G.I.S.M.

G.I.S.M.
Genre(s)
Hardcore, Heavy Metal
Lyrical theme(s)
War, Violence, Death, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Origin Formed in Last label Status
Japan (Tokyo) 1980 Beast Arts Split-up
Last known line-up
Shigehisa "Sakevi" Yokoyama - Vocals
Randy Uchida (R.I.P. Feb. 10 2001, Cancer) - Guitar (Randy Uchida Group)
Kiichi Takahashi - Bass (Sabbrabells)
Ironfist Tatsushima - Drums (Crow, Die You Bastard, SSORC)
Former/past member(s)
Kannon "Cloudy" Masuo - Bass (Front Guerrilla, Last Bomb)
Tohru "Monamour" Hiroshima - Drums (Randy Uchida Group)
Additional notes
The band appeared on several Japanese hardcore punk tapes and LP's from 1982 til their full-length studio debut in july 1984.

GISM stands for many things:

* God In the Schizoid Mind
* Guerrilla Incendiary Sabotage Mutineer
* General Imperialism Social Murder
* Gnostic Idiosyncrasy Sonic Militant
* Gai Individual Social Mean

Sakevi released a solo EP, named "The War", on Beast Arts in 2004 under the name S.K.V. (short for: "Swastika Kozmic Victorz"). He also has his own clothing label, named stLTH®. He personally designes all artwork for his brand. He also designed the sleeve for the "Outsider" compilation LP, released in 1982. In 2006, Sakevi designed the artwork for hardcore band World Burns To Death's new album entitled "Totalitarian Sodomy".
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PiranHaJanuary 31st, 2004
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Discography


Detestation Full-length, 1984[1 review, 88%]
Performance Video/VHS, 1985
M.A.N. Full-length, 1987[1 review, 89%]
Gai Individual Social Mean - Subj & Egos, chopped (Das Göttlich Geist) Video/VHS, 1995
Sonicrime Therapy Full-length, 2001
+R Regicide Reverberation Video/VHS, 2002



Links

Fan site
Unofficial Myspace
G.I.S.M. at Wikipedia
Guy In Suicide Mission
Global Darkness



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