Church of Misery

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Church of Misery
Background information
Origin	Shinjuku,Tokyo, Japan
Genre(s)	Doom metal Stoner metal
Years active	1995 - present
Label(s)	Southern Lord Records Leafhound Records Game Two Records Man's Ruin Records Diwphalanx Records
Associated acts	Acrimony Assault Coffins G.A.T.E.S. Sonic Flower
Website	Official Website
Members
Hideki Fukasawa Takenori Hoshi Tatsu Mikami Hideki Shimizu Tom Sutton
Former members
Yoshiakki Negishi Nobukazu Chow Tomohiro Nishimura

Church of Misery is a doom metal band from Tokyo, Japan.

1 Biography
2 Members
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Church of Misery's style melds early-era Black Sabbath style doom with psychedelic rock. Like the American death metal group Macabre, most of their songs are about different serial killers. After several releases on small independent record labels, they released the EP Murder Company on Man's Ruin Records, then moved on to Southern Lord Records to release their debut full length LP, Master of Brutality. In 2004 they released their second full length album, The Second Coming. That same year Japan's Leafhound Records released a compilation of their early works. Most recently they have released three split EPs, two with Sourvein and one with Deer Creek. They have also released a live DVD of their 2005 European tour.

Church of Misery have appeared on three compilation tribute CDs to Trouble, Black Widow and Death SS.

Church of Misery was also the name of a United States-based band, featuring Impetigo bassist and vocalist, Stevo.

[edit] Members

Hideki Fukasawa - vocals
Takenori Hoshi - guitars
Tatsu Mikami - bass
Hideki Shimizu - drums
Tom Sutton - guitars

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Vol 1 (Bootleg release of unreleased first album) CD (1997 Doom Records)
Born Too Late split CD with Sheavy CD (1998 Game Two Records)
Master of Brutality CD (2001 Southern Lord Records)
Split CD with Acrimony CD (2003 Game Two Records)
The Second Coming CD (2004 Diwphalanx Records)
Early Works Compilation 2xCD (2004 Leafhound Records)
The Second Coming CD re-release (2005 Salvation Records/Let There Be DOOM Records)
Master of Brutality CD re-release (2006 Diwphalanx Records)
Master of Brutality LP (2006 Leafhound Records)
The Second Coming LP (2006 Salvation Records/Let There Be DOOM Records)

[edit] EPs

Taste the Pain MCD (1998 Bad Acid Trip Records)
We've Learned Nothing 10"/split CD with Iron Monkey (1998 Man's Ruin Records)
Boston Strangler 12" EP/MCD (2002 Kult Of Nihilow Records)
Split 7" with Sourvein (2006 Dada Drumming Records)
Split 7" with Sourvein (2006 Calculon Records)
Split 12" EP with Dear Creak (2006 Game Two Records)

[edit] Live

Live From the East split cassette with Millarca (1998 self-released)
Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase DVD (Diwphalanx Records 2005)
Houses Of The Unholy DVD (2006 Diwphalanx Records)
Live in Red, Eurotour 2005 DVD (2006 Salvation Records)

[edit] Compilation

"Where Evil Dwells (Richard Ramirez)" and "Spahn Ranch (Charles Manson)" on Doomsday Recitation (1997 Conucopia Records)
"Come Touch the Sky" on Bastards Will Pay: Tribute to Trouble (1999 Freedom Records)
"Accident" on King of the Witches: Black Widow Tribute (2000 Black Widow Records)
"Chains of Death" on Beyond the Realms of Death SS (2000 Black Widow Records)
"Sick of Living (Zodiac)" on Stone Deaf Forever (2000 Red Sun Records)
"Lucifer Rising (live)" on Blood Curdling Nightmare (2002 self-released)