Bomb Factory ( ja, ボム・ファクトリー) is a band from

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, Japan with styles influenced by 1970s and '80s

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, hard rock, and heavy metal music. Although their

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is Japanese, almost all the music they have produced since 1997 has English song titles and lyrics.

History

Brothers Jun-ya and Kazuya grew up in Yamagata and later relocated to

, where they met Joe and Shira and established their band in 1991.Metropolis Magazine
an English magazine in Japan. They played shows in and around Tokyo and

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during their early years. They released their independently produced EP, '' Explode a Bombshell'' in 1994 and the full album '' Blade of a Knife'' in 1996. In 1997, Bomb Factory incorporated their own independent label, Monstar Records, and released the split CD ''Monstar Cup Stage 1''. This album and concurrent albums afterward contained predominantly English lyrics. During the next few years their style progressed and became more distinctive, attracting a larger fan base in Japan. In 1999, they began the event ''High Blood Pressure'' in which they and other Japanese rock bands showcase in. They have staged several of these events and still continue it today.Bomb Factory Power
the official fan site in France. In September 1999 they began individual tours in

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, the

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and

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, marking the first time the band toured outside Japan. Later in November they signed with Hell Hornet Records and Limited Records and released their self-titled mini album '' Bomb Factory'', selling over 16,000 copies. In 2000, the tracks "Exciter", "Clumsy Bird" and "Deadly Silence Beach" were chosen from this album for the game '' Dead or Alive 2'' on the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 platforms, and an English version of the song "How Do You Feel" was made for the updated game, '' DOA2: Hardcore''. In December they gained more recognition after opening for Bad Religion during their Japanese tour. In 2001 they played many concerts and festivals in Japan with such groups as Uzumaki, Crispy Nuts, Shaka Labbits, Super Sisters, et al. In February 2002 Bomb Factory played in ''The Power to Explode'' tour with the band Fulltrap. After this came the ''Rough Tour'', spanning 32 different venues with bands such as Buddha Head, Fulltrap, Batch, and Monkey Pirate. Later in June of the same year the band began their second European tour in Germany, France and Belgium. While in France they played the ''Rock Oise Festival'' and received significant media coverage on radio, TV, and even made the cover of the magazine ''Walked In Line''. Also in 2002, the tracks "Dive" and "Crack" were used in the PlayStation game entitled ''

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''. In October 2004 the album '' Discord'' (a compilation of the ''

Fat Boost ''Fat Boost'' is the third mini-album by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released in December 2002 on Monstar/Limited, and contains six songs, plus one hidden track, which is an audio clip of someone vomiting Vomiting (also known ...

'' mini album and '' Discord'' maxi single) was released in France and their second tour of the country began soon after. In November 2004 the album ''Another Day, Another Life'' was released. They signed with Sea Green/ Toshiba-EMI in 2006 and on November 15 they simultaneously released the album ''

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'' alongside their first DVD, '' Fifteenth: After All These Years'', commemorating the band's 15 year survival. On November 28, 2007 they released their '' Greatest Hits'' compilation album which includes one previously unreleased song, "Fly". Bomb Factory signed a contract with Florida record label Bieler Bros in 2007, but later canceled. In May 2008, they signed with California label

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and subsequently released '' Moshing Through Tokyo'' in August.Myspace.com
Bomb Factory's American Myspace website.

Band members

* Jun-ya -

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* Kazuya -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

* Joe -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

* Shira -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Blade of a Knife'' (1996) * ''

Go This Way ''Go This Way'' is the second full-length album by punk rock band Bomb Factory. It was released in January 2002 on Monstar Records/Hell Hornet Records, and contains 15 songs. Track 8 appears on Tecmo's ''Super Shot Soccer'' soundtrack for Play ...

'' (2002) * ''Another Day, Another Life'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Closed'' (2010)

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