All Entries in the "Profile" Category

Bluestone Company

members:
Toshihiro Sumitomo (guitar, vocal)
Taizo Takafuji (drums)
Yoshihiro Ogasahara (bass)
The Savoy Truffle was formed in Osaka, Japan in 1991. Over the next fourteen years, the band released five albums to rave reviews and touring the USA, Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, Austria and Italy.
In January 2002, The Savoy Truffle entered a recording session for their 4th studio [...]

Jude

members:
Asai Kenichi (Guitar, Vocal)
Watanabe Keiichi (Bass)
Ikehata Junji (Drums)
Since the disbandment of Blankey Jet City, the band Jude is the third masterwork from the creative genius of Asai Kenichi. Dazzling guitar and drum work coupled with Kenichi’s tortured vocals is a force that should be experienced. Conceived as a return to a no-holds-barred rock trio, Jude [...]

FACT

members:
Takahiro (Guitar, Vocal)
Kazuki (Guitar, Vocal)
Hiro (Vocal)
Eiji (Drums, vocal)
Tomohiro (Bass, Vocal)
Since forming 10 years ago over a mutual love for heavy music, this five-piece has been developing a unique, technically impressive sound that fuses myriad musical influences into something altogether new and indisputably their own.
“The band started out being a metallic hardcore band, but then started [...]

Shachi

members:
TAKE (Vocal & Guitar)
HIDETA (Vocal & Bass)
Hankn (Chorus & Drums)
Post-punk, melocore, self-described punk, no matter what label you use to describe them, Shachi delivers straightforward punk with award winning talent and in-your-face instrumentals. From the ska-punk of “Angry Day”, to the pop-punk of “Never Mind”, they hold nothing back, bringing each [...]

Dusty Rhodes and the River Band

members:
Dustin Apodaca (vocals, keys)
Kyle Divine (guitar, vocals
Edson Choi (vocals, guitar)
Andrea Babinski (violin, vocals)
Eric Chirco (drums)
Brad Babinski (bass)
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band have spent the past three years playing every shitty dive bar from the South to the Midwest and back to southern California, sleeping on couches, and giving their hearts and souls to every [...]

LoNero

members:
Bill Lonero (Lead/Harmony/Rhythm Guitar)
Brandon Hayes (Rhythm/Harmony Guitar)
Mike McKaigg (Bass)
Marco Bicca (Drums)
There’s quite literally an endless amount of music genres these days, but none focuses more on the talent and melodic power of a guitar than guitarcore. A new term coined by California instrumental guitarist Bill Lonero (whose band LoNero — champions the genre), guitarcore brings [...]

Poets of the Fall

Poets of the Fall (POTF) are an independent rock band from Helsinki, Finland. Since their inception, Poets Of The Fall have been an example of the positive evolution of rock. With solid, masterful song crafting, without becoming over-the-top and retaining a mainstream accessibility.
Founded in 2003, with the collaboration of rock singer Marko “Mark” Saaresto (lead [...]

Chris Duarte group

Though Duarte has played a limited number of U.S. dates in recent years with the Japanese band Bluestone Company backing him, he performs primarily as a power trio, the Chris Duarte Group.
Chris Duarte, San Antonio native was born in February 1963, the same year as his Strat. His goal, to be a successful musician [...]

フジファブリック [Fujifabric]

Members:
Shimura Masahiko Vocals, Guitar
Katou Shinichi 2003 Bass
Yamauchi Souichirou 2004 Guitar
Kanazawa Daisuke 2003 Keyboards

From jazz to rock and everything in between Fujifabric manages to amaze the listener with their musical styling, while still maintaining a sound that is purely their own. From the jazz sound of “Kieru Na Taiyou” to the [...]

アナログフィッシュ [Analogfish]

Sasaki Kentaro Bass, Vocals
Shimooka Akira Guitar, Vocals
Saito Syuichiro Drums, Vocals
The rock trio Analogfish consists of one drum kit, one guitar, and one bass. What they lack in physical stage presence is more than made up in their instrumental talents and three part vocals. Though Kentaro Sasaki’s voice is predominant. Akira Shimooka’s co-vocal is always there [...]

10-FEET

Takuma Vocals, Guitar
Naoki Bass, Vocals
Kouichi Drums
Known for not taking their celebrity personas very seriously, 10-FEET isn’t your typical punk band. They are considered to be one of the best live bands in Japan today. 10-FEET’s energy both on stage and in their music continues to impress fans and critics alike.
Originally they were a [...]

The Captains

Kizuhiko – Guitar, Vocal
Hizashi – Guitar
Ted – Bass
Yosuke – Drums
In 1966, the Beatles visited Japan and performed a series of concerts. The excitement around this visit sparked the imagination of young musicians, influencing not only their music, but the band’s style of dress. These new ’60s Japanese rock groups were called “GS” or Group Sounds. [...]