YAMAARASHI is a six member Japanese rock group based in Kanagawa Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...

. They use a blend of 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...

, reggae

Reggae

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, and rap

Hip hop music

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, to perform what is called nu metal

Nu metal

Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...

. YAMAARASHI was formed in 1996. In April 2002, YAMAARASHI also runs a label called Chokkyu Recordings. YAMAAARASHI has performed with popular acts such as HeavensDust

HeavensDust

HeavensDust was formed by Shin in 2000 with the idea of taking the soul of Japanese traditional music and combining with a Western, modern sound.HeavensDust mixes traditional Japanese melody and rhythm with alternative metal, nu-metal and rock.-History:...

, Orange Range

Orange Range

is a 5-member Okinawan alternative rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The group left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, Super Echo....

 and Moomin

Moomin

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. In 2008, YAMAARASHI played in the ETPFEST

ETPFEST

ETP Fest or ETP Festival is one of the biggest rock music festivals in South Korea founded by rock singer Seo Taiji. ETP stands for Eerie Taiji People.-2004:The line up included Seo Tai Ji band, Hoobastank, Zebrahead, PE'Z, and Pia.-2008:-2009:...

, the South Korean music festival alongside bands such as Dragon Ash

Dragon Ash

are a Japanese Rap metal group founded in 1996 by Furuya "Kj" Kenji and Sakurai Makoto. They are an icon in Japan and were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan. They brought a western flavor to Japanese music and helped to turn rap music mainstream, with a mixture of reggae, rap,...

 and Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie

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Members

• YOSHIAKI ISHII - Drums
• Takeshi - Bass(&Vocal)
• KAZI - Guitar
• NAOYA KOJIMA (KOJIMA) - Vocal
• SATOSHI OHTAKE (SATOSHI) - Vocal
• OGA - Guitar, Joined YAMAARASHI in 2000. Former Member of Mach25.

Singles

• [1997.06.21] A NEW SPECIES
• [1998.06.21] Yogen (予言)
• [1999.03.05] THE TIES OF LYCAON
• [2000.08.23] Black Hole/Hologram (ブラックホール／ホログラム)
• [2000.12.06] WIDE VISION
• [2001.09.27] Yamaarashi-ism (ヤマアラシイズム)
• [2002.06.19] Itadaki (山嶺(いただき))
• [2003.10.22] La La Singin' Music feat. Leyona
  Leyona
  Leyona is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Mihara city in Hiroshima Prefecture. She presently belongs to Cutting Edge.- Background :Leyona is a Singer...
  
  
• [2003.12.03] ARASHI 2003 feat RAPPAGARIYA (嵐2003 feat.ラッパ我リヤ)
• [2006.02.22] Go Your Way, The ending theme for the anime The Frogman Show, produced by Seiji Kameda
  Seiji Kameda
  is a Japanese music producer, arranger and bass guitarist.He is currently the bassist in Ringo Shiina's band, "Tokyo Jihen".- Biography :He was born in New York city, and went back to Japan at one year after birth....
  
  

Albums

• 1997: YAMAARASHI (山嵐)
• 1999: Mitaiken Zone (未体験ゾーン)
• 2001: Six Men (シックスメン)
• 2002: Mountain Rock (マウンテンロック)
• 2003: COLORS WATER MUSIC, Collaboration Album
• 2005: Aiterasu (アイテラス)
• 2006: Shonan Mirai Ezu (湘南未来絵図)
• 2008: Noroshi (狼煙 -NOROSHI-)

DVDs

• [2000.06.28] Mitaiken Zone Tour '99 (未体験ゾーンTOUR'99)
• [2001.07.25] Six Men Tour '01 (シックスメンツアー'01)
• [2002.03.27] FILM COLLECTION
• [2004.06.23] 6 COLORS

External links

• Official Site (Japanese)
• Official Blog (Japanese)
• Official Myspace Site (Japanese)