Knotlamp

Knotlamp
Origin	Fukuoka, Japan ^[1]
Genres	Indie Rock, Punk Rock, Hard Rock
Years active	2001–present
Labels	RUN RUN RUN Records LD&K Records Imperial Records
Website

Members	Keit (vocals,guitar) Tohru (bass, back-up vocals) Akihiko (drums, back-up vocals) Ryo (Temporary)(guitar, chorus) Mahiro (guitar, chorus)

Past members	Tetsunari (guitar, back-up vocals)

Knotlamp are a Japanese rock band, currently on hiatus, who were signed to the Teichiku Records label. They formed in 2000 and self-produced their first single, Mental Age in October 2002.^[2] They debuted under RUN RUN RUN Records with their mini-album, Blind Side on October 23, 2007 and released their first full album Sing Against the Stream on March 10, 2009.^[2] The title song from their single LAST TRAIN-新しい朝--, was used as the second opening to the anime, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.^[3]

The band announced a permanent "hiatus" in the fall of 2013, citing differences in opinion regarding the group's musical direction.

Profile

Current Members

Keit; vocalist, guitar^[1]
Tohru; bass, back-up vocals
Akihiko; drums, back-up vocals
Mahiro; guitar, chorus

Former Members

Ryo; guitar, chorus (Backup Member)
Tetsu; guitar, chorus

Discography

Singles

Mental Age (Released in November, 2002) (Self-Produced)
Never Change (Released in July 2003) (Self-Produced)
NOT ALONE (Released on November 18, 2004) (Self-Produced)
The Limited World (Released on August 31, 2005) (Self-Produced)
LAST TRAIN-新しい朝-- (Released on October 22, 2008) (First single under RUN RUN RUN records)
Across My World (Released on June 6, 2012) (Opening to Ginga e Kickoff!!)

Albums

Sing Against the Stream (Released on March 10, 2009)
Dot of the galaxy (Released on September 7, 2010).
"Geoglyph" (Released on September 19, 2012)
Hello to Nostalgia (Released on September 18, 2013)
"MY PROLOGUE" (Released on January 22, 2014) (Best Album)

Mini-albums and EPs

My Beautiful Tracks (Released on January 20, 2007) (Self-Produced)
Blind Side (Released on October 23, 2007) (First mini-album under RUN RUN RUN Records)
Ghost of the freedom (Released on June 10, 2008)
Bridges We've Dreamed (Released on September 13, 2011)

DVD/VHS

Live against the Stream (Released on September 29, 2009)
"Live Direction I" (Released on March 22, 2011)

References

1 2 Official Profile, http://knotlamp.com/?page_id=4.
1 2 Official Discography, http://knotlamp.com/?page_id=3.
↑ http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000043570.

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