Pay Money to My Pain
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Pay Money to My Pain is a Japanese alternative rock
/metal
band. All of the band's lyrics are in English
.
Several months later, they ventured to California
where they recorded their first album, Another Day Comes, which was released on September 12, 2007. The album included "Home", the Buzzer Beater
ending song, and "Another Day Comes", the ending song for Ultraseven X
.
Guitarist Jin left Pay Money to My Pain in April 2008. The EP, Writing in the Diary, was released on July 30, 2008.
The band's song "Bury", from the album After You Wake Up, was featured as the opening theme to the anime One Outs
. Another of their songs, "The Answer is Not in the TV", was featured in the Konami
video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
.
On June 9, 2010, Pay Money to My Pain released the single Pictures, which is an EP and a DVD sold separately.
On January 26, 2011, Pay Money to My Pain released the 3rd album, Remember the Name.
They will be performing, along with Lynch.
, at a charity event on August 10, 2011 called "Shikiyakou -Shikui-", which is hosted by Dead End
. All proceeds will be donated to the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
on March 11.
Singles
Digital singles
Another Day Comes
Writing in the Diary
All Because of You
After You Wake Up
Pictures
Remember the Name
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
/metal
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
band. All of the band's lyrics are in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
History
In 2005, after the disbandment of vocalist K's previous band, Gun Dog, he recruited four members and formed Pay Money to My Pain. They began to produce songs by themselves before getting noticed quickly by the record label VAP. From there, they released their first major single "Drop of Ink" on December 6, 2006.Several months later, they ventured to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
where they recorded their first album, Another Day Comes, which was released on September 12, 2007. The album included "Home", the Buzzer Beater
Buzzer Beater
is a manga series by Takehiko Inoue. The series debuted on the web and was later published in print format by Shueisha, being serialized in its Monthly Shōnen Jump manga magazine...
ending song, and "Another Day Comes", the ending song for Ultraseven X
Ultraseven X
is the 23rd entry in the Tsuburaya Productions' long-running Ultra Series. It is a revival of the 1967 classic Ultra Seven, and is the first in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra hero series to be exclusively for an adult audience and in wide screen high-definition format...
.
Guitarist Jin left Pay Money to My Pain in April 2008. The EP, Writing in the Diary, was released on July 30, 2008.
The band's song "Bury", from the album After You Wake Up, was featured as the opening theme to the anime One Outs
One Outs
is a Japanese baseball manga series by Shinobu Kaitani originally serialized in the seinen manga magazine Business Jump from 1998 to 2006. It was relaunched in Business Jump on October 1, 2008. An anime adaptation by Madhouse began airing on October 7, 2008....
. Another of their songs, "The Answer is Not in the TV", was featured in the Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 is the ninth football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series...
.
On June 9, 2010, Pay Money to My Pain released the single Pictures, which is an EP and a DVD sold separately.
On January 26, 2011, Pay Money to My Pain released the 3rd album, Remember the Name.
They will be performing, along with Lynch.
Lynch (band)
Lynch. is a nagoya kei metal band formed in 2004. Since their formation, they have been a part of the independent label Marginal Works. On October 11, 2007, the band signed to CLJ Records, a European record label dedicated to releasing Japanese rock artists abroad...
, at a charity event on August 10, 2011 called "Shikiyakou -Shikui-", which is hosted by Dead End
Dead End (band)
is an influential Japanese metal/rock band formed in Tokyo in 1984. They were one of few Japanese metal bands who had international exposure in the United States during the eighties...
. All proceeds will be donated to the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
on March 11.
Members
- K – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Pablo – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Pablo is a Hispanic-Japanese guitarist and is a support guitarist for Fake?Fake?Fake? is a Japanese rock band formed in 2001 by Ken Lloyd and Inoran. Their music has been described as alternative mixed with electronic sounds...
, Takui Nakajima and Oblivion DustOblivion DustOblivion Dust is a Japanese post-grunge/alternative rock band very influenced by early 90’s American rock bands, but with a trademark sonority that makes the band unique...
.
- Pablo is a Hispanic-Japanese guitarist and is a support guitarist for Fake?
- Tsuyoshi – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Zax – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Former members
- Jin – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Jin is currently vocalist for High Speed Boyz, he has also produced for groups such as GreeeenGReeeeNis a Japanese pop/rock/hip hop/breakbeat vocal group from Kōriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture, comprising the all-male four members Hide, Navi, 92, and Soh. They made their debut with Universal Music in 2007. Their logo image is of a mouthful of teeth, and the four Es indicate the number of members...
, the band of his brother Hide, and Bareeeeeeeeeen, the combination group of both Greeeen and Back-OnBack-OnBack-On is a four-man Japanese rock/nu metal band from Tokyo, Japan. They are recognized for creating anime opening themes such as the Air Gear opening theme, "Chain"; Murder Princess opening theme "Hikari Sasuhou " and Eyeshield 21s "Blaze Line"...
.
- Jin is currently vocalist for High Speed Boyz, he has also produced for groups such as Greeeen
Discography
Albums- Another Day Comes (September 12, 2007)
- After You Wake Up (March 18, 2009)
- Remember the Name (January 26, 2011)
Singles
- "Drop of Ink" (December 6, 2006)
- "Writing in the Diary" (July 30, 2008)
- "Pictures" (June 9, 2010)
Digital singles
- "All Because of You" (August 27, 2008)
- "Bury" (January 7, 2009) – the opening theme for the anime One OutsOne Outsis a Japanese baseball manga series by Shinobu Kaitani originally serialized in the seinen manga magazine Business Jump from 1998 to 2006. It was relaunched in Business Jump on October 1, 2008. An anime adaptation by Madhouse began airing on October 7, 2008....
Videography
Drop of Ink- "Black Sheep"
- "From Here to Somewhere"
Another Day Comes
- "Another Day Comes"
- "Paralyzed Ocean"
Writing in the Diary
- "Out of My Hands"
All Because of You
- "All Because of You"
After You Wake Up
- "The Answer is Not in the TV'"
- "Same As You Are"
Pictures
- "Pictures"
Remember the Name
- "Greed"
- "Deprogrammer"
- "Weight of My Pride (Live)"