Church of Misery

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Church of Misery
Origin Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Genre(s) Doom metal
Stoner metal
Years active 1995 - present
Label(s) Southern Lord Records
Leaf Hound Records
Game Two Records
Man's Ruin Records
Diwphalanx Records
Associated acts Assault
Coffins
G.A.T.E.S.
Sonic Flower
Website churchofmisery.net
Members
Hideki Fukasawa
Tatsu Mikami
Junji Narita
Tom Sutton
Former members
Yoshiakki Negishi
Nobukazu Chow
Tomohiro Nishimura
Hideki Shimizu
Takenori Hoshi

Church of Misery (チャーチ・オブ・ミザリー Chāchi obu Mizarī?) is a doom metal band from Tokyo, Japan.

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[edit] Biography

Church of Misery's style melds early-era Black Sabbath style doom with psychedelic rock. Like the American death metal group Macabre, most of their songs are about different serial killers. After several releases on small independent record labels, they released the EP Murder Company on Man's Ruin Records, then moved on to Southern Lord Records to release their debut full length LP, Master of Brutality. In 2004 they released their second full length album, The Second Coming. That same year Japan's Leaf Hound Records released a compilation of their early works. Most recently they have released three split EPs, two with Sourvein and one with Deer Creek. They have also released a live DVD of their 2005 European tour.

Church of Misery have appeared on three compilation tribute CDs to Trouble, Black Widow and Death SS.

Church of Misery was also the name of a United States-based band, featuring Impetigo bassist and vocalist, Stevo.

[edit] Members

Current:

  • Hideki Fukasawa - vocals & synthesizers (2004-)
  • Tatsu Mikami - bass (1995-)
  • Junji Narita - drums (2003-)
  • Tom Sutton - guitars (2006-)

Former:

  • Tomohiro Nishimura - guitars (1995-2000)
  • Takenori Hoshi - guitars (2002-2006)
  • Osamu Hamada - guitars (2001)
  • Kazuhiro Asaeda - vocals (1995)
  • Nobukazu Chow - vocals (1996-1998)
  • Yoshiaki Negishi - vocals (1999-2004)
  • Hideki Shimizu - drums (1995-2002)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Vol 1 (Bootleg release of unreleased first album) CD (1997 Doom Records)
  • Born Too Late split CD with Sheavy (1998 Game Two Records)
  • Master of Brutality CD (2001 Southern Lord Records)
  • Split CD with Acrimony (2003 Game Two Records)
  • The Second Coming CD (2004 Diwphalanx Records)
  • Early Works Compilation 2xCD (2004 Leaf Hound Records)
  • The Second Coming CD re-release (2005 Salvation Records/Let There Be DOOM Records)
  • Master of Brutality CD re-release (2006 Diwphalanx Records)
  • Master of Brutality LP (2006 Leaf Hound Records)
  • The Second Coming LP (2006 Salvation Records/Let There Be DOOM Records)
  • Vol. 1 LP (2007 Leaf Hound Records)
  • Houses Of The Unholy (2008 Rise Above Records/Leaf Hound Records)

[edit] EPs

  • Taste the Pain MCD (1998 Bad Acid Trip Records)
  • We've Learned Nothing / Murder Company split CD with Iron Monkey (1998 Man's Ruin Records) - Murder Company was also released as limited edition 10" on dark purple vinyl.
  • Boston Strangler 12" EP/MCD (2002 Kult Of Nihilow Records)
  • Split 7" with Sourvein (2006 Dada Drumming Records)
  • Split 7" with Sourvein (2006 Calculon Records)
  • Split 12" EP with Deer Creek (2006 Game Two Records)

[edit] Live

[edit] Compilation

  • "Where Evil Dwells (Richard Ramirez)" and "Spahn Ranch (Charles Manson)" on Doomsday Recitation (1997 Conucopia Records)
  • "Come Touch the Sky" on Bastards Will Pay: Tribute to Trouble (1999 Freedom Records)
  • "Accident" on King of the Witches: Black Widow Tribute (2000 Black Widow Records)
  • "Chains of Death" on Beyond the Realms of Death SS (2000 Black Widow Records)
  • "Sick of Living (Zodiac)" on Stone Deaf Forever (2000 Red Sun Records)
  • "Lucifer Rising (live)" on Blood Curdling Nightmare (2002 self-released)

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