Buck-Tick was formed in Gunma Prefecture in 1983. Hisashi Imai had the original idea for the band, despite not being able to play any instruments at the time. He recruited his friend, Yutaka Higuchi , and the two of them began to practice—Imai on guitar and Higuchi on bass. Then,…
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That year, the band had its first live performance (a concert by the band is referred to as a Black Mass ( 黒ミサ ) ) playing a series of small gigs.
In January 1983, Makoto joins on guitar and Tatsuya on drums. On February 10, they released their fourth single “Go Go Stalin”. Their next album Mushi and single “Nothing”, are both released on April 25. After a June 11 gig, Makoto and Tatsuya leave. Also in June 1983 Shintaro leaves.…
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Seikima-II was formed in late December 1982 by guitarist Damian Hamada while he was attending the Waseda University Folk Song Club.
The Stalin were one of the bands to star in Sogo Ishii ‘s movie Burst City , released on March 13, 1982. Their concert on June 24 was the last with drummer Jun, however he still appears on their major label debut album Stop Jap , as well as their…
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Formed in 1982 by guitarist Yosuke Abe, bassist Yoshihiro Yasui, drummer Shinya Tange and vocalist Kazutoyo Ito when they were teenagers, Outrage was influenced by new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) bands in their early years.
In June 1980 Endo formed The Stalin. He chose the name because ” Joseph Stalin is very hated by most people in Japan, so it is very good for our image.” Originally a three piece with Endo on vocals and bass, Atsushi on guitar and Jun on drums. Shintaro joined…
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In the late 1980s, Tak Matsumoto had been extremely busy as a guitarist with various recording sessions and live performances, including for Tetsuya Komuro ‘s TM Network and Mari Hamada . On May 21, 1988, Matsumoto released his first solo album, Thousand Wave , with positive critical reception. However, wanting…
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It was their last concert before a long hiatus, as at this time Yuya became involved in numerous projects and each member went on to an individual career. Joe Yamanaka recorded numerous solo albums, and collaborated with the iconic reggae band The Wailers in the 1980s. Having quit the guitar…
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Circa 1979, Michiro Endo , a 29-year-old socialist activist, formed a punk band called Jiheitai ( 自閉体 ) . Several of their songs would later become The Stalin songs, such as “Ideologist”, “Niku” and their versions of “No Fun” and ” Light My Fire “.