Blasdead
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Blasdead
| origin = Yokohama, Japan
| genre = Speed metal, power metal, heavy metal
| years_active = 1990-present
| website = http://www.blasdead.com/
| label = Black-listed, Lard
| current_members = *Shoji Yasuno
- Takashi Yano
- Kentaro Sasagawa
- Hammy
| past_members = *Mitsuhiro Kondou
- Masaru Azekura
- Yoshiyuki Suzuki
- Yoshio Enari
- Tatsuya Takeyari
- Jeff Rowe
- Shuji Izaki
- Chappy
- Eiji Yokoyama
- Minoru Itabashi
- Takashi Satou
}}
Blasdead is a Japanese heavy metal band from Yokohama formed in 1990.icnl Civilization EP (2001, self-released)
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/band/Blasdead|title=Blasdead - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos|website=Spirit-of-Metal|accessdate=1 June 2019}}
History
Blasdead was formed in Yokohama in 1990. After a series of demo tapes, the band released its first album, Another Dimension',' on Lard Records in 1996.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Blasdead/Another_Dimension/23019|title=Blasdead - Another Dimension |website=Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|accessdate=1 June 2019}} Officially, the band has released four studio albums, the most recent being The Phoenix Never Dies'', which was released in 2015 on Black-listed Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3416352-Blasdead|title=Blasdead|website=Discogs|accessdate=1 June 2019}}
Since its formation, the guitarist Shoji Yasuno has been the only constant member.
Members
= Current members =
- Shoji Yasuno - guitar (1990–present)
- Takashi Yano - drums (2002–2024, his death)
- Kentaro Sasagawa - bass guitar (2009–present)
- Kaoru "Hammy" Iihama - vocals (2012–present)
= Past members =
- Mitsuhiro Kondou - bass guitar (1990-1994)
- Masaru Azekura - drums (1990-1994)
- Yoshiyuki Suzuki - vocals (1990-1994)
- Yoshio Enari - bass guitar (1995-2007)
- Tatsuya Takeyari - drums (1995-2002)
- Jeff Rowe - vocals (1995-1996)
- Shuji Izaki - vocals (1998-1999, 2007-2011)
- Yasuyuki "Chappy" Kida - vocals (1999-2000)
- Eiji Yokoyama - vocals (2000-2007)
- Minoru Itabashi - bass guitar (2007-2009)
- Takashi Satou - guitar (2012-2016)
Discography
- Demo 1992
- Demo 1993
- Try Your Faith (demo, 1995)
- Another Dimension (1996, Lard)
- Mechanical Civilization EP (2001, self-released)
- Ground Flare (2006, Black-listed)
- The Past and The Future (2010, Black-listed)
- The Phoenix Never Dies (2015, Black-listed)
References
External links
- [http://www.blasdead.com/ Official website]
- [https://twitter.com/blasdeofficial Twitter]
Category:Japanese power metal musical groups