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DRUMKAN

AS LIFE.....

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DRUMKAN "AS LIFE" US release on May 29th..!!!!!!!OH YES!!!!!!!!!!
Bio: Drumkan, hailing from Tokyo, Japan is a miraculous achievement in Japanese indie rock. Since forming almost ten years ago, the band has managed to release six full length albums as well as numerous EPs and has toured Japan, Australia and America extensively with such bands as Sunny Day Real Estate, Elliott, Your Black Star, Mae, Further Seems Forever and numerous others.
Forging a sound from the raw punk of the indie underground with the power and melody of Nirvana, Drumkan has managed to create a sound which is one part wall-shaking punk to one part infectious pop. When you see them live, you'll be blown away not only by their massive amounts of energy but also by how difficult it will be to get those damn songs out of your head for the next week!
A unique indie success story, Drumkan started out small and worked their way to the top, eventually signing with Japanese major, Limited Records, in 2000 and ultimately choosing to drop themselves from the label shortly after their first release in favor of the freedom of releasing records on their own label, maintaining their relationship with Limited on a distribution basis only. The band has since released records on their Waver-Waver label not only by themselves but also by Your Black Star, Jeff Caudill, and Long Since Forgotten.
Any band that has been together will go through a lineup change or two and that is certainly true for Dumkan. The one constant through the years has been the steady guitar work, rough voice, and amazing songwriting of frontman Satoshi Tsugahara. Tsugahara has led the band from the start and is currently managing the band's label as well as the booking of all the band's and label's Japanese tours.
A group that has found a way to stay indie––as well as balance the expense and business end of touring and recording––is a rarity and few have done this as well and as gracefully as Drumkan. If you've never had a chance to experience this powerfull band, do yourself a favor: navigate to waver-waver.com or better yet, look for a Drumkan show near you. This truly powerful band will challenge your perceptions of indie rock for sure.
DRUMKAN "AS LIFE" USA Version release on May 29th..! 10 songs + 5 Bonus track..! Produced by Kevin Ratterman & DRUMKAN 1 As Life 2 Wake Up 3 W 4 Freaking Out 5 Save Yourself 6 Insane 7 Against In The Wall 8 All My Life For You 9 Cat 10 GoodsleepBonus Track For USA.. 11 Something 12 I Believe 13 Who Saves The World 14 Last Time 15 Away

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Music:

Member Since: 2/20/2005
Band Website: waver-waver.com
Band Members: SATOSHI /VO+G
YASU/G+CHO
JUNPEI/DR
HIDE/BASS

PAST MEMBERS are
NAOKI/DR
AKI/G
AMANO/G
GORO/G
UxCHAN/G
CHAPAO/D

Influences:

DRUMKAN LAST DVD "DRUMKAN IS DEAD..7/30/08 in stores!"

Sounds Like:
AS LIFE

WHO SAVES THE WORLD

SOMETHING

THROW

Record Label: WAVER WAVER(JPN)
Evo Recordings(USA)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LAST DVD....DRUMKAN IS DEAD

Hey everyone,We decided release of Drumkan's last DVD.This DVD from our last show at Shinjuku LOFT on Nov 14 2007..Including 25 songs and slide show,audience interview...2008/7/30 on sale!!!!!!!So thi...
Posted by DRUMKAN on Sat, 24 May 2008 10:03:00 PST

Satoshis NEW band!!!

Hello Everyone...Long time no talk..Drumkan’s last show is done on last November at Tokyo.It was so great time and we are so glad see you at this time.!Thanks for coming to our last show and see...
Posted by DRUMKAN on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:21:00 PST

Time to Say "GOOD-BYE" from DRUMKAN...

Time to "say goodbye" from Drumkan....We played over 10 years from 1995..and we had continued run all the time to over here from formed. In the meantime,We had various problems, the conflicts, sufferi...
Posted by DRUMKAN on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:01:00 PST

More songs from "AS LIFE" USA version...!

Hello Everyone..! You can check our more songs from our new album "AS LIFE" US version..! GO TO OUR PUREVOLUME page..!http://www.purevolume.com/drumkan...
Posted by DRUMKAN on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:21:00 PST

DRUMKAN "AS LIFE" US release store list...!

Hey Everyone.! Our new album "AS LIFE" for US release on May 29th,and you can buy it this stores.! Thanks,DRUMKANAEC HQ One Stop Coral Springs ...
Posted by DRUMKAN on Wed, 16 May 2007 08:35:00 PST

DRUMKAN "AS LIFE" US release on May 29th..!

Hey Everyone.! Drumkan will be release our latest album "AS LIFE" on US this month,May 29th. So please buy and check our music.!!!!!!! Produced by Kevin Ratterman(ex Elliott) & DRUMKAN 1 As Life ...
Posted by DRUMKAN on Wed, 02 May 2007 08:02:00 PST

DRUMAKN Spring tour 07

Hey Everyone.! We will do tour from May 23, come see and houngout with us there.! Thanks, DRUMKAN...
Posted by DRUMKAN on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:08:00 PST

Ex-Hivision Vol.10 with Long since forgotten

Hello Everyone..!We will do Japan tour with LONG SINCE FORGOTTEN(NY) on this Feb..Please come to our show and houng out with us there..!2/4 Shimokitazawa tokyo @ERA2/6 Maebashi gunma @Accuracy2/8 Sait...
Posted by DRUMKAN on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:27:00 PST

Drumkan's interview on Keikaku.net!

Hello Everyone, DRUMKAN interview is now online at http://www.Keikaku.net !It is on the front page now and can also be seen here:http://www.keikaku.net/features/71 Thank you,DRUMKAN...
Posted by DRUMKAN on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:21:00 PST

DRUMKAN new album "AS LIFE" song order!

hello everyone,This is Drumkan's new album "AS LIFE" song order.!Release on 2006.10.4..!1.AS LIFE2.WAKE UP3.W4.FREAKING OUT5.SAVE YOURSELF6.INSANE7.AGAINST IN THE WALL8.ALL MY LIFE FOR YOU9.CAT10.GOOD...
Posted by DRUMKAN on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:01:00 PST