Garlic Boys

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Garlicboys is a Japanese punk band from Osaka. The current lineup is Peta (lead vocals), Larry (guitar, vocals), Pessin (bass, vocals) and Ryo (drums, vocals). They are known in Japan's "trendy" underground music scene as the "godfathers of new school Japanese hardcore".^[1]

History

Garlicboys formed in 1985, and after releasing

The Garlicboys have a sound that has evolved over the years and crossed many genres. In the beginning, they had a thrash punk sound which stayed consistent until they released Declaration of Narcissism. Their sound became more of a hardcore punk sound. During their years with Love and Mushroom Cut and Duffle Coat they had obvious pop influences on their extremely melodic music. Some of their songs have a joking tone, while others are very heavy and dark. Peta's singing ranges from yelling to high pitch screaming over shredding guitar or grunge style music. On some songs, harmonious singing accompanies the pop-influenced music.

Discography

• Garlic Bomber (1985)
• Garlic Boys (1986)
• Ninniku Night (1988)
• King of Smell (1989)
• Smegmania (1990)
• Yokozuna (1990)
• Garlic Boys E.P. (1990) (Also known rarely as 'Public Bath')
• Psycho Thrash (1991)
• Alchemy Best (1992)
• Garlicholic (1992)
• ナルシスト宣言 (Declaration of Narcissism) (1993)
• ハッスル (Hustle) (1995)
• ビンビンジロー (Bin Bin Jiro) (1996)
• Poem (1996)
• Love (1997)
• マッシュルームカットとダッフルコート (Mushroom Cut to Duffle Coat) (2000)
• Golden Hits (2000)
• Death Match (2001)
• ロマン (Roman) (2001)
• Recycle (2002)
• 十 (Ten) (2004)
• 群青 (Gunjyo) (2006)
• 激情 (Gekijyo) (2008)
• 実録 Live 2006–2007 (Jitsuroku) (2008)
• 再録ベスト (Sairoku Best) (2011)

References

External links

• [1] – Garlicboys Official Website (Japanese)
• [2] – Garlicboys Official Twitter (Japanese)
• [3] Interview by Keikaku.net (In English)