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Gastunk
Also known asGastank
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active1983–1988, 1999 & 2006, 2010–present
Labels
MembersBaby
Tatsu
Baki
Kei
Past membersNaoki
Yutaka
Kill
Matsumura
Pazz
Websitegastunk.com

Gastunk (stylized as GASTUNK) is an influential Japanese rock band, first active from 1983 to 1988.[2][3] They reunited in January 1999 for a concert at Akasaka Blitz called Rest in Peace in memory of hide, who died the previous year. It was recorded and released as a live album in November.[4] They performed again in 2006, before officially restarting activities in 2010.[5] Initially a hardcore punk band, guitarist Tatsu later recalled that when Gastunk made their major label debut they were dubbed heavy metal by the media.[2]

Members

  • Baby – bass 1983–present[6] (ex:The Execute, →The Highest Region, Rebel Tribe)
  • Tatsuya "Tatsu" Shinozaki (篠崎辰也) – guitar 1983–present[6] (ex:Dead Cops, →Jacks 'n' Joker, The Eye Scream, The Killing Red Addiction, Punktronica, The Deadrocks)
  • Masahiko "Baki" Isowaki (磯脇雅彦) – vocals 1984–present (ex:Lip Cream, The Execute, Joy, →Quartergate, No. 9, Mosquito Spiral)
  • Kei – drums 2020–present (ex:The Jacks, →The Deadrocks)
Former members
  • Naoki – guitar 1983[6] (ex:The Comes, →Lip Cream) Died 2021[7]
  • Yutaka – vocals 1983–1984 (ex:Dead Cops as "Otakevi"[6])
  • Matsumura – drums 1983–1986 (ex:The Comes)
  • Kill – drums 1984
  • Shigeru "Pazz" Kobayashi – drums 1986–1988, 1999, 2006, 2010–2019 (ex:Z.O.A.,→Doom, Quartergate, I love you... OK?)

Discography

Singles

  • "Mr. Gazime" (June 1985)
  • "Geronimo" (March 30, 1986)
  • "Sunshine of Your Love" (December 16, 1988) Oricon Singles Chart Peak Position: No. 85[8]
  • "Counter-Clock Wise" (1988)
  • "Dead Song" (1989, in Rockin' f magazine)
  • "Deadman's Face" (June 9, 2010) No. 128[8]

EPs

  • Gastunk (March 2, 1985)
  • The Vanishing Signs (May 1, 1986)
  • To Fans (September 1986)
  • Midnight Rain (November 18, 1986), Oricon Albums Chart Peak Position: No. 82[9]

Studio albums

  • Dead Song (July 1985)
  • Under the Sun (June 21, 1987)
  • Under the Sun (US version, 1987)
  • Mother (June 21, 1988)

Live albums

  • The End (February 21, 1989) No. 82[9]
  • Rest in Peace (March 25, 1999)
  • Live at Loft 2011 (limited cassette, 2018)

Compilation albums

  • Heartful Melody (1983-1988) (1994)
  • Early Singles (August 21, 2002)

VHS/DVDs

  • Smash the Wall (VHS:1988, DVD:February 20, 2004)
  • Revelation (VHS:1988, DVD:November 15, 2006)
  • The End Vol. 1
  • The End Vol. 2
  • The End Vol. 1 & 2 (March 25, 2004)
  • Rest in Peace (February 23, 2005)
  • Gig DVD 1987 (November 8, 2006)
  • Double Gigs (August 6, 2008)
  • Gig DVD 1988 (April 21, 2010)
  • Arise Again Tour 2010 (November 17, 2010)
  • The Running Mad Blood in a Dead Indian's Dream! (2 DVDs & 1 CD, February 6, 2019) Oricon DVDs Weekly Chart Peak Position: No. 54[10]

References

  1. ^ http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Gastunk-l-en.html
  2. ^ a b "Eclectic sounds and erratic looks, this is Japanese metal". CNN. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "Gastunk". discogs.com. August 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Rest In Peace Live At Akasakablitz". HMV. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "GASTUNK". pc-pdx.com. August 14, 2011.
  6. ^ a b c d "One interview with the wild Tatsu(Gastunk)". Rushed Blue. May 20, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "NAOKIさんが日本のハードコアパンクシーンの中で教えてくれた、愛のある世界の素晴らしさ　ISHIYAが綴る追悼文". Real Sound (in Japanese). February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "ＧＡＳＴＵＮＫのシングル売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "ＧＡＳＴＵＮＫのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  10. ^ GASTUNKのDVD売り上げランキング Retrieved September 1, 2019
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