Sads (band)

Sads
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, post-punk, glam rock
Years active 1999–2003, 2010–present
Labels Universal, Full Face, Toshiba EMI, BMG, Bouncy, Avex
Associated acts Kuroyume, The Cro-Magnons, Nil, The Dust 'n' Bonez
Website sads-xxx.jp
Members Kiyoharu
K-A-Z
Keisuke Kubota
Go
Past members Taketomo Sakashita
Masaru Kobayashi
Tetsuhiro Tanuma
Eiji Mitsuzono
Masahiro Muta

Sads (typeset as sads and formerly as SADS) is a post-punk and glam rock band formed in Japan in 1999. The band made its debut with the single "Tokyo". They released nine singles and five albums before their disbandment in 2003. In 2010, Sads reformed with a more metal sound and signed to the Avex label. They have since released two albums and one single.

History

Sads was formed by Kiyoharu, vocalist of the disbanded Kuroyume, in May 1999 and at the same time formed his own record label "Full Face". Their first live tour was held in the United Kingdom. Kiyoharu has said that the decision to tour internationally from the very beginning was to test Sads' ability to "compete worldwide".

Their first album, Sad Blood Rock'n'Roll, was a continuation of the bare-bones punk and garage rock from the last Kuroyume album, Corkscrew. Sads eventually delved more into glam rock and post-punk territory as their releases progressed.

In early 2010, Kiyoharu announced that Sads and Kuroyume would be resuming activities again, though the other original members of Sads would not be returning; instead, the band now included K-A-Z, the guitarist of the band Detrox, Keisuke Kubota, support bassist for the band 30size, and Go, leader and drummer of the band Suns Owl. They released their first album since reforming, The 7 Deadly Sins, on July 7, 2010.[1][2]

Their official fanclub was originally called "Rubbersole", but was renamed "VIP" after reforming in 2010.

Members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

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