Tuesday, June 25, 2019

GASTUNK - Under The Sun 1987

Slabs from Japan are mostly noisy chaotic spectacle but it goes also different. The proof is the second album by Gastunk. Eight melodic songs with a length of more than five minutes and a slight metal touch have the four banned on vinyl which are absolutely worth listening to and really surprised me and therefore definitely worth a post. A bit info: Gastunk is an influential Japanese rock band, first active from 1983 to 1988. They reunited in January 1999 for a concert at Akasaka Blitz called Rest in Peace in memory of hide, who died the previous year. It was recorded and released as a live album in November. They performed again in 2006, before officially restarting activities in 2010. Initially a hardcore punk band, guitarist Tatsu later recalled that when Gastunk made their major label debut they were dubbed heavy metal by the media. Represented on some compilations, A Farewell To Arms from 1986 for example. Today a hot day again and I hope you spend it on the beach or anywhere with lots of water!


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