Bomb Factory (Japanese: ボム・ファクトリー) is a band from Tokyo, Japan with styles influenced by 1970s and '80s hardcore punk, hard rock, and heavy metal music. Although their mother tongue is Japanese, almost all the music they have produced since 1997 has English song titles and lyrics.
Bomb Factory | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Hardcore punk, Melodic hardcore, Heavy metal |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Monstar Hell Hornet/Limited Sea Green/Toshiba EMI N2O Records Caffeine Bomb Records |
| Members | Jun-ya Kazuya Joe Shira |
| Website | Official website |
History
editBrothers Jun-ya and Kazuya grew up in Yamagata and later relocated to Tokyo, where they met Joe and Shira and established their band in 1991.[1] In 1999, they began the event High Blood Pressure in which they and other Japanese rock bands showcase in. They have staged several of these events and still continue it today.[2] In May 2008, they signed with California label N2O Records and subsequently released Moshing Through Tokyo in August.[3]
Band members
editDiscography
editStudio albums
edit- Blade of a Knife (1996)
- Go This Way (2002)
- Another Day, Another Life (2004)
- Social Suicide (2006)
- Closed (2010)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Metropolis Magazine, an English magazine in Japan.
- ^ Bomb Factory Power, the official fan site in France.
- ^ Myspace.com, Bomb Factory's American Myspace website.