| Tak Matsumoto Group | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Japan |
| Alias: | TMG |
| Genre: | Hard rock |
| Current Members: | Tak Matsumoto Eric Martin Jack Blades |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [7] | |||
| TMG I |
| 1 | |
| TMG II |
| 3 |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | |||
| 2004 | "Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)" | 3 | Vermillion |
| 2024 | "Guitar Hero"[8] | — | |
| "Eternal Flames" (featuring Babymetal) | — |
| Year | Song | Release date | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eternal flames (feat. Babymetal) | September 11, 2024 | YouTube version | |
| Guitar Hero |