Corrupted (band) explained

Corrupted are a Japanese doom/sludge metal band, formed in Osaka in 1994.^[1] They are known for avoiding interviews and publicity. They have recorded several albums, including split albums with other artists and perform regularly in Japan and abroad.^[2]

Musical style

They were described by JB Roe of Grooveshark as "some of the heaviest, gloomiest doom/sludge around, distinctly cacophonous, layering feedback pulverizing progressions into a distinctly cacophonous rumble."^[3] However, some songs feature long acoustic sections, spoken-word interludes, and unconventional instruments. An example of the latter can be found on their 2005 album El mundo frio, which is a 72-minute song with extensive sections of harp. Iann Robinson wrote on Nonelouder.com, "Right when you think you can peg Corrupted as an all Doom band they release a lush acoustic set within their bleak musical landscape."^[4]

They mainly sing in Spanish, with some songs containing sections in Japanese or English.

In 2009, Terrorizer chose Corrupted's 1997 album Paso inferior as the seventeenth-best sludge album. They wrote at the time,

In 2002, the band released a statement about interviews:

Discography

Albums

• Paso inferior (1997, Frigidity Discos)
• Llenandose de gusanos (1999, HG Fact)
• Se hace por los suenos asesinos (2004, HG Fact)
• El mundo frio (2005, HG Fact)
• Garten der Unbewusstheit (2011, Nostalgia Blackrain)
• Pray for the Hollow Sun (2024, Self-released)

EPs

• Anciano (1995, Japan Overseas)
• El dios queja (1995, Tag Rag)
• Nadie (1995, Third Culture)
• Dios injusto (1999, Frigidity Discos)
• Felicific Algorithim (2018, Cold Spring Records)
• Mushikeras (2023, Self-released)

Singles

• "La victima es tu mismo" (2001, View Beyond Records)
• "Vasana" (2007, HG Fact)
• "An Island Insane" (2007, HG Fact)
• "喪失: Loss" (2015, Crust War)

Splits

• with Grief (1995), HG Fact)
• with Black Army Jacket (1997, Frigidity Discos)
• with Enemy Soil (1997, HG Fact)
• with Noothgrush (1997, Reservoir)
• with Scarver's Calling (1999, Gouge Records)
• with Phobia (1999, Rhetoric Records / Deaf American Recordings)
• with Meat Slave (2000, HG Fact)
• with Machetazo (2000, Frigidity Records)
• with Sloth (2000, self-released)
• with Discordance Axis and 324 (2001, HG Fact)
• with Cripple Bastards (2002, HG Fact)
• with Infaust (2002, Blind Date)

Compilation appearances

• Raggle Taggle (1996, Tag Rag)
• Una de gato cuerno de vaca (1996, Tee Pee Records)
• Painkiller vol. 1 (1996, Devastating Soundworks)
• Reality No. 3 (1999, Deep Six Records)
• Homeless Benefit EP (1999, Bad Card Records)
• Twin Threat to Your Sanity (2001, Bad People Records)

Members

• Chew Hasegawa — drums
• Mark Yokota — guitar
• Kaz Mike ー bass guitar
• Rie Lambdoll ー vocals

Previous members

• Yasushi Yoshida — vocals (live-only)
• Takaho — vocals (live-only)
• Kawabata — vocals (live-only)
• Hevi — vocals, bass guitar
• Talbot — guitar
• Anri — harp on El mundo frio
• Takehito Miyagi — keyboards (studio-only)
• Shibata — bass guitar
• Jose — bass guitar
• Lowell Isles — bass guitar
• Katsumi Hiryu — bass guitar
• Monger — bass guitar
• Ippei Suda — bass guitar
• Mother Sii — vocals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corrupted Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . .
2. Web site: Liveinfo . Corrupted . 2012-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120615075900/http://www.dxmxtx.com/corrupted/liveinfo.htm . 2012-06-15 . dead .
3. Web site: JB Roe . 2008-07-30 . Japan Is Doomed . Grooveshark . https://web.archive.org/web/20080813091057/http://www.grooveshark.com/blog/2008/07/30/japan-is-doomed/ . 2008-08-13 . 2012-08-09.
4. Web site: Iann Robinson . Thirsty and Miserable: Japanese Inspirations the Boredoms, Ruins and Corrupted . Nonelouder . https://web.archive.org/web/20080317005514/http://www.nonelouder.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1528828%3ABlogPost%3A48819 . 2008-03-17 . 2012-08-09.