Gorgon (band)
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| Gorgon | ||
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 Cover of Out of the Best
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Chiba, Japan | |
| Genre(s) | Heavy Metal | |
| Years active | 1995 - present | |
| Website | truemetal.org/gorgon | |
| Members | ||
| Shigeyuki Koide Noboru "Jero" Sakuma Mutsuaki Suzuki Kenji Naruse |
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| Former members | ||
| Naoki Kudo Satoru Kawai |
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Gorgon are a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1995.
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[edit] History
Gorgon formed in 1995 in Chiba, Japan by four NWoBHM fans. They wrote and recorded many original songs but also covered over 100 NWoBHM songs.[1] Among these are bands such as A II Z, Bitches Sin, Blitzkrieg, Satan, Quartz, Bleak House and many more. Their name is taken from an Angel Witch song from their self-titled album. Their logo is taken from Angel Witch's first single with the goat head replaced with that of a gorgon and Gorgon written in the same font and arc that Angel Witch was. Many of their single covers pay homage to NWoBHM covers. The cover of Bad Girl is very similar to Bitches Sin's Always Ready (For Love) single. The cover to The Soundhouse Tapes Part 3 is almost identical to that of Iron Maiden's The Soundhouse Tapes.
[edit] Members
- Shigeyuki Koide - vocals/bass
- Noboru "Jero" Sakuma - guitar
- Mutsuaki Suzuki - guitar
- Kenji Naruse - drums
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles/EPs
- Heavy Metal Fever split 7" with Magnesium (Street Lights Records 1996)
- Gorgon 7" (Street Lights Records 1996)
- Gorgon 4 track 7" EP (Street Lights Records 1997)
- Shadow of the Night 7" EP (Street Lights Records 1998)
- "Force" 7" (Street Lights Records 1999)
- "Back Street Killer" 7" (Street Lights Records 2000)
- A Fool in Love split 7" with Sabbat (View Beyond Records 2001)
- Savage the Fox 7" (Street Lights Records 2001)
- Heavy Metal King of Kings split 7" with Headlight (Heavy Metal Super Star Records 2002)
- The Soundhouse Tapes Part 3 7" EP (Street Lights Records 2002)
- "Devil's Daughter" 7" (Street Lights Records 2003)
- Bad Girl split 7" with Wytchkraft (Metal Coven Records 2004)
- Heavy Metal Super Star split 7" with Headlight (Ososo Records 2004)
- Heavy Metal Fever Volume II split 7" with Magnesium (Street Lights Records 2004)
[edit] Live
- The Official Bootleg 7" EP (Heavy Metal Super Star Records 2001)
- The Official Bootleg 2 7" EP (Heavy Metal Super Star Records 2003)
- Tokyo Tape live LP (Live Recordings Attack!!! 2003)
- Live Jungle - Official Bootleg 3 split 7" with Headlight (Heavy Metal Super Start Records 2004)
- Matsuyama Tape - Official Bootleg 4 live LP (Heavy Metal Super Star Records 2004)
- Sabbatical Goronslaught live split CD with Sabbat (Witchhammer Production 2005)
[edit] Compilation/Reissue
- Out Of The Best - Heavy Metal Superstars CD (Arsenal of Glory Records 2006)
