RAW TUNEAGE

"Mainstream Killed the Indie Star" focuses on unsigned/indie-labeled bands from around the world.

Dec 23, 2008

HOLSTEIN - Alternative Rock - Tokyo

BAND MYSPACE: Myspace.com/HOLSTEINWEB

BAND MEMBERS:
栗林 大 / Vocal
池谷 龍人 / Guitar & Backup vox
鳥居 大 / Guitar & Backup vox
金田 雅史 / Bass
長塚有世 / Drums

farewell to our memories

Dec 22, 2008

EVEN TODAY - Hardcore - Yokohama

BAND MYSPACE: Myspace.com/EVENTODAYJP

BAND MEMBERS:
La Kinyou (vocals)
Shohei Okane (guitar)
Yuta Hamasaki (guitar)
Akihiro Sato (bass)
Kiyoshi Aoyama (drums)

even today

Dec 14, 2008

TOMATO STEAL - Hardcore/Screamo - Hadano Kanagawa

Band Myspace: Myspace.com/tomatosteal

Band Members:
Bass/Vocals - Shotalow Nakamura
Guitar/Vocals - Yuta Ikeda
Drums/Lead Vocals - Koichi Watanabe

Record Label: Cosmic Note

Dec 13, 2008

SILENCE KILLS THE REVOLUTION - Hardcore/Punk - Shinjuku, Tokyo

Band Myspace: Myspace.com/silencekillstherevolution

Band Members:
Vocals: Minoru Yamaguchi
Guitar: Tomokazu Mizutani
Bass: Kazuhiko Nakamori
Guitar: MOSH-D
Drums: AKT

Record Label: Cosmic Note (Japan)

Labels:

Dec 10, 2008

CLEAVE - Punk/Hardcore - Harajuku

Band Myspace: Myspace.com/cleavejapan

Band Members:
Daihei Ymanaka -vocals/guitar
Tomo Kamata -guitar/back-up vox
Syouta Enomoto -bass/back-up vox
Shuhei Dohi -guitar/back-up vox
Koichi Watanabe -drums

Band Bio:
CLEAVE was formed back in 1999 by high school classmates: Daihei, Tomo, Shota and Takuya. It was a cover band of Nofx, Dogwood and No use for a name those days. Then, they started writing their own music and new guitar player, Shuhei filled in 2004 and it became the present lineup.

Labels:

Dec 9, 2008

CRYSTAL LAKE - Hardcore/Metal - Tokyo

Band Myspace: Myspace.com/crystallake

Band Members:
Kentaro - Vocals
Yusuke - Drums
Yudai - Guitar
Shinya - Guitar

Band Bio:
Crystal Lake started out in the summer of 2002, heavily influenced by mid-90's hardcore, they prepared to make their impact on the Tokyo hardcore scene. Late 2002 saw the search for a new singer, but by January 2003 they had settled with current line up and were one again ready to go. Crystal Lake has shared the stage with: AS I LAY DYING, STORY OF THE YEAR, THE USED, RISE AGAINST, AIDEN, THE BLED, HATEBREED, HORSE THE BAND, and more. In 2008, they played Taste of Chaos in November and released a split CD with Japanese punk band, CLEAVE in May.

Labels:

Dec 8, 2008

LOST - Hardcore/Screamo - Osaka

Band Myspace: Myspace.com/lostjapan

Band Members:
Tetsuya Sakamoto/Guitar
Ryohei Yoshida/Bass
Hayato Taguchi/Drums
Yoshimi Morinaga/Guitar
Hiroki Nakamori/Vocals

LOST has shared the stage with bands like Underoath, Saosin, Taking Back Sunday, Anti Flag, Senses Fail, Across Five Aprils, Evergreen Terrace, Dope, among many other major bands. The group is signed to Japanese indie label, ZestOne and are labelmates with Tragic Hero Records (USA) band, Scapegoat.

Making of "Farewell Song" music video


LOST - Farewell Song

Labels: ,

Dec 7, 2008

BEFORE MY LIFE FAILS - Hardcore - Tokyo

Band Myspace: Myspace.com/beforemylifefails

Band Members:
Matsuno - Vocals
Shinji - Guitar
Su1 - Guitar
Yasu - Bass
Nobu - Drums

BEFORE MY LIFE FAILS played Taste of Chaos 2008 in Japan. The band is also signed to indie label Keep and Walk Records in Japan. BMLF will be releasing their 1st album through Keep and Walk Records on 12/19 in conjunction with a CD release party. Go to their Myspace to find out where!


"This Is A Part Of Movie From TOC 08' in Tokyo"

Labels:

Dec 6, 2008

HER NAME IN BLOOD - Hardcore - Saitama, JP

Band Myspace: Myspace.com/hnib

Band Members:
Ikepy - Vocals
Shogo - Guitar
Daiki - Guitar
Makoto - Bass
Shigeki - Drums

HER NAME IN BLOOD played Taste of Chaos 2008 in Japan!

"Taste Of Chaos"


【Liveclip】Hey, Do You Notice That You Are Already Dead?

Labels: