1988
Released on May 21st, 1988, Anthem came out with this album featuring the tracks Gypsy Ways (Win, Lose Or Draw), Love In Vain, Bad Habits Die Hard, Legal Killing, Cryin' Heart, Silent Child, Midnight Sun, Shout It Out!, Final Risk and Night Stalker. Anthem formed in 1981 and debuted with their self-titled album in 1985. Gypsy Ways is considered the band's most popular album. They disbanded in 1992.
Anthem
Exhibit 10
Blue Blood 1989 ⭐
Released on April 21, 1989, X Japan came out with this album featuring the tracks Prologue (~World Anthem), Blue Blood, Week End, Easy Fight Rambling,
X, Endless Rain, 紅, XClamation, オルガスム, Celebration, Rose Of Pain, and Unfinished.
X japan formed in 1982 and debuted with Vanishing Vision in 1988. Blue Blood sold more than 700,000 copies, reached number 6 on the Oricon chart and Rolling Stone Japan ranked Blue Blood number 15 on their list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time". In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted it the best album in the history of hard rock and heavy metal in We Rock magazine's "Metal General Election". They disbanded in 1997.
X Japan