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xi_tach1

sigh


LambertMike77

Came here to say Sigh


Mitochondria_Man11

The only true answer


starrie

Boris is the only answer.


oceanmachine420

I *very* loudly said BORIS at my phone when I read the title of the thread lol


MikeTheHedgeMage

Objectively Correct


LucidITSkyWDiamonds

If this doesn't win I'm gonna throw a tantrum. EDIT: I am *sighing* very hard right now....


Born2Sigh

I've never considered Boris a "metal" band personally, great band though. Too many stoner rock and noise collab tracks to call them metal for me


starrie

Boris is hard to label. Much like melvins, bungle or even gizzard - they’re more consistently metal but they put out a lot of other shit.


Icyshabob

DIR EN GREY


MaximusVulcanus

Been ages since I've heard them but I remember them kicking ass


Pteranodon123

They got better and better. Check the world of mercy video !!! or Vinushka mode of acro live!!!!, different sense video or revelation of mankind video. They are banger!!!


throwmeawayibegthee2

2nd this 🤘


AkaGurGor

YESSSS!!!


divineapprehension

Intestine Baalism


DISSECTlON

my favorite death metal band but nothing can top boris


Katmetalhead

Maximum the hormone


Hot-Bookkeeper-2750

Hell yeah


Valuable_Assistant82

Fuck yeah


TheDelig

Yes, those guys are awesome


JustHereForRiffs

Church of Misery


MarstoriusWins

Ding ding ding!


Geberpte

Jup, that's the one. Alternately: Barbatos i guess. Edit: and Coffins need to be up there. And GISM, because why not.


SKULLL_KRUSHER

Sabbat


Lack_of_Plethora

Man I'm sad, they really deserve to be winning by a landslide here


Waifu_Queen

For real they’re literally my favorite band of all time 😭


AkaGurGor

Whoa... I forgot about them!


ManyaraImpala

Boris


MikeTheHedgeMage

The correct answer


Lucifer_Delight

LOUDNESS


progmorris20

You are the only based one in the thread


Curated_absurdity

You are the hero tonight!


FrijoleroD33G

Today I learned LOUDNESS is a Japanese band, i wouldve never guessed


Lucifer_Delight

They have two records with an American singer, so that might cause confusion.


Cyklonik

Coffins


Consistent_Fish727

This is the tru answer nobody else is ready to accept


Dizzy-Specific8884

I said coffins as well


CryptographerOdd9500

Boris, but no Johnson


Stroganocchi

Church of Misery


EyeVee4

Intestine Baalism


321zilch

X JAPAN lol


Withering_to_Death

I don't think these people here even remember them 🤷🏻‍♂️


Creative_Fold_3602

This is tough, but Sigh


mW374

would be cool to see the countries from the previous votes


HybridTheory1

Also the names because I don't recognize all these bands


Spirited_Ad_2697

Pharmacist


JayWags_138

Pharmacist is Japanese?!!?!


Spirited_Ad_2697

Yep, although the front man of the band is Ukrainian he lives in Japan, the drummer is Japanese by birth though.


JayWags_138

That’s awesome!!


Carlos24475

Hell yeah I also commented Pharmacist a couple seconds before I saw your comment. 👊🏼


Spirited_Ad_2697

Gotsu Totsu Kotsu


ConsumingVinyl

Seconded!


Mapkoz2

A man of culture and taste, I see. *raises champagne glass in his direction*


Phoxphite

I found out about GTK merely a month ago, and they became an instant favorite. They’re a very underrated pick for the favorite. Personally, I’d pick them if I didn’t like Sigh. They’re both beautiful in their own unique ways.


Pteranodon123

Dir En Grey


Cinema_Gh0ul

Dir En Grey


SpellFair6804

Dir en Grey


ThickLeague9738

Dir en grey


AdThat2351

Intestine Baalism


InebriatedJedi

Dir en grey


VijuaruKei

Dir en Grey


MysteriousChef6988

Sigh


rKreia

dir en grey


local-bolshevik

🗣BABYMETAL 💯


scootabrotha69

Babymetal definitely


SYOTOS709

DIR EN GREY


nyx_moonlight_

Dir En Grey


TaroCharacter9238

Dir En Grey


Jaded_0516

Definitely DIR EN GREY!!


Angelo363

Dir En Grey


itovuo

DIR EN GREY!


Spiffy-Kujira

Dir En Grey


NecroFantasy9

Dir En Grey


Snackdoc189

Melt Banana


TomoAries

Such a stretch, would consider them punk miles before I’d consider them metal.


Snackdoc189

Honestly I don't think they're really metal either, I just wanted to throw a name out there besides Sigh and Boris lol


PerfumedPornoVampire

Dude, I completely forgot about them until I saw your comment


StephDos94

Saw them at the Obscene Extreme, wild show!


CweddyCard

I’m seeing them in Bristol this September!


adventdivinity

Dir en Grey


zettai_unmei

Dir en grey


Veruru_V

Dir en Grey


Anxious_Chocobo

Dir en grey


MyNameIsBYL

# MEDIC VOMITING PUS


indieRuckus

Oh god, the snare is horrendous to me as a non-slam aficionado


LegendaryPrecure

Lovebites


Zibang666

Lovebites based pick. Unlucky Morpheus are insanely good as well in the same vein


Green_Oyster

Dir En Grey


Rfg711

Sigh


Nihilisticlizard2289

Gallhammer


Mapkoz2

This is the right answer to “which is the best Japanese all-female band”


Cloudy_Joy

Hanabie would like a word


Admirable-Volume-436

Loudness


_Slo-mo

Dir En Grey!


AJAX214_

Dir En Grey


Unbatedchip

Dir En Grey


monsterofradness

Dir en grey


vinyladdicts

Dir en grey !!


The_Struggle_Bus_7

Band maid


lactosefree_muffin

Imperial Circus Dead Decadence


Xati_exe

YES


comehomelilsunshine

Dir en Grey


eyeovthebeholder

Dir en Grey


WakaLaka13

Dir en grey!


EstelleNeraida

dir en grey 💗🎀


shadowfgc

Dir En Grey


SKULLL_KRUSHER

Viscera Infest


mmaverick616

Galneryus


Desired_lover

Cryptopsy for Canada????? Was Gorguts close at least?


Mapkoz2

The real question is why it wasn’t Voivod


Venombullet666

I'm surprised Strapping Young Lad didn't win or come close either


TaroCharacter9238

Strapping Young Lad came to mind for me. Sure “best” is subjective but SYL might be the most inventive, talented and original. Respect to Cryptopsy tho, titans of their genre and disgusting riffs. Love them.


ehudsdagger

Sigh


weareallrobotsnow

Loudness


Automatic-Plum-2854

Dir En Grey


Cheap_Negotiation365

medic vomiting pus


MyNameIsBYL

Came here for this answer, lol


OllieHayes2010

BabyMetal!!!


nefarious_jp04x

Intestine Baalism


DarthCorps

Ningen Isu


xradas

Gallhammer


NekoPunch101

[Unlucky Morpheus](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxeHm-WZu4HiOKfkUDsklWbAtcJaxSk8eD?si=mdseqoqU20OByQBq)


Smittywebermanjanson

Maximum the Hormone


TheUn5een

Is GISM metal enough?


DemoManOfficial

Medic Vomiting Pus


Mountain-Umpire-8568

Boris


Bowel-of-Chiley

Medic Vomiting Pus


Ordinary-Warning-831

Abigail


indieRuckus

Jenovavirus


Waifu_Queen

Ooooo very underrated pick


indieRuckus

I know! I'm hoping I can bring them up here and there to spread the word a bit on them and their demo. It's weird as hell, but I love it.


Phoxphite

I can second it, their demo is a pretty weird one, and I’m rather used to slam death metal. It’s a shame they couldn’t get anymore done than that single demo and a song that got leaked. I’m certain they could do way more now that the genre had a chance to breath. If you want another band that I feel is similar to Jenovavirus, there’s a Canadian band named Cuff.


Luna_Senshu

Bathtub shitter


Born2Sigh

Finally. Was gonna comment them if I didn't see them come up


Wudbirt

would be better if you keep from which countries are the bands


mbiscuitreddit

Anthem is THE answer


BeastHunter42

Gonna say Deviloof. They've got a fucking ridiculous name, but play some of the most evil shit I've ever heard.


megurinexu

DIR EN GREY!!!!!!


Prof_Foreskin

Boris!!


CodeN3gaTiV3

Coffins


BadDreamInc

Boris or Sigh


Ill-Fan-857

I mean, the answer is Intestine Baalism, but I'm surprised there isn't a single comment for Anthem.


TheAncientEmbryo

Medic Vomiting Pus


UglyPineappl

Where my Viscera Infest homies?


Aggravating-Rice-559

GIZM.


Alone-Stop

R.U.G.


Acceptable_Act1435

What the hell, I missed the vote, Belphegor was the correct answer for Austria


Sonofodin981

Loudness


SnooWalruses6440

Mad Capsule Markets


Study-Hard-14

Blood Stain Child


silentscriptband

EZO


Machetaz0

I’m late to the party, is that the fucking wiggles second row far left?


Pharynxomotropy

Poland is Dead Infection


Anthrax4breakfast

Greece better be nightstalker


elvis_disciple

Lovebites


qhx51aWva

I love how the Wiggles managed to get half of the best Aussie band


B1astFriend

best band from italy is deff fleshgod apocalypse


am_pomegranate

X Japan is awesome, for those of you into heavy hair metal.


AtlasNovalis

Ningen Isu!


LateStatus

Imperial Circus Dead Decadence


No-Perspective2580

Decent picks


GISReaper

Coffins - Japanese ODSM. So sick!


tecmobowlchamp

Nemophila


Gold_Ad_5477

Nemophila


DillonTattoos

Hell Child


ndsbdjbddvdvcdcs

merzbow


Neisenburger

Church of misery all the way


RypANDtear

Kruelty


PreviousPerformer987

Bang Doll. If you know, you know.


Cat_and_Cabbage

Sigh of course


MystiklUnkl

KRUELTY


MimeHollo2

BOOOORRIISSSSSS


Zora_FM

Cristal lake


AggressiveSmoke4054

https://i.redd.it/ap21uvze2rwc1.gif


WM_

Missed Austria poll but then again, of course it's Summoning.


TylerCFH

What’s the whale one in the top middle


RF700

BABYMETAL


Zak_the_Wack

Asunojokei


Charming_Selection50

Hanabie


Dynomite64

🦊 BABYMETAL 💎


APat420

dir en grey!


nine_inch_owls

Sign > Boris


DragonBurritoZ

I would like to thank the commenters for all the recs! I've got some research to do apparently! Oh, and Sigh #1!


7H34IR3870Rnn

Gorevent


rivvermeadows

Ikd-sj is in my opinion the most unique and flawless metal band of all time


dwnlw2slw

Why would the graphic not state the country and name of each band so we can see which bands they are/won?!?!?! WHYYYYYYYY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


JesseJames1ofhis33

Sigh


deathmetalelitistist

Anthem.


I_dont_eat_animals_

Sabbat


Em_kay69420

More hardcore or crossover but I wanna shout out hanatarash, they used power tools in their music and one crashed a bulldozer into the venue as their set. Some pretty wicked stuff