X Japan I.V [HD]

While reissues, compilations and live footage continued to be released, the members of X Japan pursued various other projects: hide, who had been releasing solo albums since 1994's Hide Your Face, continued his solo career with Spread Beaver, now formally including his previous live band and with a sound distinctively different from X Japan's music, leaning more towards alternative rock. But the new group did not last long, due to hide's death in May 1998.

hide's graveToshi has released several solo albums, along with numerous acoustic performances for smaller audiences. According to his website, his "Utatabi Traveling Concert" tour has included over 3.000 concerts, between 1999 and 2003.

Pata and Heath, along with Spread Beaver percussionist/programmer I.N.A., teamed up to provide a track for the 1998 hide tribute album, Tribute Spirits. The three would reunite again in 2000 to form Dope HEADz, which released two albums before ceasing activity. Heath is currently pursuing a solo career and Pata is a member of Ra:IN, along with Spread Beaver keyboardist D.I.E.

Before the breakup, Yoshiki had already independently collaborated with Queen drummer Roger Taylor on the single "Foreign Sand" and provided the Japanese contribution to the international Kiss tribute album Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved, an orchestral arrangement of the song "Black Diamond". A compilation with orchestral treatments of X Japan songs, titled Eternal Melody was also released. It was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and among others featured The Beatles producer George Martin as an arranger.

Since 1998 Yoshiki has engaged in numerous activities, such as being briefly a member of the pop band Globe, producing singles for the Korean rock band TRAX and numerous others, as well as working on his solo project Violet UK, which as of 2007 had not yet published a major release. He has also contributed music to the movie Catacombs and produced the soundtrack of Repo! The Genetic Opera. On May 25, 2007, the formation of the supergroup S.K.I.N. was announced, which besides Yoshiki consists of pop/rock artists Gackt and Miyavi, as well as Luna Sea guitarist Sugizo. The band gave its first and only performance at the Anime Expo convention in Long Beach, California on June 29, 2007.

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[IAMTHETHEHOKAGE]

@MrFantomas45 I'll agree with you right there it is true that a lot of white people say they are the best. And i'm white myself lol Thanks for the evidence now i can use when i make that statement :) i play drums too just as a hobby nothing serious lol and i can see how much of a great drummer he is. Just his form his style how many bps he can do is amazing :)



[MrFantomas45]

@IAMTHETHEHOKAGE Indeed. there are some white people that are really good people, but in this world there's always going to be a bad and good people. and you are welcome

[IAMTHETHEHOKAGE]

@ MrFantomas45 how has i been proven tht yoshi is the best? :) jus so i can use it as evidence

[MrFantomas45]

@IAMTHETHEHOKAGE Im not racist. but mostly the white people/community. call there self's the best, when actually they aren't. A lot of people say that Joey Jordison is the best drummer in the world of drumming, but don't get me wrong. hes a good drummer. but not the best. 1.) it said in google that Yoshiki Hayashi is known to be the best drummer in the world, on 1st place on top 10... 2.) if you see how he plays the drums. hes really got a talent. hes a good drummer.

[PrayMyFriend]

Thumbs up if you think X JAPAN ROCKS!!! lm/ ^_^ lm/

[PrayMyFriend]

Thumbs up if you think X JAPAN ROCKS!!!

[pateadoresdetraseros]

Mike Portnoy is ranked as the best of most rankings progressive also Joey Jordison as metal drummer but Yoshiki is one of the best but not the the best Just NOT.

[MrCountCoCoaFang]

They should really keep his guitar and stand right on the stage in his spot for their live shows.

[KatashiaFantasy101]

3:48 *Hideto Matsumoto T_T

Thanks for posting T_T

[MrFantomas45]

@wfflepwn No problem.

[MichelleKaiba]

Yoshiki is one of the best prolly o . o Deathcore/ Grindcore/ Death Metal/ Prog Metal/ Trash Metal & so on ... drummers are incredibly skilled c: we might need a contest c; to be able to tell if he is the best c: