Edge of Spirit is a Japanese metalcore/hardcore band formed in Kobe, Hyogo and based in Tokyo. Edge of Spirit has released four studio albums and four split albums. The band has released their 4th full-length "Edge of Spirit" on November 11, 2009 via OCH Label and afterward the album was released in Europe through Germany-based label Demons Run Amok in December 2010.Since 2010, Sho has hosted online hardcore tv shows titled Darkside UST on Ustream in order to support hardcore community by featuring footage from local shows and interviews.

Band members

Current

• Sho Isomoto - vocals (1997–present)
• Kentaro Yamada - guitar (1997–present)
• Hiroki Mabuchi - guitar (2003–present)
• Hajime Uenoyama - bass (2003–present)
• Keigo Takeda - drums (2003–present)

Former

• Takahumi Inaba - guitar (1997–2002)
• Hironori Ochi - bass (1997–2000)
• Shu Iwata - bass (2000–2002)
• Tomoyuki Yoneda - drums (1997–2002)

Fill-in

• Nobuhiro Okahashi - guitar, now in Arrastrandose

Discography

Full Lengths

• Screaming For The Truth (1999, Indivisual Records/Sony Music Entertainment
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• 影と光(Kage To Hikari) (2001, Amuse DCR)
• Rebirth (2005, Vap. Inc)
• Edge Of Spirit (2009, OCH Label/Demons Run Amok)

Demo

• 3-song demo (1997, self-release, cassette)
• Mass Uptight Screaming 4-song demo (1998, self-release, cassette)

Splits

• No Pain, No Gain with Straight Savage Style (1998, self-release, 7")
• Rizla with The Creator Of (2000, Amuse DCR, CD)
• Untitled 7" with Swarrrm (2000, CH Records, 7")
• Real Sights, Realize, Real Lights with Immortality (2004, Vap. Inc, CD)

Compilation appearances

• "Burn Out From The Both End", "Truth" and "The Edge" on Stronger Than Before (1998, Indivisual Records, VHS)
• "Despair" on Radiate (1999, Specialized Fact, CD)
• "Glare" on Brave Brother Bonds (2000, Harvest Records, CD)
• "Vision Of The Lake Bottom" (Terra Rosa
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   cover) on Japanese Heavy Metal Tribute:魂 (2000, Vap,Inc, CD)
• "終わり無き場所" on Defender Of The Faith (2001, Specialized Fact, CD)
• "薄光", "言葉の風" on Change Charge (2001, CH Records, CD)
• "Intro", "呪詛" & "Glare" on Hard Core Pride 3 (2001, BM Production, VHS)
• "Glare" on Enter The Beast Feast (2002, Howling Bull Entertainment, 2CD)
• "P.O.A" (John Holmez cover) on Tribute To John Holmez (2002, Hardcore Kitchen, CD)
• "Creeping Death" (Metallica
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   cover) on Stand Proud! III (2002, Avex Inc, CD)
• "The Edge" on Hard Core Pride 4 (2003, BM Production, VHS)
• "The Edge" on Freestyle Outro '4 (2005, Office Chocolate, DVD)
• "Strength For", "Embrace All Emotion" on ミラーマンREFLEX o.s.t (2006, Vap. Inc, CD)
• "Intro", "Brothersss", "Glare" & "The Edge" on Hard Core Pride 6 (2006, BM Production, DVD)
• "Glare" on Keep on Smiling 2006 (2007, Inclusive Inc, DVD)
• "Glare" on GQC 2006 (2007, High Style Records, DVD)
• "獅子奮迅" (Aggressive Dogs cover) on Aggressive Dogs Tribute Album"真紅" (2009, DefSTAR Records
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• "Brothersss" on Freestyle Outro '5 (2009, Office Chocolate, DVD)
• "Scenes" on Kirisaki Compilation (2009, Kirisaki Records, CD)
• "Progression and Revolution" on Enter The Rampage (2009, 413Tracks, 3CD)
• "Destroy" on Freestyle Outro '6 (2010, Office Chocolate, DVD)
• "Destroy" on Hardcore Help Foundation - Benefit Sampler vol.1 (2011, HHF, 2CD)

External links

• Edge of Spirit at MySpace
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• Former Label Website
• Darkside UST