Volcano
Japan has produced several quality metal bands over the years in
a variety of genres, but thrash hasn't really been one of them.
Volcano opts to change that, their style being prime American-
influenced thrash (think bands like
Overkill or early
Metal Church,
with excellent solos and riffing from one She-Ja and competant
vocals from Nov, whose throaty growl might remind one of
Flemming Ronsdorf
(
Artillery) or perhaps
Chris Boltendahl of
Grave Digger if he sang in a thrash band.
Violent, their debut, is solid throughout, energetic and
well-constructed thrash, really a bit of a surprise given their
relative lack of notoriety.
Thumbs up for thrash fans here, this is definitely a band on par
with anyone in their field.
Current Members
Nov
vocals
She-Ja (Yasushi Kuroiwa)
guitars
Akira
bass
Shun
drums
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Former Members/Guests
Motoyama
vocals
George
guitars
Hime
drums
Katsuji Kirita
drums
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Discography
(EP) Spring Of Life
1994
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- V.O.L.C.A.N.O.
- Rock'n Roll Suicide
- 119
- Wind
- Spring of Life
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- Motoyama
- She-Ja
- George
- Akira
- Hime
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Violent
2000
Shrapnel
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- The Present
- Kill All Of Me
- Ghost
- Brain Dance
- Fear Of The Scarlet
- I Am "What"?
- Cloud Covers
- Devil May Care Boy
- The Prayer
- Volcano
- Unchained
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- Nov
- She-Ja
- Katsuji Kirita
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Reviews: Metal Observer
(EP) Die Hard
2000
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- Cry
- Trust
- 4148
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Davi
2001
Victor
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- Absurd
- History Cries
- Live Through This World
- The Wild Obscene Nights
- Child Eyes
- Progress
- No Way man
- Crazy Red Machine
- In The Black
- Barbwire
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- Nov
- She-Ja
- Katsuji Kirita
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Reviews: Metal Observer
(EP) Living Corpse
2004
(EP) The Viper's Path
2004
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- Go
- Horrible!
- Unknown Departure
- Evil Leaf
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Mythology
2011
Metallic Core
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- Mythology
- Phantom Society
- Dead Men Tell No Tales
- Hell In The Paradise
- Claim
- Shine In The Dark
- Warrior's Play
- Strange The Strong
- Gunpowder
- Goddess
- The Head
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