Bloodthirsty Butchers

Bloodthirsty Butchers
Bloodthirsty Butchers
Origin	Sapporo, Japan
Genres	Indie rock, post-hardcore, alternative rock, noise rock, emotional hardcore
Years active	1986–2013
Labels	King, Toshiba EMI, Triad, Toy's Factory, Tower Records, , , TeenBeat
Associated acts	+/-; Beck; The Evens; Number Girl; Rocket from the Crypt; ; Asa-Chang & Junray
Website	http://www.bloodthirsty-butchers.com/
Members	; Masahiro Komatsu; ;

Bloodthirsty Butchers was a long-running indie rock and punk rock band from Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Although little-known in the West, they have contributed to two compilations on the Olympia, Washington based label. The band has also released a split single with Rocket from the Crypt and a split EP with +/-. Japanese act named their band after a song from band's third album Lukewarm Wind. The long-term members are Hideki Yoshimura (vocals and guitar), Masahiro Komatsu (drums), and Takeshi Imoriya (bass). Former Number Girl member Hisako Tabuchi joined as an additional guitarist in 2003.^[1] Famous Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano is an avid fan of the group and has sung and played guitar on a few of the band's songs.

Frontman Hideki Yoshimura also played guitar for other Japanese indie acts such as and .

On May 27, 2013, Hideki Yoshimura suddenly died of acute cardiac failure. He was 46. The band cancelled all the tour dates planned.^[2]

Members[]

Current members[]

Hideki Yoshimura (吉村秀樹, Yoshimura Hideki) (born 20 January 1967, died 27 May 2013) - vocals, guitar (1986–2013)
Takeshi Imoriya (射守矢雄, Imoriya Takeshi) (born 31 March 1967) - bass (1986–2013)
Masahiro Komatsu (小松正宏, Komatsu Masahiro) (born 7 May 1970) - drums (1989–2013)
Hisako Tabuchi (田渕ひさ子, Tabuchi Hisako) (born 9 December 1975) - guitar (2003–2013)

Former members[]

Kiyomi Sano (佐野紀代己, Sano Kiyomi) - drums (1986–1989)

Discography[]

Albums[]

Bloodthirsty Butchers 1st Cassette Tape (Bloodthirsty Butchers 1stカセットテープ) (1988)
Bloodthirsty Butchers 2nd Cassette Tape (Bloodthirsty Butchers 2ndカセットテープ) (1989)
Bloodthirsty Butchers (1990)
I'm Standing Nowhere (1993)
Lukewarm Wind (1994)
Kocorono (1996)
「△」Sankaku (1999)
Mikansei (未完成) (1999)
Yamane (2001)
Kōya ni Okeru Bloodthirsty Butchers (荒野ニオケルBloodthirsty Butchers) (2003)
Green on Red (2003) (live album)
Birdy (2004)
Banging the Drum (2005)
Guitarist wo Korosanaide (ギタリストを殺さないで, Gitarisuto wo Korosanaide, Don't Kill That Guitarist) (2007)
No Album Mudai (No Album 無題) (2010)
Youth (Seishun) (Youth (青春)) (2013)