Kaiboushitsu („Autopsy Room“, named after the opening song on The Stalin’s classic first album) were (are?) an all-star punk/hardcore band led by Crow’s eponymous singer. Their influences were Japan’s darker, sicker, more twisted mid-eighties punk acts. 邪 (yokoshima, meaning wicked) sounds as wicked as its title promises, with Crow exploring his whole vocal range and showing his love for psychedelia. The album is said to be an homage to The Stalin’s album 虫. While the influence is obvious, here you’ll find less straight-up hardcore and far more twisted sickness: the second to last song (霊柩車 meaning hearse) is basically the same two chords for 16 and a half minutes…
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