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Church of Misery
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Church of Misery (チャーチ・オブ・ミザリー) is a stoner doom band from Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Members
- Tatsu Mikami (Bass)
- Junichi Yamamura (Drums)
- Yasuto Muraki (Guitars)
- Hiroyuki Takano (Vocals)
Former Members
- Kazuhiro Asaeda (Vocals; 1995-1995)
- Hideki Shimizu (Drums; 1995-2000)
- Tomohiro Nishimura (Guitars; 1995-2001)
- Nobukazu Chow (Vocals; 1996-2000)
- Junji Narita (Drums; 2000-2014)
- Yoshiaki Negishi (Vocals; (2000–2004, 2009–2011)
- Osamu Hamada (Guitars; (2001)
- Takenori Hoshi (Guitars; (2002–2006)
- Hideki Fukasawa (Vocals & Synthesizers; (2004–2009, 2012–2014)
- Tom Sutton (Guitars; (2006–2010), touring member only as of 2012)
- Kensuke Suto (Guitars; 2010–2011)
- Ikuma Kawabe (Guitars; 2012–2014)
Former Support Members
- Scott Carlson (Vocals; 2015)
- David Szulkin (Guitars; 2015)
- Eric Little (Drums; 2015)
Information
Church of Misery was founded by Tatsu Mikami, after the breakup of his thrash metal band SALEM. He is the only active member left since the band was founded in spring of 1995.
Their songs are mostly influenced by heavy rock bands from 1970s period, especially Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus in general. With lyrics dedicated to famous serial killers and mass murderers, such as Richard Ramirez, Charles Manson and Jeffrey Dahmer.
Discography
Albums
- [1997.XX.XX] Vol. 1
- [2001.XX.XX] Master of Brutality
- [2004.XX.XX] The Second Coming
- [2009.XX.XX] Houses Of The Unholy
- [2013.XX.XX] Thy Kingdom Scum
- [2016.XX.XX] And Then There Were None
EPs
- [1998.XX.XX] Taste the Pain
- [1999.XX.XX] Murder Company
- [2002.XX.XX] Boston Strangler
- [2008.XX.XX] Dennis Nilsen
- [2009.XX.XX] Greetings From Jonestown
Other Albums
- [1996.XX.XX] Adv. 1996
- [2004.XX.XX] Early Works Compilation
- [2010.XX.XX] Live At Roadburn 2009
Split Releases
- [1998.XX.XX] Born Too Late (Sheavy)
- [1998.XX.XX] We've Learned Nothing/Murder Company (Iron Monkey)
- [1998.XX.XX] Live From the East (Millarca)
- [2003.XX.XX] Acrimony/Church Of Misery (Acrimony)
- [2006.XX.XX] Sourvein/Church Of Misery (Sourvein)
- [2006.XX.XX] Church Of Misery/Sourvein (Sourvein)
- [2006.XX.XX] Church Of Misery/Deer Creek (Deer Creek)
Compilations
- [1998.XX.XX] Doomsday Recitation (#3 Come Touch the Sky)
- [1999.XX.XX] Bastards Will Pay: Tribute to Trouble (#5 Where Evil Dwells (Richard Ramirez), #7 Spahn Ranch (Charles Manson))
- [1999.XX.XX] Stone Deaf Forever (#11 Sick of Living (Zodiac))
- [2000.XX.XX] King of the Witches: Black Widow Tribute (#10 Accident)
- [2000.XX.XX] Beyond the Realms of Death SS (#3 Chains Of Death)
- [2002.XX.XX] Blood Curdling Nightmare (#4 Lucifer Rising (Live))
Video Releases
- [2005.06.06] WIZARD'S CONVENTION-Japanese Heavy Rock Show Case- (with Boris, Eternal Elysium & Greenmachine)
- [2006.XX.XX] Houses Of The Unholy
- [2007.XX.XX] Live in Red, Eurotour 2005
- [2013.XX.XX] Terror in Tokyo
