Japan

1992
X Japan Toshi’s solo career began

Toshi ‘s solo career, which began in 1992,

Luna Sea fan club Slave launched

In January 1992, the band’s official fan club Slave was launched.

Buck-Tick 1992 marked the fifth anniversary of Buck-Tick’s major label debut

1992 marked the fifth anniversary of Buck-Tick’s major label debut. While a “best-of” compilation album was considered to celebrate the occasion, some members of the band wanted to create a new album. They instead released the self-cover album Koroshi no Shirabe: This Is Not Greatest Hits in March. The band…
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B'z In the summer of 1992, the “B’z Pleasure ’92 ‘Time’” tour took place

In the summer of 1992, the “B’z Pleasure ’92 ‘Time’” tour took place with 12 performances in 3 major cities. The arena-class tour had amazing features such as a huge lighting set, called the “Starfish”, and seats that rotated 360 degrees. October 28 marked the release of their sixth album,…
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Outrage (band) support act for Pantera

In 1992, they were the support act for Pantera ‘s first Japanese tour.

The Pillows In 1992 the Pillows visited England to record their second

In 1992 the Pillows visited England to record their second full-length album, White Incarnation , and filmed the promotional video for their second single, “Kanojo wa Shisuta”. Shortly after the release of White Incarnation , Ueda left the Pillows due to disagreements with other members and musical differences.

1991
X Japan orchestra concert

December 8 saw the X with Orchestra concert at NHK Hall , where, as the name suggests, the band performed backed by an orchestra .

Luna Sea Extasy Summit concert

On October 29, they performed at that year’s Extasy Summit concert, at the sold out Nippon Budokan .

X Japan Yoshiki collapse

once again saw Yoshiki collapse after the October 24 Yokohama Arena gig.

X Japan Tokyo Dome performance

In August the band performed their first concert at Japan’s largest indoor concert venue, the Tokyo Dome .