A Japanese band named after a German silent film, working between hard rock and industrial noise.
For a quick sense of their range, try 'School Zone' and 'A Modern, Cosmetic Song.' They're both in the catalog.
They took their name from 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,' which tells you something about their taste for dark, theatrical moods. Songs like 'Erotopia' and 'Gekkou Drive' show how they built a sound that was both driving and unsettling. Their live shows were intense, and they kept a loyal following without ever softening their approach.
They formed in Osaka in 1997 with Shūji Ishii, Aiji Hayakawa, and Akira Ono. Ono left in 2004, replaced by Kazuhiko Matsunaga, but Ishii and Hayakawa stayed through albums like 'Zen' and 'Beyond the End.'
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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