Merry J-rock Band
MERRY is a Japanese rock band and former angura kei band, with influences from jazz, blues and punk rock.
The band’s music and lyrical imagery are likely influenced by the liberal Taisho and early Showa era, a period of significant artistic and musical movement when Japan shifted further towards Western concepts, and industrialization brought jazz and blues to Japanese culture. Similarly, MERRY fuse the these genres with rock music to create a “modern avant-garde” sound, or “modern-garde” as their second album is named. Along with cali≠gari, MERRY are also noted for their early “eroguro” (erotic, grotesque) themes.
MERRY was formed in Tokyo, Japan by Gara ( vocals), Yuu ( guitar), Kenichi (guitar), Tetsu (bass) and Nero ( drums) in October 2001. Their aggressive performances and melancholic sounds got everyone’s interest.
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