Their formation is said to have been planned 23 years prior, in the realms of Hell. Their story is a strange yet fascinating one. However, those people are very mistaken as the similarities end at the traditional kabuki-style makeup and Seikimatsu prove to be a legendary band in their own right.įormed way back in late 1982 by Damian Hamada, the band originally consisted of four students of Waseda University Demon Kogure (vo), Damian Hamada (g), Zod Hoshijima (b) and Ace Shimizu (dr). Thus, they dismiss the band as a 'rip-off'. Most people, on first impressions, think that this band is quite akin to the western band, KISS. 怪人松崎様 (kaijin Matsuzaki-sama): support keyboardsĬurrent Status: recently returned for 20th anniversary tour The information in the biography has also been built up over a period of time from countless sources, however the discography information is taken from the official site. Information on this band in English is very hard to come by, there is a bit of Engrish information out there but most of my knowledge has come from Japanese. In 2022 the band released Bloodiest, their first album of new material in 23 years.Disclaimer: Just a warning that there may be mistakes within this. Although live albums were typically recorded and released from these reunions, re-recordings such as the Akuma Nativity "Songs of the Sword" (2009) and Akuma Relativity (2010) albums and all new double A-side singles "Kōryōtaru Shin Sekai / Planet/The Hell" and "Noroi no Shananana / Goblin's Scale" (both 2016) have also been released. Seikima-II have had several limited-time reunions since 2005. In total, the group has sold over 10 million records in Japan alone. The 1989 compilation of re-recordings, Worst, was the first Japanese metal album to reach number one on the chart.
Their second, The End of the Century, was released the following year, reached number 5 and sold over 200,000 copies. Their first, Seikima-II - Akuma ga Kitarite Heavy Metal, was released in 1985, reached number 48 on the Oricon chart and marked the first time a Japanese metal band sold over 100,000 copies. The discography of the Japanese heavy metal band Seikima-II consists of 13 studio albums, 11 live albums, 29 singles and numerous compilations, many of which feature re-recordings.įormed in 1982, Seikima-II released 12 studio albums before disbanding in 1999.
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