GISM
Formed in Tokyo in 1981, G.I.S.M. were among the first Japanese hardcore bands and among the most stylistically extreme, fusing hardcore punk with heavy metal guitar and industrial noise influences well before such combinations became commonplace. Their 1984 debut Detestation, released on Dogma Records, became a cult document of the international punk underground after appearing on the International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation, and the 1987 follow-up M.A.N. shifted toward slower, more metal-oriented terrain. The band dissolved following the death of guitarist Randy Uchida from cancer in 2001.
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