Ken Yokoyama

Yokoyama Ken (横山健, Stage Name: Ken Yokoyama) is the former quitarist from the Japanese band Hi-Standard (disbanded 2000), though now has started a solo-project. Ken's music could be described as 'Melo-Core'(standing for Melodic Hardcore), though it is punk rock, and all sung in accented english.

Ken's backup band consists of three members: Serge Verkhovsky (Bass), Ishida "Gunn" Masatoshi (Drums) and Colin Doyle (Guitar).

Ken's second album, Nothin' But Sausage, dut to heavily promotion and popularity sold 53879 units and reached #3 in the charts in it's first week.

Trivia

• Ken has performed with American punk band NOFX, to play their 18-minute song, The Decline.

Discography

Albums

• [2004.02.18] The Cost Of My Freedom
• [2005.11.09] Nothin' But Sausage
• [2007.09.05] Third Time's A Charm

Singles

• [2005.10.05] How Many More Times
• [2007.02.21] Not Fooling Anyone

Other

• [2005.04.06] Fine Time 2! A Tribute to NEW WAVE (#2 Hungry Like The Wolf) (Duran Duran cover)
• [2005.11.23] The Basement Tracks ~10YEARS SOUNDTRACK OF 7STARS~ (#12 A Decade Lived)

External Links

• Official Pizza of Death Website
• Interview with Ken (English)
• Ken Yokoyama fansite

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