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* [[Mizuno Atsuo|Atsuo]] (Drums, Vocals)
 
* [[Mizuno Atsuo|Atsuo]] (Drums, Vocals)
 
* [[Wata]] (Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard)
 
* [[Wata]] (Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard)
* [[Ohtani Takeshi)|Takeshi]] (Bass, Vocals, Guitar)
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* [[Ohtani Takeshi|Takeshi]] (Bass, Vocals, Guitar)
  
 
===Former Members===
 
===Former Members===
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===Former Support Musicians===
 
===Former Support Musicians===
* [[Kurihara Michio]] (Guitar; 2007-2012)
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* [[Kurihara Michio|Michio Kurihara]] (Guitar; 2007-2012)
  
 
==Information==
 
==Information==
They started originally as a four-piece band and started activities around 1994 in [[Tokyo]]. The band's name is taken from a [[Wikipedia:Boris (song)|song]] on American rock band [[Wikipedia:Melvins|Melvin]]'s album, [[Wikipedia:Bullhead (album)|Bullhead]].  
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Boris originally formed as a four-piece band and started activities around 1994 in [[Tokyo]]. The band's name is taken from a [[Wikipedia:Boris (song)|song]] on American rock band [[Wikipedia:Melvins|Melvins]]' album, [[Wikipedia:Bullhead (album)|Bullhead]].  
  
 
In 1996, [[Nagata]] who was the original drummer left the band, leaving [[Atsuo]] the frontman to take over drumming duties. The line-up has remained unchanged as all of members alternately contributing vocals.  
 
In 1996, [[Nagata]] who was the original drummer left the band, leaving [[Atsuo]] the frontman to take over drumming duties. The line-up has remained unchanged as all of members alternately contributing vocals.  
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Their songs influence range from a huge variety of styles including, various [[J-Metal|heavy metal]] sub-genres such as [[wikipedia:Avant-garde metal|avant-garde]], [[wikipedia:Sludge metal|sludge]], [[wikipedia:Doom metal|doom]], [[wikipedia:Stoner rock|stoner rock]] and [[wikipedia:Drone metal|drone]] to [[J-Punk|punk]], [[wikipedia:psychedelic rock|psychedelia]], [[J-Pop|pop]], [[wikipedia:Shoegazing|shoegaze]], and [[wikipedia:Ambient music|ambient]]. But they are also hailed in [[wikipedia:Noise rock|noise-rock]] scene for their collaboration works with noise acts like [[Merzbow]] and [[Haino Keiji]].  
 
Their songs influence range from a huge variety of styles including, various [[J-Metal|heavy metal]] sub-genres such as [[wikipedia:Avant-garde metal|avant-garde]], [[wikipedia:Sludge metal|sludge]], [[wikipedia:Doom metal|doom]], [[wikipedia:Stoner rock|stoner rock]] and [[wikipedia:Drone metal|drone]] to [[J-Punk|punk]], [[wikipedia:psychedelic rock|psychedelia]], [[J-Pop|pop]], [[wikipedia:Shoegazing|shoegaze]], and [[wikipedia:Ambient music|ambient]]. But they are also hailed in [[wikipedia:Noise rock|noise-rock]] scene for their collaboration works with noise acts like [[Merzbow]] and [[Haino Keiji]].  
  
[[File:Boris - Flood Promo.jpg|thumb|200px|Boris promoting "[[Flood|-flood-]]" (2000)]]
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[[File:Boris - Flood Promo.jpg|thumb|220px|Boris (2002)]]
[[File:Boris - Altar Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|[[wikipedia:Sunn O)))|Sunn O)))]] & Boris promoting "[[wikipedia:Altar (album)|Altar]]" (2006)]]
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[[File:Boris - Pink Promo.png|thumb|220px|Boris promoting "[[Pink (Boris)|PINK]]" (2005)]]
[[File:Boris - Rainbow Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|Boris with [[Michio Kurihara]] promoting "[[Rainbow (Michio Kurihara)|Rainbow]]" (2006)]]
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[[File:Boris - Altar Promo.jpg|thumb|220px|[[wikipedia:Sunn O)))|Sunn O)))]] & Boris promoting "[[wikipedia:Altar (album)|Altar]]" (2006)]]
[[File:Boris - Smile Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|Boris promoting "[[Smile (Boris album)|Smile]]" (2008)]]
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[[File:Boris - Rainbow Promo.jpg|thumb|220px|Boris with [[Kurihara Michio|Michio Kurihara]] promoting "[[Rainbow (Michio Kurihara)|Rainbow]]" (2006)]]
[[File:Boris - Attention Please Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|Boris promoting "[[Attention Please]]" (2011)]]
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[[File:Boris - Smile Promo.jpg|thumb|220px|Boris promoting "[[Smile (Boris album)|Smile]]" (2008)]]
[[File:Boris - Heavy Rock 2 Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|Boris promoting "[[Heavy Rocks (2011)|Heavy Rocks]]" (2011)]]
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[[File:Boris - Heavy Rock 2 Promo.jpg|thumb|220px|Boris (2009)]]
[[File:Boris - Heavy Rock 2011 Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|Boris promoting "[[New Album]]" (2011)]]
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[[File:Boris - Attention Please Promo.jpg|thumb|220px|Boris promoting "[[Attention Please]]" (2011)]]
[[File:Boris - Noise Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|Boris promoting "[[Noise|NOISE]]" (2014)]]
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[[File:Boris - Heavy Rock 2011 Promo.jpg|thumb|220px|Boris promoting "[[Heavy Rocks (2011)|Heavy Rocks]]" (2011)]]
[[File:Boris - Pink Promo.png|thumb|235px|Boris promoting "[[Pink (Boris album)|PINK]]" (2016)]]
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[[File:Boris - Noise Promo.jpg|thumb|220px|Boris promoting "[[Noise|NOISE]]" (2014)]]
[[File:Boris - Gensho Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|Boris with [[Merzbow]] promoting "[[Gensho]]" (2016)]]
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[[File:Boris - Gensho Promo.jpg|thumb|220px|Boris with [[Merzbow]] promoting "[[Gensho]]" (2016)]]
  
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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* [2005.02.28] [[Dronevil|dronevil]]
 
* [2005.02.28] [[Dronevil|dronevil]]
 
* [2005.06.29] [[Sound Track From Film "Mabuta No Ura"]] (マブタノウラ)
 
* [2005.06.29] [[Sound Track From Film "Mabuta No Ura"]] (マブタノウラ)
* [2005.11.18] [[Pink|PINK]]
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* [2005.11.18] [[Pink (Boris)||PINK]]
 
* [2006.04.09] [[The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 2]] (目をそらした瞬間 2)
 
* [2006.04.09] [[The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 2]] (目をそらした瞬間 2)
 
* [2006.04.09] [[The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3]] (目をそらした瞬間 3)
 
* [2006.04.09] [[The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3]] (目をそらした瞬間 3)
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* [2008.11.21] [[Smile -Live at Wolf Creek-|SMILE -Live at Wolf Creek-]]
 
* [2008.11.21] [[Smile -Live at Wolf Creek-|SMILE -Live at Wolf Creek-]]
 
* [2009.02.12] [[Smile Live In Prague]]  
 
* [2009.02.12] [[Smile Live In Prague]]  
* [2010.06.02] [[Variations + Live in Japan]]
 
 
* [2013.04.??] [[Boris Performing "Flood"]]
 
* [2013.04.??] [[Boris Performing "Flood"]]
 
* [2014.03.05] [[Archive II]]
 
* [2014.03.05] [[Archive II]]
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* [2005.08.23] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Merzbow]] - [[Sun Baked Snow Cave]]  
 
* [2005.08.23] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Merzbow]] - [[Sun Baked Snow Cave]]  
 
* [2006.10.31] [[wikipedia:Sunn O)))|Sunn O)))]] & <small>'''Boris'''</small> - [[wikipedia:Altar (album)|Altar]]  
 
* [2006.10.31] [[wikipedia:Sunn O)))|Sunn O)))]] & <small>'''Boris'''</small> - [[wikipedia:Altar (album)|Altar]]  
* [2006.12.23] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Kurihara Michio]] - [[Rainbow (Michio Kurihara)|Rainbow]]
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* [2006.12.23] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Kurihara Michio|Michio Kurihara]] - [[Rainbow (Michio Kurihara)|Rainbow]]
 
* [2007.04.??] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Merzbow]] - [[Walrus / Groon|Walrus/Groon]]  
 
* [2007.04.??] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Merzbow]] - [[Walrus / Groon|Walrus/Groon]]  
 
* [2007.11.02] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Merzbow]] - [[Rock Dream]]
 
* [2007.11.02] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Merzbow]] - [[Rock Dream]]
* [2008.12.23] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Kurihara Michio]] - [[Cloud Chamber]]  
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* [2008.12.23] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Kurihara Michio|Michio Kurihara]] - [[Cloud Chamber]]  
 
* [2008.12.23] <small>'''Boris'''</small> & [[wikipedia:Ian Astbury|Ian Astbury]] - [[B X I|BXI]]
 
* [2008.12.23] <small>'''Boris'''</small> & [[wikipedia:Ian Astbury|Ian Astbury]] - [[B X I|BXI]]
 
* [2007.04.??] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Merzbow]] - [[Walrus / Groon|Walrus/Groon]]  
 
* [2007.04.??] <small>'''Boris'''</small> with [[Merzbow]] - [[Walrus / Groon|Walrus/Groon]]  
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* [2000.03.??] [[Tribute to Robert Johnson: Up Jumped The Devil]] (<small>#4 ''Me And The Devil Blues''</small>)
 
* [2000.03.??] [[Tribute to Robert Johnson: Up Jumped The Devil]] (<small>#4 ''Me And The Devil Blues''</small>)
 
* [2002.??.??] [[Mangrove 2002|Mangrove2002]] (<small>#12 ''Dronevil''</small>)
 
* [2002.??.??] [[Mangrove 2002|Mangrove2002]] (<small>#12 ''Dronevil''</small>)
* [2002.??.??] Let There Be Doom (#9 <small>''Huge''</small>)
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* [2002.??.??] Let There Be Doom (<small>#9 ''Huge''</small>)
 
* [2003.??.??] [[Merzbow]] - [["Frog" Remixed and Revisited|"FROG" REMIXED AND REVISITED]] (<small>Disc 2 #6 ''froggie bee-baa''</small>)
 
* [2003.??.??] [[Merzbow]] - [["Frog" Remixed and Revisited|"FROG" REMIXED AND REVISITED]] (<small>Disc 2 #6 ''froggie bee-baa''</small>)
 
* [2005.05.02] [[DJ BAKU]] - [[JAPADAPTA]] (<small>#17 ''Hanate!''</small>)
 
* [2005.05.02] [[DJ BAKU]] - [[JAPADAPTA]] (<small>#17 ''Hanate!''</small>)
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* [2008.01.15] [[The Dogs Tribute "Doggy Style"|The Dogs Tribute "DOGGY STYLE"]] (<small>#11 ''Slither'', #17 ''Slither (different version)''</small>)
 
* [2008.01.15] [[The Dogs Tribute "Doggy Style"|The Dogs Tribute "DOGGY STYLE"]] (<small>#11 ''Slither'', #17 ''Slither (different version)''</small>)
 
* [2008.05.??] Invocation Of Sacred Resonance I (<small>#3 ''You Were Holding An Umbrella''</small>)
 
* [2008.05.??] Invocation Of Sacred Resonance I (<small>#3 ''You Were Holding An Umbrella''</small>)
* [2009.05.12] [[wikipedia:The Limits of Control#Soundtrack|The Limits of Control]] (<small>#2 ''Fuzzy Reactor'', #5 ''Feedbacker (TLOC Edit)'', #7 ''Farewell'', #8 ''N.L.T.'', #14 ''Blood Swamp (TLOC Edit)'', #17 ''Untitled (TLOC Edit)''</small>)
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* [2009.05.12] [[wikipedia:The Limits of Control#Soundtrack|The Limits of Control Soundtrack]] (<small>#2 ''Fuzzy Reactor'', #5 ''Feedbacker (TLOC Edit)'', #7 ''Farewell'', #8 ''N.L.T.'', #14 ''Blood Swamp (TLOC Edit)'', #17 ''Untitled (TLOC Edit)''</small>)
 
* [2010.03.17] [[Supported By Catune And Morec.|supported by catune and morec.]] (<small>#4 ''a bao a qu - Live at Avalon in NYC on May 30, 2006''</small>)
 
* [2010.03.17] [[Supported By Catune And Morec.|supported by catune and morec.]] (<small>#4 ''a bao a qu - Live at Avalon in NYC on May 30, 2006''</small>)
 
* [2010.05.26] [[wikipedia:Confessions (2010 film)|Kokuhaku Original Soundtrack]] (<small>#3 ''Niji ga Hajimaru Toki'', #6 ''My Machine'', #8 ''Danpen -Bit-'', #12 ''Nijimu Zanzou'', #16 ''Feedbacker'', #18 ''Ketsubetsu''</small>)
 
* [2010.05.26] [[wikipedia:Confessions (2010 film)|Kokuhaku Original Soundtrack]] (<small>#3 ''Niji ga Hajimaru Toki'', #6 ''My Machine'', #8 ''Danpen -Bit-'', #12 ''Nijimu Zanzou'', #16 ''Feedbacker'', #18 ''Ketsubetsu''</small>)
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* [2015.04.18] [[wikipedia:Whatever Nevermind|Whatever Nevermind]] (<small>#5 ''Lithium''</small>)
 
* [2015.04.18] [[wikipedia:Whatever Nevermind|Whatever Nevermind]] (<small>#5 ''Lithium''</small>)
  
===Others===
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===Other===
 
* [2003.03.20] [[The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked chronicle]] (目をそらした瞬間 chronicle)
 
* [2003.03.20] [[The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked chronicle]] (目をそらした瞬間 chronicle)
 
* [2005.10.??] [[Archive]]
 
* [2005.10.??] [[Archive]]
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* [2008.??.??] [[BORIS Choice Cuts From Releases on Southern Lord 2000-Present!|BORIS Choice cuts from releases on Southern Lord 2000-Present!]]
 
* [2008.??.??] [[BORIS Choice Cuts From Releases on Southern Lord 2000-Present!|BORIS Choice cuts from releases on Southern Lord 2000-Present!]]
 
* [2008.??.??] [[Floor Shaker]]
 
* [2008.??.??] [[Floor Shaker]]
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* [2010.06.02] [[Variations + Live in Japan]]
 
* [2011.02.03] [[wikipedia:Stephen O'Malley|Stephen O'Malley]] & [[Atsuo]] - [[Uroborus Circuit]]  
 
* [2011.02.03] [[wikipedia:Stephen O'Malley|Stephen O'Malley]] & [[Atsuo]] - [[Uroborus Circuit]]  
 
* [2011.03.29] [[Hope]]  
 
* [2011.03.29] [[Hope]]  
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* [2005.06.06] [[Wizard'S Convention -Japanese Heavy Rock Show Case-|WIZARD'S CONVENTION-Japanese Heavy Rock Show Case-]] (<small>with [[Church of Misery]], [[Eternal Elysium]] & [[Greenmachine]]</small>)
 
* [2005.06.06] [[Wizard'S Convention -Japanese Heavy Rock Show Case-|WIZARD'S CONVENTION-Japanese Heavy Rock Show Case-]] (<small>with [[Church of Misery]], [[Eternal Elysium]] & [[Greenmachine]]</small>)
 
* [2005.11.18] [[Heavy Metal Me]]
 
* [2005.11.18] [[Heavy Metal Me]]
* [2010.06.??] [[Live in Japan: Smile World Tour Final]]
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* [2010.06.02] [[Live in Japan: Smile World Tour Final]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.facebook.com/borisheavyrocks Official Facebook Page]
 
* [http://www.facebook.com/borisheavyrocks Official Facebook Page]
 
* [http://www.borisheavyrocks.tumblr.com/ Official Tumblr]
 
* [http://www.borisheavyrocks.tumblr.com/ Official Tumblr]
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* [https://boris.bandcamp.com/ Official Bandcamp]
 
* [https://sargenthouse.com/boris Sargent House Official Profile]
 
* [https://sargenthouse.com/boris Sargent House Official Profile]
* [http://inoxia-rec.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&language=en Official Page at Inoxia Records Site]
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* [http://inoxia-rec.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&language=en Official Page at Inoxia Records]
  
 
{{Boris}}
 
{{Boris}}
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[[Category:J-Rock]]
 
[[Category:J-Rock]]
 
[[Category:J-Experimental]]
 
[[Category:J-Experimental]]
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[[Category:Metal]]
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[[Category:Rock]]
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[[Category:Experimental]]
 
[[Category:1996 Debut]]
 
[[Category:1996 Debut]]

Latest revision as of 14:41, 7 July 2017

BORIS promoting "DEAR" (2017)

BORIS (ボリス) is a experimental metal band formed in 1992.

Members

  • Atsuo (Drums, Vocals)
  • Wata (Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard)
  • Takeshi (Bass, Vocals, Guitar)

Former Members

Former Support Musicians

Information

Boris originally formed as a four-piece band and started activities around 1994 in Tokyo. The band's name is taken from a song on American rock band Melvins' album, Bullhead.

In 1996, Nagata who was the original drummer left the band, leaving Atsuo the frontman to take over drumming duties. The line-up has remained unchanged as all of members alternately contributing vocals.

Throughout their career, they have made deliberate efforts to avoid being categorized in any specific musical genre. Their songs influence range from a huge variety of styles including, various heavy metal sub-genres such as avant-garde, sludge, doom, stoner rock and drone to punk, psychedelia, pop, shoegaze, and ambient. But they are also hailed in noise-rock scene for their collaboration works with noise acts like Merzbow and Haino Keiji.

Boris (2002)
Boris promoting "PINK" (2005)
Sunn O))) & Boris promoting "Altar" (2006)
Boris with Michio Kurihara promoting "Rainbow" (2006)
Boris promoting "Smile" (2008)
Boris (2009)
Boris promoting "Attention Please" (2011)
Boris promoting "Heavy Rocks" (2011)
Boris promoting "NOISE" (2014)
Boris with Merzbow promoting "Gensho" (2016)

Discography

Albums

Live Albums

Collaborations

EPs

Singles

Demo Tapes

Split Recordings

Compilations

Other

Video Releases

External Links

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