Tak Matsumoto Group | |
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![]() From left to right: Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, and Jack Blades | |
Background information | |
Also known as | TMG |
Origin | Japan |
Genres | Hard rock |
Years active |
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Spinoff of | |
Members | Tak Matsumoto Eric Martin Jack Blades |
Website | takmatsumotogroup |
Tak Matsumoto Group (often abbreviated as TMG) is a supergroup consisting of members from several bands around the world. It includes Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, and Jack Blades. [1] From July to September 2004, they embarked on their "Dodge the Bullet Tour" of Japan. [2]
After a single, an album, 20 shows, and a live video, the band did not perform again until twenty years later in 2024. In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone India , Martin said he asked Matsumoto every year about a possible reunion, to which Matsumoto always answered, "Let me think about it". [3]
On February 28, 2024, in an interview with Rockpages.gr, Jack Blades revealed that the band would be making a second album. [4] A week later, on March 8, the band officially announced its reformation 20 years after its initial conception and would be releasing a second album and hold a nationwide tour across Japan. [5] [6]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN Oricon [7] | ||
TMG I |
| 1 |
TMG II |
| 3 |
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Label |
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JPN [7] | |||
2004 | "Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)" | 3 | Vermillion |
2024 | "Guitar Hero" [8] | — | |
"Eternal Flames" (featuring Babymetal) [8] | — |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN Oricon [7] | ||
Dodge the Bullet |
| 8 |
Year | Song | Release date | Format | Ref. |
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2024 | Eternal flames (feat. Babymetal) | September 11, 2024 | YouTube version | [9] [8] |
Guitar Hero [8] | [10] [8] |