- King Brothers
KING BROTHERS [キング・ブラザーズ] (usually written in capital letters) is a rock band from Nishinomiya City in
Gunma Prefecture ,Japan . Formed in 1997, the band made its major label debut onToshiba EMI in 2001. The group is notorious for its destructive live shows, which resulted in their being banned from performing at several venues inOsaka . [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3zfrxq8kld6e King Brothers] atAllmusic ]In 2006, King Brothers announced that they were taking a break from touring.
Personnel
Current members
*KEIZO (Vocals, Guitar)
*MARYA (Guitar, Screaming)
*SHINNOSUKE (Bass)
*TAICHI (Drums, Power)Former Members
*Kitauchi (Guitar)
*Jun (Guitar)
*Kawasaki (Drums)
*Linda (Drums)Discography
Albums
*KING BROTHERS (1998) (known as the Bulb Edition)
*★★★★★★★ (1999) (known as the Star Edition)
*キングブラザーズ (25th February 2001)(known as the Red Edition)
*KING BROTHERS (23rd May 2001) (known as the Rainbow Edition)
*6×3 (2002) (EP produced byJon Spencer )
*13 (2003)
*BLUES (2004)Video/DVD
*AMERICAN TOUR '99
*LIVE at Cafe BLUE (2004)Tours
*King Brothers Conquest of Japan Tour (2000)
*King Brothers Tour 2003
*Japan Insanity - Charming Deep-Sea Party (2004)
*Lesson 1, The Devil's Violent Classroom (Tear Out Page 2004 of the Dangerous Beat Course) (2004)
*One Hundred Ways to Victimize You, The King (2005)
*The Devil's Time Travel - Chase the Evil Brothers Flying Through Time!! (2005)References
External links
* [http://www.kingbrothers.jp/ Official Site (Japanese)]
* [http://www.jmusiceuropa.com/uk/database-artist.php?id=559 Profile at JMusicEuropa]
* [http://www.rockofjapan.com/kingbrothers.html Annotated discography at Rock of Japan]
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