Megamasso | |
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Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | |
Years active | 2006-2017 |
Labels | NXSIE/Knowledge Alliance/PCI Music (2006-2009) HPQ (2009-present) |
Members | Ryōhei Inzargi Gou |
Past members | Yūta |
Website | megamasso.jp |
Megamasso (メガマソ, Megamaso) was a Japanese visual kei rock band. Their sound was lively and upbeat, with a unique mix of punk, piano ballads and pop rock.[1]
Formerly signed to NXSIE Records, they are now connected to Avex Group's HPQ label. Since the release of "SWAN SONG", they have switched their label to Timely Records.
Biography
[edit]Megamasso was formed by Ryōhei, ex-guitarist of Ayabie. He recruited members relatively new to music to produce a fresh, new sound. Their first mini-album, Namida Neko, released on December 6, was distributed through LIKE AN EDISON shops in Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya.
On December 16, Megamasso held their first show at Shibuya O-East, which was then filmed and released on DVD Mega-star Tokyo. This concert included unreleased songs which would be available on their second mini-album, Kai no Mokutō no Zokuryō, released January 24. Yūta decided to leave the band on June 9 because he was not interested in their gradually more poppy musical style, versus their original sound which was much more heavy.[2]
Megamasso covered hide with Spread Beaver's "Rocket Dive" on the compilation Crush! 2 -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-. The album was released on November 2ja:へすていあ3, 2011 and features current [[visual keija:さくらももこ]] bands covering songs from bands that were important to the '90s visual kei movement.[3]
After 11 years together, Megamasso ended up officially disbanding on November 23, 2017.
Members
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Discography
[edit]Mini-albums
[edit]- Namida Neko (涙猫) (December 6, 2006)
- Namida Neko (涙猫)
- Goshiki Tōru Ten Mazochī (伍式融天マゾチー)
- Dāshā Do Jin no Odori (ダーシャード人の踊り)
- A Morning Ray Is Cold.
- Sasquatch Ranker (サスクワッチランカー)
- Shibō no Katamari (脂肪の塊)
- Kai no Mokutō no Zokuryō (櫂の目塔の属領) (January 24, 2007)
- The Majority Loves Killstar
- Full Nelson 2nd Attack
- Meteo
- Mothermage=Bounce
- Tō wa Kōyō Suru. (塔は高揚する。)
- Yoru, Sakana, Kaze, Tsurarina (よる、さかな、かぜ、つらりな)
- Umibe ga Chikai Tame, Sabitsuki Yasui Mono wa Mochikomi Shite wa Naranai. (海辺が近いため、錆び付きやすいも のは持込してはならない。)
- Dream to Secret Room (ドリムトシクレトルム)
Albums
[edit]- Yuki Shitatari Hoshi (ゆきしたたりほし{通常盤}) (March 21, 2007)
- Shingetsu No Mizutamari Yori (新月の水たまりより)
- Throne Angel (トローネエンゼル)
- FM1
- Blanco (鞦韆)
- Number Midi.
- Tenrankai no Neriori (展覧会のネリオリ)
- Bullet Song
- Yawarakai Kōshō, Shinkai (柔らかい鉱床、深海)
- Paradisa Halo (パラディサヘイロー)
- Laughter at Lump of Flesh
- Mandrake Usagi Konagusuri (マンドレイクウサギコナグスリ)
- Matataku Yoru (またたくよる) (October 21, 2007)
- Gyūnū(mjolk) (牛乳(mjolk))
- Lips
- Monoeye Old Team
- Ame Gakkitai (雨楽器隊)
- Gymnasium (ギムナジウム)
- Put a Whammy
- Yukikokoyashi (ユキココヤシ)
- A Winter's Day
- Menō (めのう)
- Hoshi Furi Machi Nite (星降町にて)
- Modern Amplifier (モダンアンプリファイア)
- Love You So... *Regular edition only
- Untitled (Best Album) (タイトル未定) (March 19, 2008)
- Sweet Switch (July 8, 2009)
- The World Is Mine (ザワールドイズマイン)
- White, White
- In the Shadow of the Lyrics
- Air Station Dance (エアステイシヨンダンス)
- Howling Fragment
- Bless
- Sugarless Nocturne (シュガーレスノクターン)
- Sodababe Nigao (そだばべ似顔)
- Seinaru kana Seinaru kana Seinaru kana Kouri Usagi Tachi to (聖なるかな聖なるかな聖なるかな、氷うさぎたちと。)
- Shakku (赤口)
- Beautiful Girl (ビューティフルガール)
- Kobune Okiba no Ie (小船置き場の家)
- M of Beauty (March 10, 2010)
- M of Beauty
- Chimes
- Happily Mosh Floor, Headbanging Song (ハピリーモッシュフロア,ヘッドバンギングソング)
- Awake
- Wasurenagusa (ワスレナグサ)
- Yon no Kissakan Monogatari (四の喫茶館物語)
- Maegami, Deformer sareta Kayoukyoku wo Tsukuru (前髪、ディフォルメされた歌謡曲を作る。)
- Torisarideishi's Love
- Hakuya no Shouwakusei (白夜の小惑星)
- Memories
- Megumu Misa Dame Kitazora ni Naku no (メグムミサダメキタゾラニナクノ)
- Eyes
- Sense of Stargazer (センスオブスターゲーザー) [Regular track only]
- Loveless, More Loveless (February 16, 2011)
- Sekai no owari no jellyfish (世界の終わりのジェリーフィッシュ) [Jellyfish at the End of the World]
- Loveless, More Loveless
- Hakuginshoujo (白銀少女) [Silver Woman]
- Kagomekagome in Tokyo Night (かごめかごめin Tokyo Night)
- Wonder Wall Sunset
- Tasukete (たすけて) [Help Me]
- Fate
- Pandemonium, Hakken (パンデモニウム、発見。) [Pandemonium, Discovery]
- The Requiem
- Shizukana kuchiduke de、asa no aisatsu wo ( 静かなくちづけで、朝の挨拶を。) [Morning Greeting, By a Quiet Kiss.]
- Twilight Star (トワイライトスター)
- Hanabira (花びら) [Fireworks]
- Sumire September Love (feat. IZAM) (すみれSeptember Love feat. IZAM) [Violet September Love]
- Until (Regular Edition)
- Ugokanaku naru made, suki de ite. (動かなくなるまで、好きでいて。) (April 10, 2013)
- Ugokanaku naru made, suki de ite. (動かなくなるまで、好きでいて。)
- Mochi miga kubo (望ミガ窪)
- SurrenderPowerPlant no kanshu (SurrenderPowerPlantの看守)
- fish tank
- The girl died when bound (Kare no omoide) (ザガールダイドホエンバウンド(カレノオモイデ))
- Suibotsu jiin (水没寺院)
- Yuki wa mada furisosoi de iru ka? (雪はまだ降り注いでいるか?)
- SWAN SONG
- Bezoarstein (ベゾアルステーン)
- WINTER HOLLOW
- Umibe no machi -SE- [available in Limited Edition Type A only]
- Saigo no yoru ni Kiss wo shite (最後の夜にKissをして) [available in Regular Edition Type B only]
- Bankoku satou hinpyoukai (Saiyuushuu kanmishou jushou) (万国砂糖品評会(最優秀甘味賞受賞)) [available in Regular Edition Type B only]
- M4U. (August 2, 2014)
Singles
[edit]- Hoshi Furi Machi Nite (星降町にて) (June 6, 2007)
- Hoshi Furi Machi Nite (星降町にて)
- Sdot Initial Value
- Sanmanganjin (サマンガンジン)
- Imomushi no Nushi (芋虫の主)
- Lips (August 15, 2007)
- Lips
- Blue V-neck Japan (ブルーブイネックジャパン)
- In Pinkey Jelly tonight
- Nijūrokunin no Bōzu to Hitori no Ama (二十六人の坊主と一人の尼)
- Kiss Me Chuchu (キスミイチュチュ) (February 20, 2008)
- Kiss Me Chuchu (キスミイチュチュ)
- Wosare Cat Showbiz (ヲサレキャットショウビズ)
- Kiss Me Chuchu (Inzargi-less version) (キスミイチュチュ(インザーギチューless ver.))
- Beautiful Girl (ビューティフルガール) (August 8, 2008)
- Beautiful Girl (ビューティフルガール)
- Mitsu to ga (蜜と蛾)
- Shakunetsu taiyou (灼熱太陽)
- White, White (September 24, 2008)
- White, White
- Shizuka na hoshi shizuka na hitobito (しずかなほし しずかなひとびと)
- Fukan no tsubasa (俯瞰の翼)
- Bless (March 25, 2009)
- Bless
- Hadairo (肌色)
- Kikai ka jin madison no tomodachi (機械化人マディソンの友達)
- Chimes (October 7, 2009)
- Chimes
- Kanashimi no Kyouri (悲しみの距離)
- Kingusudoon (キングスドーン) (King's Dawn)
- chimes [instrumental]
- Memories (January 27, 2010)
- Memories
- Sweet Change
- Kunkutatoru Ranbu (クンクタトル乱舞)
- Memories [instrumental]
- Twilight Star (May 26, 2010)
- Twilight Star (トワイライトスター)
- Palette (パレット)
- Junsui baiyou (純粋培養)
- From Far
- Twilight Star (instrumental)
- Hanabira 「花びら」(August 25, 2010)
- Hanabira (花びら)
- Moon
- Oborozuki (unplugged) (朧月)
- AmberFlight
- Hanabira (instrumental)
- Yuki wa mada furisosoide iru ka? (雪はまだ降り注いでいるか?; Is the snow falling yet?, January 18, 2012)
- Yuki wa mada furisosoide iru ka? (雪はまだ降り注いでいるか?)
- Namida Neko-sound asleep mix- (涙猫)(included in limited edition TYPE B)
- Kimi wa maibotsurin ni mukau (君は埋没林に向う。)(included in limited edition TYPE A & regular edition)
- Sore wa shiroi hikari to kuroi kage (それは白いひかりと黒いかげ。)(included in limited edition TYPE A & regular edition)
- Bankoku satou Hinpyoukai (万国砂糖品評会)(included in regular edition)
- SWAN SONG (July 18, 2012)
- SWAN SONG
- Kyuuraman (キュラーマン)
- Kiss-go-round
- BEZOARSTEIN (October 3, 2012)
- BEZOARSTEIN (ベゾアルステーン)
- Shellfish (セルフィッシュ)
- Hysteresis (ヒステリシス)
- Winter Hollow (December 12, 2012)
- WINTER HOLLOW
- Gokkan (ゴッカン)
- Shoku (燭)
- Nakigoe de kizuita (泣き声で気づいた。, August 7, 2013)
- Nakigoe de kizuita (泣き声で気づいた。)
- Jibeta yotsunbai tarou (地ベタ四ツン這イ太郎)*
- Manatsu no yo no yume(instrumental) (まなつのよのゆめ) [available in Limited Edition CD only]
- Kyuuyakugiten houkouhahen (旧約偽典咆哮破片) [available in Regular Edition Type A only]
- Sagashi motomete(instrumental) (さがしもとめて) [available in Regular Edition Type A only]
- Kyuuyakugiten asa no hikari wa tsumetai (旧約偽典あさのひかりはつめたい) [available in Regular Edition Type B only]
- Tsumetai asayake(instrumental) (つめたいあさやけ) [available in Regular Edition Type B only]
*The lyrics of "地ベタ四ツン這イ太郎 (Jibeta yotsunbai tarou)" will have slight differences in different types.
DVDs
[edit]- Mega-star Tokyo (February 21, 2007)
- DVD
- Namida Neko (涙猫)
- Goshiki Tōru Ten Mazochī (伍式融天マゾチー)
- Full Nelson 2nd Attack
- Dāshā Do Jin no Odori (ダーシャード人の踊り)
- A Morning Ray Is Cold
- Umibe ga Chikai Tame, Sabitsuki Yasui Mono wa Jikomi Shite wa Naranai. (海辺が近いため、錆び付きやすいも のは持込してはならない。)
- Tō wa Kōyō Suru. (塔は高揚する。)
- Sask Watch Ranker (サスクワッチランカー)
- Meteo
- Viper (バイパー)
- Shibō no Katamari (脂肪の塊)
- The Majority Loves Killstar.
- New Romancer (ニューロマンサー)
- CD
- Paradisa Halo (パラディサヘイロー)
- Traum
- Lunch Box M4 (July 18, 2007)
- Namida Neko (涙猫)
- Dream to Secret Room (ドリムトシクレトルム)
- Throne Angel (トローネエンゼル)
- Hoshi Furi Machi Nite (星降町にて)
- Imomushi no Nushi (芋虫の主)
Watashime Slug
[edit]Ryōhei is producing for the band Watashime Slug (ワタシメスラッグ, Watashimesuraggu), which has members Leo (レオ, Reo), a former support guitarist for Megamasso, and Soshi (総史), a vocalist.[4] Their debut album, Jūryoku, was released on August 22, 2007 and distributed through Like an Edison shops in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Harajuku.
In media
[edit]The songs "Hoshi Furi Machi Nite" and "Sanmanganjin" were featured on Livly Island,[5] and "Lips" is opening theme for Anitere Jōhōkyoku.[5]
純粋培養 "Junsui Baiyou" is featured in Guitar Freaks V6 & DrumMania V6 Blazing!!!!. The song's video uses various clips of previous Megamasso songs. According to Gou, the song will be only heard in the video game or played live.[6]
The short song of Twilight Star (トワイライトスター) is made 1st ending song of manga Major S6
References
[edit]- ^ Megamasso: Profile & Biography - JaME U.S.A Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yūta's Blog: Archive 06/02/07
- ^ "Aoi, Moran, and more to release '90s Visual Kei cover album". tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- ^ Official Watashime Website Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Ryōhei's Blog: Archive 08/04/07
- ^ "メガマソ Gou『「純粋培養」』".
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Ryōhei's blog (in Japanese)
- Inzargi's blog (in Japanese)
- Gou's blog (in Japanese)