Corrupted are a Japanese doom/

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band. They are known for avoiding interviews and publicity. They have recorded several albums, including

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s with other artists and perform regularly in Japan and abroad.

Musical style

They were described by JB Roe of Grooveshark as "some of the heaviest, gloomiest doom/sludge around, distinctly cacophonous, layering feedback pulverizing progressions into a distinctly cacophonous rumble." However, some songs feature long acoustic sections, spoken-word interludes, and unconventional instruments. An example of the latter can be found on their 2005 album ''

El mundo frio ''El mundo frio'' is the fourth full-length studio album by Japanese doom metal band Corrupted. The album consists of a single, continuous 71-minute song. The instrumentation is notable for inclusion of the Western harp. The title is Spanish ...

'', which is a 72-minute song with extensive sections of harp. Iann Robinson wrote on Nonelouder.com, "Right when you think you can peg Corrupted as an all Doom band they release a lush acoustic set within their bleak musical landscape." They mainly sing in Spanish, with some songs containing sections in Japanese or English. In 2009, '' Terrorizer'' chose Corrupted's 1997 album '' Paso inferior'' as the seventeenth-best sludge album. They wrote at the time, In 2002, the band released a statement about interviews:

Discography

Albums

* '' Paso inferior'' (1997, Frigidity Discos) * ''

Llenandose de gusanos ''Llenandose de gusanos'' is the second full-length studio album by Japanese doom metal band Corrupted. The album comprises two CDs, each containing only one track. The first disc is in the typical doom style Corrupted is known for, while the se ...

'' (1999, HG Fact) * ''

Se hace por los suenos asesinos ''Se hace por los suenos asesinos'' is the third full-length studio album by Japanese doom metal band Corrupted. It was released on January 17, 2004 on vinyl limited to 1000 copies, and again on April 16, 2004 on limited-edition CD. The title i ...

'' (2004, HG Fact) * ''

'' (2005, HG Fact) * ''

Garten der Unbewusstheit ''Garten der Unbewusstheit'' is the fifth album by Japanese doom metal band Corrupted, released on August 20, 2011. It was released 5 years after ''El mundo frio ''El mundo frio'' is the fourth full-length studio album by Japanese doom metal b ...

'' (2011, Nostalgia Blackrain)

EPs

* ''

Anciano ''Anciano'' (Spanish for ''old man'') is an EP by the Japanese doom metal band Corrupted. Because the Spanish phrase "Horrible: El Tren Lo Partió En Dos!" ("Horrible: The Train Cut Him In Two") appears on the cover, the phrase is often mistaken ...

'' (1995, Japan Overseas) * ''

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'' (1995, Tag Rag) * ''

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'' (1995, Third Culture) * ''Dios injusto'' (1999, Frigidity Discos) * ''Felicific Algorithim'' (2018, Cold Spring Records)

Singles

* "La victima es tu mismo" (2001, View Beyond Records) * "Vasana" (2007, HG Fact) * "An Island Insane" (2007, HG Fact) * "喪失: Loss" (2015, Crust War)

Splits

* with

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(1995), HG Fact) * with

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(1997, Frigidity Discos) * with Enemy Soil (1997, HG Fact) * with Noothgrush (1997, Reservoir) * with Scarver's Calling (1999, Gouge Records) * with

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(1999, Rhetoric Records / Deaf American Recordings) * with Meat Slave (2000, HG Fact) * with Machetazo (2000, Frigidity Records) * with Sloth (2000, self-released) * with

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and 324 (2001, HG Fact) * with Cripple Bastards (2002, HG Fact) * with Infaust (2002, Blind Date)

Compilation appearances

* ''Raggle Taggle'' (1996, Tag Rag) * ''Una de gato cuerno de vaca'' (1996, Tee Pee Records) * ''Painkiller vol. 1'' (1996, Devastating Soundworks) * ''Reality No. 3'' (1999, Deep Six Records) * ''Homeless Benefit EP'' (1999, Bad Card Records) * ''Twin Threat to Your Sanity'' (2001, Bad People Records)

Members

* Chew Hasegawa —

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* Mark Yokota —

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* Ippei Suda —

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* Mother Sii —

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Previous members

* Yasushi Yoshida — vocals (live-only) * Takaho — vocals (live-only) * Kawabata — vocals (live-only) * Rie lambdoll — vocals (live-only) * Hevi — vocals, bass guitar * Talbot — guitar * Anri — harp on ''El mundo frio'' * Takehito Miyagi — keyboards (studio-only) * Shibata — bass guitar * Jose — bass guitar * Lowell Isles — bass guitar * Katsumi Hiryu — bass guitar * Monger — bass guitar

References

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