Strength (Japanese band)

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Genres Hardcore Active until 2003		Years active 1996-2003 Genre Hardcore punk
Labels Handa & Company, No Limit Records, Back Ta Basics Origin Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (1996) Members Aniki, YOU, Shuichi, Daiju, Yusuke, Tadano, Katsu, Keiji Albums Life Is Pain, Till Death Do Us Part

Strength was a Japanese hardcore band formed in Sendai, Japan. They played not only in their hometown Sendai but also in numerous places such as Tokyo and Osaka. They are known as one of the earliest bands who formed the basis of the Sendai hardcore group Merauder.

Band members

Aniki - vocals (1996–2003)

You - guitar (1996–2000), now in Cuishlowmath (ex.Inner Struggle)

Keiji - guitar (1996–2000)

Katsu - bass (1996–2000), guitar (2000–2003)

Tadano - drums (1996–2000)

Shuichi - guitar (2000–2003), ex. Ability

Yusuke - bass (2000–2003), now in Not One Truth, ex. Break Of Chain, ex. Hard Knock Life

Daiju - drums (2000–2003), now in Break Of Chain, ex. Hard Knock Life

Discography

Full lengths

Till Death Do Us Part (1999, Handa & Company)

Demo

Life Is Pain demo (1996, self-release, cassette)

Splits

Split 7" with Comin Correct, "No Compromise" (1997, Back Ta Basics, 7")

"Blood Is Thicker Than Water" with Stinger (1998, Handa & Company / No Limit Records, 7")

Compilation appearances

Hardcore Ball 2 (1997, Straight Up Records, CD)

Clench The Fist (1997, CTF Records, 2CD)

Live Sampler Tape (1998, No Limit Records, cassette)

Nothing But A Hard Way (1998, Radical East, CD)

No Limit fanzine Vol.1 Sampler Tape (1998, No Limit Records, cassette)

Call For Unity vol.3 (2000, Back Ta Basics, CD)

There Is A Hard Core Making A Entry In 2000 (2000, Straight Up Records, 2CD)

Mad Dogz (2000, No Limit Records, CD)

Urban Warfare II-Terror (2001, Impak Musik, CD)

Tribute To John Holmez (2002, Hardcore Kitchen, CD)

References

Strength (Japanese band) Wikipedia

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