Doom (Japanese band)
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Doom was a Japanese thrash metal
band by former Zadkiel members Takashi and Koh. Formed in Tokyo
in 1985, the first line up included Takashi "Taka" Fujita (vocals/guitar), Koh "Pirarucu" Morota (fretless bass) and Jouichi "Joe" Hirokawa (drums). The group released their first EP Go Mad Yourself! in 1986, and the debut album No More Pain followed in 1987. Despite having very much broken English included in their lyrics, the group gained a lot of popularity and signed to the Japanese label Invitation. The band continued to release many more albums and even played a gig in the United States at CBGB's
in October 1988. On May 7, 1999, founding member Koh was found dead, having apparently drowned. They released their final album Where Your Life Lies!? in November 1999, before officially disbanding in August 2000.
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band by former Zadkiel members Takashi and Koh. Formed in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
in 1985, the first line up included Takashi "Taka" Fujita (vocals/guitar), Koh "Pirarucu" Morota (fretless bass) and Jouichi "Joe" Hirokawa (drums). The group released their first EP Go Mad Yourself! in 1986, and the debut album No More Pain followed in 1987. Despite having very much broken English included in their lyrics, the group gained a lot of popularity and signed to the Japanese label Invitation. The band continued to release many more albums and even played a gig in the United States at CBGB's
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
in October 1988. On May 7, 1999, founding member Koh was found dead, having apparently drowned. They released their final album Where Your Life Lies!? in November 1999, before officially disbanding in August 2000.
Members
- Takashi "Taka" Fujita - vocals, guitar (Zadkiel, former live guitarist for The Mad Capsule MarketsThe Mad Capsule MarketsThe Mad Capsule Markets were a Japanese band that formed in 1990 and were active until 2006...
, Warpigs, currently support for J) - Shigeru "Pazz" Kobayashi - drums (GastunkGastunkGastunk is an influential Japanese rock band, first active from 1983 to 1988. They reunited in 1999 and 2006 for reunion concerts, but officially restarted activities in 2010.- Members :...
) - Masami Chiba - bass (Shellshock)
Former members
- Jouichi "Joe" Hirokawa - drums (UnitedUnited (band)United is a thrash metal band from Japan formed in 1981. They took their name from the song of the same name, off of Judas Priest's British Steel. Originally a Judas Priest and Black Sabbath cover band, they began to write their own material in 1983 when bassist Yoko joined...
, Zadkiel, Warpigs) - Koh "Pirarucu" Morota (b.1963-d.1999) - fretless bass (Zadkiel, SchaftSchaftSchaft is a Japanese musical side project whose main members are Fujii Maki of Soft Ballet and Hisashi Imai of Buck-Tick. Schaft can be thought of as being a supergroup in that Maki and Imai form the core of the group and a rotating roster of collaborators, who are well-known within their genres,...
, Egora Dorami)
Discography
- Go Mad Yourself! (EP, 1986)
- "Why!?/Last Stand to Hell" (single, 1986)
- No More Pain (full-length, 1987)
- Killing FieldKilling fieldA killing field, in military science, is an area in front of a defensive position that the enemy must cross during an assault and is specifically intended to allow the defending troops to incapacitate a large number of the enemy. Defensive emplacements such as anti-tank obstacles, barbed wire and...
(EP, 1988) - Complicated MindComplicated MindComplicated Mind is the second full-length studio album by the Japanese band Doom.-Track listing:# Complicated Mind - 6:42# Fall, Rise and [Japanese characters] - 5:24# The Boys Dog - 5:16# Bright Light - 4:57# Slave of Heaven - 5:52...
(full-length, 1988) - Incompetent... (full-length, 1989)
- Human Noise (full-length, 1991
- Doom VI - Illegal SoulDoom VI - Illegal SoulDoom VI - Illegal Soul is the fifth studio album by the Japanese band Doom.-Track listing:# I'm Real - 5:13 # Deliver Me From Reasons Why? - 6:27 # Blood on the Rise - 5:50 # ...' ' - 3:10 # Those Who Race Toward Death - 6:40...
(full-length, 1992) - Split 7 w/ Hedgehog Split (split album, 1994)
- "Freakout" (single, 1995)
- Where Your Life Lies!? (full-length, 1999)