Taiho : Fudge Gong

Taiho were a Japanese metal/hardcore 3-piece who released several albums around the turn of the millennium. Crunchy　hardcore with gruffly sung vocals which remind me of Casbah and Cocobat　and which are very characteristic of certain style of Japanese heavy bands. Fudge Gong is slightly more cleanly produced than '99's Chugalug, and features a couple of missteps when the band attempts to venture into more commercial territory, but for the most part provides some cool high energy and catchy metal/hc. Also I was contractually obligated to buy and post this due to the (brief) guest vocals from Tsukasa Harakawa.

FUDGE GONG

Faster Pussy... Attack!Tora!Tora!Tora!

Once again, a compilation, this time a collection of Japanese hc&metal bands from the no longer extant Howling Bull U.S. label.

Some excellent bands on here, though much of the material has been released elsewhere.

Hellchild and Force feature one of my favorite vocalists, Taiho(大砲) play some good noisy hardcore (and if anyone has any of their releases besides Chugalug, I'd be grateful), and the Garlic Boys have been around forever playing an asｓortment of punk styles. Nunchaku & United thug it up a little, Yellow Machinegun are a thrashy, all female metal band, Panorama Afro have a silly name and some reggae influence in their punk while Space Combine play some sort of messy rock.

1. Again - Yellow Machinegun
2. Force - Force
3. Gnat - Taiho
4. Rodeo Delight - Space Combine
5. Trust Yourself - United
6. Ichibu Fubuku - Nunchaku
7. Afro Justice - Panorama Afro
8. Too Late True Love - Garlic Boys
9. In Search For The Scattered - Hellchild
10. Something Enormous - Yellow Machinegun
11. Drain - Space Combine
12. Udamae Avenue - Nunchaku
13. Flashback - United
14. Nakimushi Death Match - Garlic Boys
15. Game - Force
16. Afro Heaven - Panorama Afro
17. Past - Taiho
18. Raise The Right Fist - Hellchild

FASTER PUSSY...ATTACK!TORA!TORA!TORA!