Doom
Country	Tokyo,Japan
Years active	1985 – 1999
Genre(s)	Thrash metal J Rock
Label(s)	Victor/Invitation (1990 – 1999)
Members	Takshi "Taka" Fujita Shigeru "Pazz" Kobayasho Masami Chiba
Past members	Koh Morota Jyo-ichi Hirakawa

For the British crust band, see Doom (UK band).

Doom is a Japanese thrash metal band by former Zadkiel members Takashi and Koh. formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1985, the first line up included Takashi "Taka" Fujita (vocals/guitar), Koh "Pirarucu" Morota (Fretless Bass) and Jyo-ichi "Joe" Hirokawa (drums). The group released their first EP Go Mad Yourself! in 1985, and the debut album No More Pain followed in 1987. despite having very much broken English included in there lyrics, the group gained a lot of popularity and signed to the Japanese label Invitation. The band continued to release many more albums and even played a gig at CBGB's before releasing the final album Where Your Life Lies!? in 1999, and then the group later disbanded. it was also found out on May 7th, 1999 that founding member Koh was found dead and had apparently drowned. Tokyo ) , literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... This article is about the year. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... Japanese rock is the Japanese form of rock and roll music, often abbreviated to J-Rock or jrock, as J-Pop and jpop are used as an abbreviation of Japanese Pop. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Victor Company of Japan, or Japan Victor Company, JVC, is a large international corporation with its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, which produces audio, video, and consumer electronics products. ... This article is about the year. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... Tokyo ) , literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... CBGB, also CBGBs or CBs is a legendary club in the Manhattan Bowery district of New York City, New York. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ...

Line-up

(as from 1999's Where Your Life Lies!? )

• Takashi "Taka" Fujita-vocals, guitar (former live guitarist for The Mad Capsule Markets)
• Shigeru "Pazz" Kobayasho - Drums (member of Gastunk)
• Masami Chiba - Bass (member of Shellshock)

The Mad Capsule Markets is a Japanese band which combines heavy guitars with hard programmed beats, as well as many experiments into softer electronica elements, reggae, and pop-influenced punk. ...

Former members

• Koh "Pirarucu" Morota (b.1963-d.1999) - Fretless Bass (also a member of Zadkiel, Schaft, Egora Dorami)
• Jyo-ichi "Joe" Hirokawa - Drums

Schaft is a Japanese musical side project of Maki Fujii, of Soft Ballet, and Imai Hisashi, of Buck-Tick. ...

Discography

• Go Mad Yourself!, 1986
• Why!?/Last Stand to Hell, 1986
• No More Pain, 1987
• Killing Field EP, 1988
• Complicated Mind, 1988
• Incompetent..., 1989
• Human Noise, 1991
• Doom VI - Illegal Soul, 1992
• Split 7 w/ Hedgehog Split, 1994
• Freakout, 1995
• Where Your Life Lies!?, 1999

Websites:

• Doom FAQ