The Back Horn

The Back Horn is a Japanese rock band, founded in 1998, whose music style is based on J-Rock.

Band History

The band was based around April 1998, when all the founding members for different reasons from rural areas came to Tokyo. At first they called themselves Gyorai (鱼雷, dt " Torpedo " ), then the name was changed to The Back Horn.

Following its premiere at the Fuji Rock Festival in 1999, they released the mini-album Doko e Iku the record label Kando Records. Seven months later, they released their first full-length album: Yomigaeru Hi. She then signed a contract with the label Speedstar Records. Although they had a contract, they often described themselves as indie band. At this time decided Hirabayashi, to leave the band.

Following the release of her first album at Speedstar Records, Ningen Program, the band Okamine Kohshu found a new bassist. However, this did not become a member immediately. However, he was involved in recording the next album Shinzō Orchestra and on the tour was the band announced that he was now a full member.

While the band was becoming increasingly popular, they got the request to record the music for two movies, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Bright Future for Kazuaki Kiriya's Casshern and. In the meantime, they recorded the album Ikiru Saino and published it.

After a few tours, a performance at the Rock In Japan Festival, a few singles and their first live DVD was the fifth album of the band, Headphone Children, which is often referred to as a concept album, released. The song Kiseki from this album was used in the horror film Zoo. After the tour following the live album Ubugoe Chainsaw has been published. Two months later, the group met for the first time in Europe, at a festival in Barcelona.

The band then released several singles and gave some shows, including an acoustic tour with Yamada and Suganami, where they played to bring to the streets of Japan with no entry costs. In April 2006 came their sixth album Taiyo no Naka no Seikatsu to market.

Discography

Singles

Indie:

  • FUSEn (风 船, September 25, 2000 )

Major:

  • Sunny (サニー, Sani, April 25, 2001 )
  • Sora, Hoshi, Umi no Yoru (空,星,海 の 夜, August 22, 2001, # 71)
  • Sekaiju no Shita de (世界 樹 の 下 で, May 29th 2002, # 69)
  • Namida ga Koboretara (涙 が こぼれ たら, August 28, 2002, # 75)
  • Mirai (未来, January 22, 2003, # 49)
  • Hikari no Kessho (光 の 結晶, 18 June 2003 # 55)
  • Seimeisen (生命线, August 20, 2003, # 60)
  • Yume no Hana (夢 の 花, July 21, 2004, # 29)
  • Cobalt Blue (コバルト ブルー, Kobaruto Buru, November 3, 2004, # 30)
  • Kizuna Song (キズナ ソング, Kizuna Songu, January 26, 2005, # 36)
  • Black Hole Birthday (ブラック ホール バース デイ, Burakku HorU Bāsudei; December 16, 2005, # 32)
  • Hajimete no Kokyu de (初めて の 呼吸 で, February 8, 2006, # 34)
  • Chaos Diver (カオス ダイバー, kaosu Daiba, March 22, 2006, # 31)
  • Koe (声; December 20, 2006, # 23)
  • Utsukushii Namae (美しい 名前; March 21, 2007, # 24)
  • Wana (罠; November 14, 2007, # 9, closing Kido Senshi Gundam title for 00)
  • Kakusei (覚 醒; 21 May 2008 # 15)
  • Tatakau Kimi yo (戦う君よ, April 21, 2010, # 13)
  • Tozasareta Sekai (閉ざされた世界; August 4, 2010, closing Kido Senshi Gundam title for 00 - A wakening of the Trailblazer )

Albums

Indie:

  • Doko e Iku (何処 へ 行く; 22 September 1999 mini-album )
  • Yomigaeru Hi (甦る 陽, April 25, 2000 )

Major studio albums:

  • Ningen Program (人間 プログラム, Ningen PUROGURAMU; October 17, 2001, # 30)
  • Shinzō Orchestra (心臓 オーケストラ, Shinzō Ōkesutora; November 13, 2002, # 50)
  • Ikiru Saino (イキルサイノウ; October 22, 2003, # 21)
  • Headphone Children (ヘッドフォン チルドレン, Heddofon Chirudoren, March 16, 2005, # 23)
  • Taiyo no Naka no Seikatsu (太陽の中の生活, April 19, 2006, # 19)
  • The Back Horn (May 23, 2007 # 16)
  • Pulses (パルス, Paruzu; September 3, 2008, # 5)

Best-of Album:

  • Best The Back Horn (23 January 2008, # 10)

Live album:

  • Ubugoe Chainsaw (産声 チェイン ソー, Ubugoe Cheinsō, August 24, 2005, # 46)
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