I know most punks and thrashers can't read but be aware that:
This is only a fan page for S.O.B.! I have no affiliation with the band. I'm just a mere headbanger of their noise (I'm Davida Loca by the way). Don't message me asking if I know the band or asking for interviews or whatever because I won't answer! Any other messages or comments are appreciated and I'll answer whatever I can.
Biography written by myself:
S.O.B. (sometimes also known as SxOxBx, which is an acronym for Sabotage Organized Barbarian, sometimes also known as Sounds/Symphonies of Brutality) formed in 1983 in Osaka, Japan. S.O.B. are highly regarded as one of the leading pioneers of grindcore music and pushing the style onward. Originally S.O.B. started as a hardcore punk band whom later played grindcore style music. Their music would soon evolve with the influence of metal music and they would evolve into a thrashing unit with many experimental tendencies.
Grindcore music is defined as hardcore punk music with thrash and sometimes death metal tendencies (better known as extreme hardcore punk in some cases). What S.O.B. did along with the fathers of grindcore, Napalm Death, was further innovate the genre and influence other bands that would mimic their style or just have an impact on their own bands music. Both bands were known as the leading pioneers of the mass grindcore movement during the late 80's. Unlike Napalm Death, S.O.B. has (and still) remain underrated and this is typically because they've never expanded their music out of Japan.
S.O.B. were so much of an influence on many bands today, some obviously influenced by S.O.B.'s sound like Brutal Truth, Carcass and other grindcore units. One of the bands S.O.B. influenced isn't the most obvious band to be influenced by them but were tremendously swayed by their sound. According to the book "Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore" by Albert Mudrian, S.O.B. has hugely influenced Napalm Death and the making of their classic album "From Enslavement To Obliteration." Lee Dorian (ex-Napalm Death vocalist, current Cathedral frontman) claims that many riffs for the making of "From..." were borrowed from S.O.B.'s music.
S.O.B.'s original vocalist Tottsuan died of a grotesque suicide in 1995 when he jumped onto a oncoming train on the railroad, the reasons unknown. Due to this reason, S.O.B. went on a depressive hiatus until 1998 when they drafted their musical friend Kevin Sharp (best known as the vocalist of Brutal Truth) as temporary stand in before Naoto (from avant-garde punkers Rise From The Dead) made the role permanent.
As of today, S.O.B. still exist but play various local shows within Japan. They've been said to have joined ironically the mainstream crowd in Japan, playing "trendy" hardcore at big clothing conventions and so on very much in the vein of mainstream hardcore punk acts like Amen. This may be the case but the band made a comeback in 2003 with an album "Still Grind Attitude" with rerecorded classics and new vocalist Itsushi. The rerecorded classics were harsher, heavier and much grindcore than their last album "Dub Grind." While they're not necessarily grindcore today, their music still stands the test of time and their albums are treasure to many punkers/metalheads today, selling on websites like eBay for a good $50.00! S.O.B. will always be remembered as one of the original pioneers of true grindcore music.
Known official discography:
Leave Me Alone, EP, 1986
No Control, demo, 1987
S.O.B./Hijoukaidan, split, 1987
Don't Be Swindle, full length, 1987
S.O.B./Outo, split 7", 1988
Napalm Death/S.O.B., split 7" flexi-disc, 1989
Thrash Night, EP, 1989
Suck Up Brain or Fuck Ya Brain?, single, 1990
What's The Truth?, full length, 1990
S.O.B.Kaidan - Noise, Violence and Destroy, live album, 1992
Gate of Doom, full length, 1993
Vicious World, full length, 1994
Dub Grind, full length, 1999
History of... S.O.B., VHS video, 2000
Still Grind Attitude, best of album, 2003
Note: If anyone has any info on other releases not shown here, please message me and let me know. Thanks!
S.O.B. line up circa late 80's:
Recent S.O.B. line up circa early 2000's: