Veltpunch is a Japanese alternative rock band which formed in 1997.[2] They played at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas, USA, in March 2000.[3] Their first major[2] single, "Crawl", reached number 36 on the Oricon single charts in 2008 and remained on the chart for seven weeks.[4] Crawl was also featured as an opening theme for the anime Nabari no Ou.
Veltpunch | |
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| Genres | Alternative rock[1] |
| Years active | 1997–current |
| Labels | 321 Records, ZK Records, Evol Records, Geneon, Sony Music Associated Records |
| Members | Hidenori Naganuma Aiko Nakajima Naoki Asama Shinichiro Arakawa |
| Past members | Soutarou Nagumo Matsuzaki Taisuke Endo Seiji Himeno |
| Website | http://www.veltpunch.net/ |
Members
edit- Hidenori Naganuma (長沼 秀典, Naganuma Hidenori) (Vocals, guitar)
- Aiko Nakajima (ナカジマ アイコ, Nakajima Aiko) (Bass, vocals)
- Taisuke Endo (遠藤 泰介, Endō Taisuke) (Drums) [1997 – 2010]
- Seiji Himeno (姫野 聖二, Himeno Seiji) (Guitar) [1997 – 2012]
- Naoki Asama (浅間 直樹, Asama Naoki) (Drums) [2011–present]
- Shinichiro Arakawa (荒川 慎一郎, Arakawa Shinichiro) (Guitar) [2013–present][5]
Discography
editSingles
edit- "Crawl" (May 21, 2008) Oricon Style Single ranking: No. 36[4]
Albums
edit- Repeat 2000 Times (Mar 21, 2000)
- When We Drive (Mar 21, 2002)
- Question No. 13 (Dec 15, 2004)
- A Huge Mistake (Oct 5, 2005, 2nd Release Nov 3, 2006)
- White Album (Aug 1, 2007)
- Paint Your Life Grey (Mar 9, 2008)
- Black Album (Feb 17, 2010)
- His Strange Fighting Pose (Aug 3, 2011)
- THE NEWEST JOKE (Jul 20, 2016)
- SUICIDE KING (Aug 5, 2020)
Best albums
edit- Gold Album 1997–2012 (Aug 8, 2012)
References
edit- ^ Yahoo.co.jp Veltpunch Profile Retrieved Nov 2, 2010
- ^ a b Barks.jp Veltpunch Profile Retrieved Nov 2, 2010
- ^ SXSW-asia.com Retrieved Nov 2, 2010
- ^ a b Oricon.co.jp Veltpunch's CD Single Rankings Retrieved Nov 2, 2010
- ^ veltpunch.net Retrieved Dec 14, 2022
External links
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