Nogod (stylized as NoGoD) is a Japanese

visual kei , abbreviated , is a category of Japanese musicians that have a strong focus on extravagant stage costumes that originated in Japan during the early 1980s. Koji Dejima of '' Bounce'' wrote that visual kei is not a specific sound, but rather it " ...

heavy metal band formed in 2005 by vocalist Dancho. Originally named , the band has been using simply Nogod since signing to the major label King Records in 2010.

History

2005–2009: Formation and rise

The band was formed in early 2005 by vocalist Dancho, under the name Shinko Shukyo Gakudan NoGoD. They held their debut performance on October 19, at Akasaka L@n, with a lineup consisting of Dancho on vocals, Aki and Kyrie on guitar, Karin on bass, and K on drums. On November 12, the band released their first demo . They spent the rest of 2005 and the beginning of 2006 performing with other bands in Tokyo. In July 2006, the members were signed to Art Pop Entertainment and released two singles, and , the following month. In 2007, guitarist Aki left and was replaced by Shinno. In April 2008, the band released their first studio album, , which reached No. 6 on the

Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ...

Indies chart. In February 2009, the band released their second studio album, .

2010–present: Going major

In November 2009, vocalist Dancho announced that the band would be making their major debut. On June 9, 2010, Nogod released their first major single, , on King Records. The song was used as the ending theme for Chūkyō TV's ''Futtonda''. On August 4, 2010, Nogod released their first major album, , in Japan and

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

. The band kicked off a one-man tour to promote their album in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

; they followed up the show with other performances throughout Tokyo. In January 2011, Nogod began hosting their own radio show on Tokyo Bay FM. The program is titled ''Nogod Bless You!!!'' and airs every Saturday at 12:00AM. Nogod covered

Siam Shade Siam Shade (stylized as SIAM SHADE) was a five-piece Japanese rock band, formed in Tokyo in 1991. The classic line-up of Hideki on vocals, Natchin on bass, Kazuma and Daita on guitar, and Jun-ji on drums broke onto the visual kei scene alongs ...

's song " 1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou" for the compilation ''Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-''. The album was released on January 26, 2011 and features current

bands covering songs from bands that were important to the '90s visual kei movement. In January 2018, Nogod bassist Karin announced that he would leave the band after 13 years. His final performance with the band was on April 6 of that year in Tokyo at Shinjuku ReNY. In September 2021, it was announced that guitarist Kyrie would be leaving the band after 16 years. His final performance with Nogod was at Nakano Sun Plaza Hall on February 22, 2022.

Saber Tiger is a Japanese heavy metal band from Sapporo. It was founded in 1981 by guitarist and sole-constant member Akihito Kinoshita - as well as two other musicians - who is responsible for producing, engineering and composing most of the band's wor ...

bassist hibiki officially joined Nogod in August 2022.

Musical style

Nogod's music ranges from heavy metal to slow ballads. Songs such as have been praised for the technical skill that the band has exhibited.

Members

* –

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

(2005–present) *K –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

(2005–present) *Shinno –

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

(2007–present) *hibiki –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

(2022–present) ;Former members * – guitar (left July 2005) *Kana – bass (left October 2005) * – guitar (2005–2007) * – bass, screams (2005–2018) *Kyrie – guitar, backing vocals (2005–2022)

Discography

Studio albums

* (2008.04.09) * (2009.02.25) * (2010.08.04) * (2011.08.03) * ''V'' (2013.02.06) * ''Make A New World'' (2014.09.17) * ''Renovate'' (2016.03.30) * ''Proof'' (2017.08.20) * ''NoW Testament'' (2023.04.21)

Mini albums

* (2006.12.06) * (2009.09.23) * (2019.04.10)

Compilation albums

* ''Indies Best Selection 2005-2009'' (2010.03.03) * ''Voyage ~ 10th Anniversary Best Album'' (2015.04.08)

Singles

* (2005.11.12) * (2006.04.09) * (2006.07.12) * (2006.08.30) * "Atria" (2007.05.09) * (2007.08.08) * (2007.09.26) * (2007.09.26) * (2008.02.16) * (2008.07.13) * (2008.10.08) * (2008.11.05) * "Mr.Heaven" (2009.07.25) * (2010.06.09) * "Raise a Flag" (2011.04.06) * (2011.07.06) * "Love?" (2012.02.19) * "Stand Up!" (2012.10.10) * (2013.07.24) * (2013.09.18) * "Helix" (2020.01.08, sold only at concerts) * "I.A.N" (2022.11.25, sold only at concerts)

DVDs

* (2006.06.20) * (2022.08.24)

Other

* "No God" on ''Loop of Life 6'' (2006.06.28) * "Kimi ni Okuru Bukiyou de Migatte na Uta" on (2006.09.15) * "Guren" on ''Shock Edge 2006'' (2006.10.10) * Cover of

's " 1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou" on ''Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-'' (2010.01.26)

References

External links

Official Site

Official website
inactive

CLJ Records page

Oricon profile
{{Authority control Visual kei musical groups Japanese heavy metal musical groups Japanese musical quintets Musical groups established in 2005 King Records (Japan) artists Musical groups from Tokyo