BORIS

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

• Nagata (Drums; 1992-1996)

Former Support Musicians

• Michio Kurihara (Guitar; 2007-2012)

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

• [1996.??.??] Absolutego
• [1998.??.??] Amplifier Worship
• [2000.12.15] -flood-
• [2002.04.26] Heavy Rocks
• [2003.06.06] Akuma no Uta (あくまのうた)
• [2003.12.25] boris at last -feedbacker-
• [2004.08.??] The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked (目をそらした瞬間)
• [2005.02.28] dronevil
• [2005.06.29] Sound Track From Film "Mabuta No Ura" (マブタノウラ)
• [2005.11.18] |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 3 (目をそらした瞬間 3)
• [2006.10.03] -vein-
• [2008.03.07] SMILE
• [2011.03.16] New Album
• [2011.05.24] Attention Please
• [2011.05.24] Heavy Rocks
• [2013.03.06] präparat
• [2014.06.18] NOISE
• [2015.05.02] urban dance
• [2015.05.02] warpath
• [2015.05.02] asia
• [2017.07.12] DEAR

Live Albums

• [2005.??.??] Scott Slimm Presents: Archive
• [2008.11.21] SMILE -Live at Wolf Creek-
• [2009.02.12] Smile Live In Prague
• [2013.04.??] Boris Performing "Flood"
• [2014.03.05] Archive II
• [2016.05.15] Crossing Waltz

Collaborations

• [1998.10.??] Haino Keiji with Boris - Black: Implication Flooding
• [2002.04.26] Boris with Merzbow - Megatone
• [2004.02.11] Boris with Merzbow - 04092001
• [2005.08.23] Boris with Merzbow - Sun Baked Snow Cave
• [2006.10.31] Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar
• [2006.12.23] Boris with Michio Kurihara - Rainbow
• [2007.04.??] Boris with Merzbow - Walrus/Groon
• [2007.11.02] Boris with Merzbow - Rock Dream
• [2008.12.23] Boris with Michio Kurihara - Cloud Chamber
• [2008.12.23] Boris & Ian Astbury - BXI
• [2007.04.??] Boris with Merzbow - Walrus/Groon
• [2011.02.23] Boris with Merzbow - Klatter
• [2015.05.02] Boris + ENDON - EROS
• [2015.06.11] Sunn O))) & Boris - 2007.12.10, "Altar" Presentation with Boris, Kentish Town Forum, London, The United Kingdom
• [2015.12.28] Boris X GOTH-TRAD - Low End Meeting
• [2016.03.16] Boris with Merzbow - Gensho (現象)

EPs

• [2002.02.12] 1970
• [2008.03.07] Message (メッセージ)
• [2009.09.09] Scion A/V Remix: Buzz-In
• [2011.09.26] Black Original Remix
• [2012.02.??] Cosmos
• [2013.10.23] Myogo
• [2016.03.16] Mr. Shortkill

Singles

• [2005.04.??] A Bao A Qu
• [2008.04.26] Statement/Floor Shaker
• [2009.09.14] Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 1
• [2009.10.27] Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 2
• [2009.11.24] Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 3
• [2009.11.24] Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 4
• [2012.04.17] Looprider Remix

Demo Tapes

• [1993.??.??] Demo Vol. 1
• [1995.??.??] Demo Vol. 3

Split Recordings

• [1996.10.??] BAREBONES/BORIS (BAREBONES)
• [1997.??.??] Tomsk-7/Boris (Tomsk-7)
• [1999.??.??] More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape (Choukoku no Niwa)
• [2003.04.08] The Dudley Corporation/Boris (The Dudley Corporation)
• [2006.10.31] Long Hair & Tights (Doomriders)
• [2007.07.27] Damaged (Stupid Babies Go Mad)
• [2009.08.19] Golden Dance Classics (9dw)
• [2009.08.19] Chapter Ahead Being Fake (Torche)
• [2011.??.??] Boris/Saade (Saade)
• [2012.11.23] Asobi Seksu x Boris (Asobi Seksu)
• [2012.12.10] Boris x Joe Volk (Joe Volk)
• [2014.05.??] Big Peach/Noel Ford (Heap)

Compilations

• [1994.??.??] take care of scabbard fish (#11 Water Porch)
• [1995.??.??] Eat the Chaos (#12 Mosquito)
• [1996.??.??] From Koenji To Eternity (#6 Vacuuum)
• [2000.03.??] Tribute to Robert Johnson: Up Jumped The Devil (#4 Me And The Devil Blues)
• [2002.??.??] Mangrove2002 (#12 Dronevil)
• [2002.??.??] Let There Be Doom (#9 Huge)
• [2003.??.??] Merzbow - "FROG" REMIXED AND REVISITED (Disc 2 #6 froggie bee-baa)
• [2005.05.02] DJ BAKU - JAPADAPTA (#17 Hanate!)
• [2006.??.??] Darkness Hath No Boundaries (#4 A Bao A Qu)
• [2006.??.??] Darkness Knows No Boundaries (#1 Etna, #12 A Bao A Qu)
• [2006.12.??] Mind The Gap Volume 65 (#12 The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep))
• [2007.??.??] Optimo - Walkabout (#9 My Machine)
• [2007.??.??] Within The Church Of Thee Overlords (#2 Farewell)
• [2008.01.15] The Dogs Tribute "DOGGY STYLE" (#11 Slither, #17 Slither (different version))
• [2008.05.??] Invocation Of Sacred Resonance I (#3 You Were Holding An Umbrella)
• [2009.05.12] The Limits of Control Soundtrack (#2 Fuzzy Reactor, #5 Feedbacker (TLOC Edit), #7 Farewell, #8 N.L.T., #14 Blood Swamp (TLOC Edit), #17 Untitled (TLOC Edit))
• [2010.03.17] supported by catune and morec. (#4 a bao a qu - Live at Avalon in NYC on May 30, 2006)
• [2010.05.26] Kokuhaku Original Soundtrack (#3 Niji ga Hajimaru Toki, #6 My Machine, #8 Danpen -Bit-, #12 Nijimu Zanzou, #16 Feedbacker, #18 Ketsubetsu)
• [2013.09.04] DEAD END Tribute -SONG OF LUNATICS- (#12 Meigou)
• [2013.01.23] yellow loveless -JAPAN- (#8 Sometimes)
• [2015.04.18] Whatever Nevermind (#5 Lithium)

Other

• [2003.03.20] The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked chronicle (目をそらした瞬間 chronicle)
• [2005.10.??] Archive
• [2007.08.24] Aso Ai/Wata (Boris) - She's So Heavy
• [2008.??.??] BORIS Choice cuts from releases on Southern Lord 2000-Present!
• [2008.??.??] Floor Shaker
• [2010.06.02] Variations + Live in Japan
• [2011.02.03] Stephen O'Malley & Atsuo - Uroborus Circuit
• [2011.03.29] Hope
• [2011.03.29] Riot Sugar
• [2011.05.24] Attention Please/Heavy Rocks
• [2016.09.24] Requiem For The Abyss

Video Releases

• [1998.??.??] Hama (蟾蜍)
• [2003.12.25] Migoroshi Tou Kara Zutto -Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter- (見殺し塔からずっと -Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter-)
• [2005.01.21] bootleg -feedbacker-
• [2005.06.06] WIZARD'S CONVENTION-Japanese Heavy Rock Show Case- (with Church of Misery, Eternal Elysium & Greenmachine)
• [2005.11.18] Heavy Metal Me
• [2010.06.02] Live in Japan: Smile World Tour Final

External Links

• Official Site
• Official Instagram
• Official Twitter
• Official Facebook Page
• Official Tumblr
• Official Bandcamp
• Sargent House Official Profile
• Official Page at Inoxia Records