Toranaga

Toranaga was part of a cadre of British thrash bands that sprouted up in the late eighties, recording a fine debut EP (Bastard Ballads) for the Peaceville label before being snapped up by major label Chrysalis for their debut full-length album, God's Gift. Despite some good reviews, the album didn't seem to fare that well, perhaps due to label non-support (Armored Saint suffered a similar fate at the hands of Chrysalis). Eventually EMI bought out their contract, the band went broke, and promptly broke up around 1992. In the intervening years there have been several reformations, sometimes going under the name The Bastard Son Of Toranaga (the 2011 EP Cynical Eyes was released under that banner), and as of 2025 a new lineup, now featuring only one original member, is alive, technically called Toranaga UK.

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Discography

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