By 2005 they released the single “D.A.R.K”. Soon after they released a mini album entitled Dark-Ism . This mini album included a song entitled “Yami no Hikari e” which had a much different sound than previous Balzac recordings. They shot a promotional video clip for the song too (released with…
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In 2004 they released their sixth full-length album, Came Out of the Grave . It was released in a special edition long-box with a Be@rbrick figure inside. During that summer they played a large festival with American punk rock band Rancid , and released a tour documentary about their first…
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The year of 2003 would be a huge one for the band internationally. Before touring with The Misfits, The Damned, The Dickies , and Agnostic Front , they released a maxi-single entitled “Beware of Darkness”. It was included as a part of a special 4-figure toy set from Medicom Toys…
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For 2002 Balzac released a split single with The Misfits. Balzac covered the songs “The Haunting” and “Don’t Open ‘Til Doomsday” as a medley, while The Misfits covered the Balzac’s “Day the Earth Caught Fire”. In April 2002 Balzac released their fifth full-length studio album. The album was a double…
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In early 2001 the band released numerous singles, as well as a box set featuring the amazing artwork of Japanese manga artist Suehiro Maruo , which had been used on the album Zennou-Naru Musuu no Me ha Shi wo Yubi Sasu . They also contributed a noise rock version of…
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2000 saw The Misfits back touring Japan, and Balzac was there opening for them once again. Directly after, they played a string of shows with The Mad Capsule Markets . In this year there was a lot of heavy touring for the band, but they managed to release another video…
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In 1999, Balzac released a split single, “Oldevils Legend of Blood”, with friends and fellow Japanese rock band Sobut. They released a special 12-inch version of “Isolation From No. 13”, a remixed tape as a special box set with toy industry friends, T.W.I.M (The World Is Mine) whose headquarters are…
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In the year of 1998, Kill joined the band as the new drummer, while they began to gain real recognition and notoriety in the indie scene. At this moment they had caught the attention of the recently re-incarnated Misfits . Now being headed by original member and long time bassist…
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During 1997, when they were about to record their second full-length album, Deep – Teenagers from Outer Space , the band once again found themselves without a drummer. They recruited another long-time friend and very experienced drummer, Futoshi Okano, to fill the spot. They would call upon him a few…
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By 1995 the band managed to release their first full-length album, The Last Men on Earth , after being signed to Alchemy Records . This would be their only release on Alchemy. Just before releasing their 3rd single, “Isolation From No. 13,” the band lost its long-time bassist (and Jerry…
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