Church of Misery

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Church of Misery
Background information
Origin Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Genres Doom metal
Stoner metal
Years active 1995 - present
Labels Rise Above Records
Metal Blade Records
Man's Ruin Records
Diwphalanx Records
Website churchofmisery.net
Members Hideki Fukasawa
Tatsu Mikami
Junji Narita
Kensuke Suto
Past 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. Church of Misery's style melds early-era Black Sabbath style doom with psychedelic rock.

History

Most songs by Church of Misery are about serial killers and mass murderers. 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 album, 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 the band's early works. They released three split EPs, two with Sourvein and one with Deer Creek, and a live DVD of their 2005 European tour. They played the Roadburn Festival in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.[1]

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

They managed to perform their first tour of the United States in 2012.

They also hold the current record for most appearances at the Roadburn Festival with five (2008, 2009, twice in 2010 and 2012).

Members

Current:

  • Tatsu Mikami - bass (1995-)
  • Junji Narita - drums (2000-)
  • Ikuma Kawabe - guitars (2012-)
  • Hideki Fukasawa - vocals & synthesizers (2004–2009, 2012-)

Former:

  • Tomohiro Nishimura - guitars (1995–2001)
  • Takenori Hoshi - guitars (2002–2006)
  • Osamu Hamada - guitars (2001)
  • Kensuke Suto - guitars (2010-2011)
  • Tom Sutton - guitars (2006–2010), (touring member only as of 2012)
  • Kazuhiro Asaeda - vocals (1995)
  • Nobukazu Chow - vocals (1996–2000)
  • Yoshiaki Negishi - vocals (2000–2004, 2009-2011)
  • Hideki Shimizu - drums (1995–2000)

Discography

Albums

Reissued Albums

  • Early Works Compilation 2xCD/3LP (2004 Leaf Hound Records / 2010 Emetic Records)
  • The Second Coming CD re-release (2005 Salvation Records/Let There Be DOOM Records/2011 Emetic Records)
  • Master of Brutality CD re-release (2006 Diwphalanx Records/2011 Emetic 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/2011 Emetic Records)
  • Master of Brutality CD with bonus tracks/2LP (2011 Rise Above Records)
  • The Second Coming Cd With Bonus Tracks/2LP (2011 Rise Above Records)

EPs/Split Releases

  • Born Too Late split CD with Sheavy (1998 Game Two Records)
  • 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 10" EP (1999 Man's Ruin Records)
  • Boston Strangler 12" EP/MCD (2002 Kult Of Nihilow Records)
  • Split CD with Acrimony (2003 Game Two 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)
  • Dennis Nilsen 12" EP (2008 Kult Of Nihilow)
  • Greetings From Jonestown 12" EP (2009 A Pile of Dirt Music)

Live

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)

References

  1. ↑ Griffioen, Ingmar (14 April 2010). "Opwarmen voor Roadburn met Shining, Enslaved, Brant Bjork, Jesu...". 3VOOR12. Retrieved 8 September 2011. 

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