Genkaku Allergy
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Genkaku Allergy was a Japanese visual kei
rock band started by ex-Kamaitachi
members Sceana and Kazzy, in 1992. Its sound mixes elements from punk rock
, heavy metal
, hardcore
, and industrial metal
. They signed with Victor Entertainment
in 1994. Genkaku Allergy disbanded in 1997, but in 2006 vocalist Sceana regrouped the band for one last show.
, Sceana and Kazzy started Genkaku Allergy. The same year their first EP, Mouth to Mouth, was released by Free-Will. This first work quickly climbed up the indie charts to the first position. In 1994 they achieved a deal with major label, Victor Entertainment
. After their final album, D no Susume, Genkaku Allergy disbanded in early 1997. Nine years later, Sceana revived the group for one last concert on March 12, 2006, with Kazzy only playing support under the alias Kazii Sasuke.
Visual Kei
is a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Some sources state that visual kei refers to a music genre, or to a sub-genre of Japanese rock, with its...
rock band started by ex-Kamaitachi
Kamaitachi (band)
was an influential Japanese visual kei punk band formed in October 1985 by drummer Ken-chan and bassist Mogwai. After several member changes, vocalist Sceana and guitarist Kazzy joined completing the final lineup. They signed with Free-Will in 1989 and released their debut album, Itachigokko, in...
members Sceana and Kazzy, in 1992. Its sound mixes elements from 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...
, heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
, and industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
. They signed with Victor Entertainment
Victor Entertainment
is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It was formerly known as...
in 1994. Genkaku Allergy disbanded in 1997, but in 2006 vocalist Sceana regrouped the band for one last show.
Band history
In 1992, following the end of KamaitachiKamaitachi (band)
was an influential Japanese visual kei punk band formed in October 1985 by drummer Ken-chan and bassist Mogwai. After several member changes, vocalist Sceana and guitarist Kazzy joined completing the final lineup. They signed with Free-Will in 1989 and released their debut album, Itachigokko, in...
, Sceana and Kazzy started Genkaku Allergy. The same year their first EP, Mouth to Mouth, was released by Free-Will. This first work quickly climbed up the indie charts to the first position. In 1994 they achieved a deal with major label, Victor Entertainment
Victor Entertainment
is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It was formerly known as...
. After their final album, D no Susume, Genkaku Allergy disbanded in early 1997. Nine years later, Sceana revived the group for one last concert on March 12, 2006, with Kazzy only playing support under the alias Kazii Sasuke.
Musicians
- Sceana – vocals (ex:KamaitachiKamaitachi (band)was an influential Japanese visual kei punk band formed in October 1985 by drummer Ken-chan and bassist Mogwai. After several member changes, vocalist Sceana and guitarist Kazzy joined completing the final lineup. They signed with Free-Will in 1989 and released their debut album, Itachigokko, in...
) - Kazzy – guitar (ex:KamaitachiKamaitachi (band)was an influential Japanese visual kei punk band formed in October 1985 by drummer Ken-chan and bassist Mogwai. After several member changes, vocalist Sceana and guitarist Kazzy joined completing the final lineup. They signed with Free-Will in 1989 and released their debut album, Itachigokko, in...
)
Support members
- Tetsuji "Tetsu" Yamada – guitar (ex:BellzllebBELLZLLEBBellzlleb is a Japanese heavy metal band, formed in Chiba, Japan in 1985 by Tetsu and Yuji. Their sound mixed elements from heavy metal, black metal and hardcore with influences from Aleister Crowley, the occult, horror, satanism and the dark, heavy sound of Black Sabbath...
) - Horie – drums 1996
- Kimura – drums 1992–1995 (ex:BellzllebBELLZLLEBBellzlleb is a Japanese heavy metal band, formed in Chiba, Japan in 1985 by Tetsu and Yuji. Their sound mixed elements from heavy metal, black metal and hardcore with influences from Aleister Crowley, the occult, horror, satanism and the dark, heavy sound of Black Sabbath...
)
Discography
- Mouth to Mouth (April 21, 1992)
- Psyche:Delic (March 30, 1994)
- Japanese Thrash (December 16, 1994)
- D no Susume (「D」のススメ, February 21, 1996, Produced by Ken, ex:Zi:KillZi:KillZi:Kill was an influential Japanese visual kei rock band active from 1987 to 1994 . The core members were vocalist Tusk, bassist Seiichi and guitarist Ken. They were featured in a chapter of Karl Taro Greenfeld's novel Speed Tribes...
)