Yellow Machinegun

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Yellow Machinegun
Origin Osaka, Japan
Genres Hardcore punk, heavy metal
Years active1993 (1993)-2006 (2006)
LabelsBandai Music Entertainment, Howling Bull Entertainment,
Rotten Orange
Past membersKaori Okumura
Kyoko Moriya
Tamami Tai Kok

Yellow Machinegun was a hardcore punk/heavy metal [1] band formed in 1993 in Osaka, Japan. They produced a demo tape in December 1995. [2] The band released their debut album called Father's Golden Fish on October 21, 1996 for Bandai Music Entertainment. This band has shared the same stage with bands such as Slayer, Motörhead, and Stormtroopers of Death. [3] The band became dormant in June 2006. They did, however, reunite [4] in Tokyo to play a show with the vocalist's new band, SuziSuzi, in April 2017. [5]

Contents

Personnel

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation

Split

DVD Split

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References

  1. "Yellow Machinegun - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos".
  2. "Rotten Orange Records" . Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. "Last.fm". www.last.fm/music/Yellow+Machinegun.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. "SUZISUZI". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  5. "SUZISUZI Official Site" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-04-25.