Abnormals - Burried Alive (1995)

“Burried Alive“, 1995. Abnormals formed in 1988. The group went on to release a few demos throughout 1991 and 1992, and later appeared on the “Shake a Move“ omnibus in November of 1992 as well. Abnormals went on to tour throughout the majority of 1993 and 1994 quite heavily and later appeared on the “Sokobi Juuatsu Yatsuwari (底引重圧八割)“ omnibus in late 1994 as well. By early 1995, Abnormals managed to develop a core following for their heavy, hard hitting dark sound that blended elements of psychobilly, heavy metal and punk. In August of 1995, after several years of activity, the group finally released their first mini-album “Burried Alive“, which had strong sales among the underground music circuit. The group later appeared on a split-album with underground hardcore band GMF in late 1995, and In early 1996, Abnormals appeared on the “Sokobi Juuatsu Kyuuwari (底引重圧九割)“ omnibus, although despite their rising recognition among the vast underground Japanese circuit, the group had its first lineup change when bassist Arima and drummer Koga both left. They were quickly replaced by Horitan and Murochin respectively, and Abnormals went on to tour heavily throughout the majority of 1997 under this new lineup. In January of 1998, the group released its first full length album, which was self-titled. The album had even stronger sales than “Burried Alive“, and by the end of 1998, Abnormals had developed one of the strongest followings in the underground Japanese punk circuit. The group released two singles throughout 1999, “Hatred“ and “Pride“, and also released their second full length album, “No Surrender“, that September as well, to tremendous sales. In November of 1999, Abnormals appeared on the “Every Beat Box“ omnibus, and also appeared on a split single with underground garage punk band Mad 3 that December. In February of 2000, Abnormals appeared on a split single with the legendary all-female hardcore band Yellow Machinegun and also appeared on the “Teenage Head“ omnibus later that November as well. In October of 2001, Abnormals released their third full length album, “Sympathy“, which was yet another hit for the underground veterans, and the group later appeared on the, “Street Bikers Present’s Super Hiside ~Leather Heads Version~“, omnibus in June of 2002 as well. By the end of 2002, Abnormals had its second lineup change when Horitan left. After Horitan left, Abnormals split, and the remaining members went on to form The Flywheel immediately afterwards with 70X as the replacement for Horitan. In 2006, The Flywheel disbanded, and the members then resurrected Abnormals, and the group later released their fourth full length album, “Inishie Violence (イニシエバイオレント)“, in November of 2009, which was the first Abnormals album release in eight years. Despite their few-year disbandment, the album was a great success, and the group went on to tour heavily throughout the majority of 2010 and 2011. In late 2011, however, Abnormals had its third lineup change when Murochin, 70X and founding member Isobe left, which left frontman Comi as the only original member of Abnormals left. They were all respectively replaced by Masato, Sin, Yuri and Kiyo, and under this lineup, Abnormals remain active today, and are widely regarded as one of the most influential and popular bands in the underground Japanese music circuit today.