King Brothers
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King Brothers [キング・ブラザーズ] is a rock band from Nishinomiya City in Hyogo Prefecture
, Japan
. Formed in 1997, the band made its major label debut on Toshiba EMI in 2001. The group is notorious for its destructive live shows, which resulted in their being banned from performing at several venues in Osaka
.
In 2006, King Brothers announced that they were taking a break from touring. In 2007, they start touring again with new members.
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Formed in 1997, the band made its major label debut on Toshiba EMI in 2001. The group is notorious for its destructive live shows, which resulted in their being banned from performing at several venues in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
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In 2006, King Brothers announced that they were taking a break from touring. In 2007, they start touring again with new members.
Current members
- Keizo (Vocals, Guitar)
- Marya (Guitar, Screaming)
- Shinnosuke (Bass)
- Taichi (Drums, Power)
Albums
- King Brothers (1998) (known as the Bulb Edition)
- ★★★★★★★ (1999) (known as the Star Edition)
- キングブラザーズ (25 February 2001）(known as the Red Edition)
- King Brothers (23 May 2001) (known as the Rainbow Edition)
- 6×3 (2002) (EP produced by Jon Spencer)
- 13 (2003)
- Blues (2004)
Tours
- King Brothers Conquest of Japan Tour (2000)
- King Brothers Tour 2003
- Japan Insanity - Charming Deep-Sea Party (2004)
- Lesson 1, The Devil's Violent Classroom (Tear Out Page 2004 of the Dangerous Beat Course) (2004)
- One Hundred Ways to Victimize You, The King (2005)
- The Devil's Time Travel - Chase the Evil Brothers Flying Through Time!! (2005)
- New Zealand Tour With The DHDFD'sThe DHDFD'sThe DHDFD's are a four-piece New Zealand garage punk band who formed during the summer of 2005 in the Point Chevalier area of Auckland New Zealand...
2007 - 2008 Japan "Tour of Hells Across Japan" The DHDFD'sThe DHDFD'sThe DHDFD's are a four-piece New Zealand garage punk band who formed during the summer of 2005 in the Point Chevalier area of Auckland New Zealand...
Vs The King Brothers and Watusi Zombie