Bomb Factory (band)
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| Bomb Factory | |
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 A screenshot from their DVD of the band playing at a live concert.
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Label(s) | Monstar Records Toshiba EMI Hell Hornet Records Limited Records |
| Website | bombfactory.jp |
| Members | |
| Jun-ya Kazuya Joe Shira |
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Bomb Factory (Japanese: ボムファクトリー) is a musical group from Tokyo, Japan with styles influenced by 70's and 80's 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.
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[edit] Biography
Brothers 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] They played shows in and around Tokyo and Yokohama during their early years. They released their independently produced album, Explode a Bombshell in 1994 and Blade of a Knife in 1996. In 1997, they started their own independent label Monstar Records and released the split CD Monstar Cup Stage 1. This album and concurrent albums afterward contained predominantly English lyrics. During the next few years their style progressed and became more unique, attracting a larger fan base in Japan. 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 March of 2000 the tracks Exciter and Deadly Silence Beach were chosen for the game Dead or Alive 2 on Dreamcast and Playstation 2. They signed with Sea Green/Toshiba-EMI in 2006 and released the album Social Suicide.
...These guys truly are a bomb factory. Explosive, energetic and relentless. Nothing can stop this powerhouse of a band.
– Scottie Wolfe[3]
[edit] Members
[edit] Discography
[edit] Full Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 1996 | Blade of a Knife | Monstar Records |
| 2002 | Go This Way | Monstar Records/Hell Hornet Records |
| 2004 | Discord | MHP/Skalopards Productions |
| 2004 | Another Day, Another Life | Monstar Records/Limited Records |
| 2006 | Social Suicide | Sea Green Records/Toshiba EMI |
| 2007 | Greatest Hits | Monstar Records/CCRE |
[edit] Mini Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 1994 | Explode a Bombshell | MINdo Company |
| 1999 | Bomb Factory | Monstar Records/Hell Hornet Records |
| 2002 | Fat Boost | Monstar Records/Limited Records |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 1997 | Monstar Cup Stage 1 | Monstar Records |
| 1999 | How Do You Feel? | Monstar Records/Hell Hornet Records |
| 2000 | Break Up | Monstar Records/Hell Hornet Records |
| 2003 | Discord | Monstar Records/Limited Records |
| 2004 | Pilot Wire | Monstar Records/Limited Records |
| 2006 | Slickdrive | Sea Green Records/Toshiba EMI |
[edit] DVD
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 2006 | Fifteenth: After All These Years | Sea Green Records/Monstar Records/Limited Records |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Metropolis Magazine, an English magazine in Japan.
- ^ Bomb Factory Power, the official fan site in France.
- ^ JaME World, English article on the Russian site.
[edit] External links
- Bombfactory.jp, their official website
- Band information from Limited Records
- MySpace profile page (Song samples available)
- Purevolume.com
- Article on Metropolis.co.jp
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