Does Malice Mizer count?

Are they on my space? I'd like to sample their stuff before I go downloading Albums.

you know,onmyoza are huge in japan and 2 yrs ago they also toured in europe,and i bet if they were singin in english they would be more widely known,not just to metal but to all music fans,just like the almighty X or Diru...but then they wouldnt b Onmyouza anymore,bcoz their style is so unique and performances and interpretations so full of pathos...and they sing in an ancient japanese that not even their peoples can fully understand,about myths and traditions of their beautiful culture:they call it youkai [ghost] heavy metal and their style is clearly visual,yet they r not too heavy nor too hair,with that epic but speed sound,that even if you cant understand rats of the lyrics,you cant just help loving kuroneko polimorphic vocal extension,now mellow,now high,mad in laughter,crying in sorrow just like she was interpreting a no or kabuki drama,accompanied by the genius of matatabi,whose vocal ability is just specular to hers,not to mention how he n the rest of the band rock their instruments;
i cant claim to be an expert conoisseur,i do not have a vaste musical culture,but i know what i like to listen,n even tho i m more into nu-metal [which i know those who consider themselves true metal fans despise],but bands like onmyouza just deserve to be listened and recognized for their musical talent,in spite of the genre and contents they offer.
personally i think everybody can enjoy of their music,but then i dont know how die-hard fans think of everything that is new or different,when they compare them to their standards which have stabilized thru years of listening to a certain kind of music.
at any rate,you should give em a chance,try downloading the live songs first as band like onmyouza definetly give their best on stage.
in the worst case,you just wasted half an hour of your life,but in a better way then going to church on sunday.lol...

PEACE

You'll get used to the vocals, and when you do (especially on a track like Koga ninpocho) you'll see just how relevant and well suited they are. Kuroneko shares the singing on the heavier and darker tracks with bass player Matatabi so there is a nice dynamic to help tell the story.

As Oni says, Onmyouza deal with storytelling in a traditional Japanese style mixed with gothic elements and translated into powermetal music that comes together best in their live shows. It's a vibe and style of it's own which sio why the band are so big in Japan.

Go on - give 'em a go!

Actually I'm not too keen on the tracks they've used for Death Note at all. The opening theme is a just a racket with crude lyrics and the closing theme is only slightly better.

To be honest I preferred the original closing theme song they used for the show.

Wow, thanks ... this is actually not bad at all. A couple of tune may even find there way into my MP3 player :)