Bloodthirsty Butchers are a long-running indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 and punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band from Sapporo, Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

, Japan

Japan

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. Although little-known in the West, they have contributed to two compilations on the Olympia, Washington

Olympia, Washington

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 based Yoyo label. The band has also released a split single with Rocket from the Crypt

Rocket from the Crypt

Rocket from the Crypt was an American rock band led by John Reis, formed in 1989 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 2005.The band gained critical praise and the attention of major record labels after the release of their 1992 album Circa: Now!, leading to a recording contract with Interscope...

 and a split CD-EP with +/-. Japanese act Lost in Time named their band after a song from band's third album Lukewarm Wind. The long-term members are Hideki Yoshimura (Vocals and Guitar), Masahiro Komatsu (Drums), and Takeshi Imoriya (Bass). Former Number Girl

Number Girl

was a rock band formed in Fukuoka, Japan in August, 1995 by guitarist and vocalist Mukai Shutoku. They disbanded in 2002 following bassist Nakao Kentarou's departure from the band....

 member Hisako Tabuchi joined as an additional guitarist in 2003. Famous Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu is an avid fan of the group and has sung and played guitar on a few of the band's songs.

Frontman Hideki Yoshimura also plays guitar for other Japanese indie acts such as Copass Grinderz and Discharming Man.

Discography

1990 BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS

1993 I'm standing nowhere

1994 Lukewarm Wind

1996 kocorono

1999 「△」SANKAKU

1999 Mikansei

2001 yamane

2003 Kouya ni Okeru bloodthirsty butchers

2004 birdy

2005 banging the drum

2005 bloodthirsty butchers vs +/- {PLUS/MINUS}

2007 Guitarist o Korosanaide (Don't kill that guitarist)

2010 No Album Mudai

2010 kocorono (Remastered, limited edition re-release, with bonus track)