-Biography-
In summer of 2002 . CROSSFIRE took revelation from heavy metal God.
"The time has come !! You must conquer the world as preacher of HEAVY METAL !! " Then he started searching for members that really love HEAVY METAL. At first he asked SWORDMASTER to play with. He accepted this offer willingly. Then they gathered other members and started the band as a tribute band of Canadian heavy metal legend "EXCITER".
After only one gig , they began to make some original REAL HEAVY METAL tunes Both CROSSFIRE & SWORDMASTER started to searching for members.
In spring of 2003 , DRANGONBLASTER & NIGHTMARE joined the band.
Then THE HOUNDS OF METAL named "HELLHOUND" roared the new born cry !!
January 2004 , they recorded 5 songs for their 1st mini album "WELCOME TO METAL ZONE" And they played the 1st gig. All Japanese heavy metal maniacs got crazy about the songs & performances created by the band. HELLHOUND proved "Everybody wants REAL HEAVY METAL!!". After the gig , NIGHTMARE left the band . Soon LUCIFER'S HERITAGE joined the band. And then they started "WELCOME TO METAL ZONE tour" and abused all over Japan.
In 2005, They repeated the composition and rehearsal to make new materials for their 1st full-length album.
After 365 days and nights, they came back from those work and started recording entitled "TOKYO FLYING V MASSACRE"
The album was released through Black-listed Records on 6th day of June, 2006. …666 !!!
Right after the Japanese release, the HOUNDS signed with Majestic Rock in the U.K. and the album got great acclaims from metalheads all over the world, especially from Europe.
After the release of their 1st album, they were touring around all over Japan for a year + a half, and they were known worldwide by their performances, as sharp as a knife, as crazy as a maniac. And finally they got an offer from KEEP IT TRUE, the world most maniac metal festival.
In March 2008, they started the recording for their new album and finished all the sessions in July. The the new album entitled "METAL FIRE FROM HELL"
was out in Japan on September 9th.
In November, they went to Germany to appear on the stage of KEEP IT TRUE festival (this is the first time for KIT to have a band from Japan) and the day after they also played in France. They got many of big good acclaims from metalheads in Europe.
The "METAL FIRE FROM HELL" album was released in Europe from a French label - INFERNO RECORDS and also in US, Canada and Mexico from a label in the States - PLANET METAL both in March 2009.
The time has come !!!This is the triumphant return of the HEAVY METAL BEAST !!!
Hey ! Our New EP is out and available in FREE DOWNLOAD on our myspace page ! come check it up ! There is also new Chronics ! Ca y est ! l'EP est sorti et disponible en téléchargement gratuit sur notre page myspace !
Thank you for having accept us. Its great to get in touch with you people from the other side of the world. Thank you for listening to our music. We really do appreciate it.Cheers RETTURN - SAO PAULO - BRAZIL
Thank you, We appreciate your support ! We hope to see ya soon at one of our shows and make sure to check out our music at our MySpace and check the merchandise in our shop !
Twas the night before Christmas and all thru the house not a creature was Rockin, not even a mouse. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter I sprang from some girl to see whats the matter. And what to my surprise did I see but 12 Rockin reindeer, a fat man, and a sack full of Rock Music just for ME!!!
New Album is on sale now! Way Back To The Bone / SOUL DOCTOR
Tommy of vocals will come to Japan by Fair Warning on January, 2010.
Fair Warning Japan Tour 2010 17.01.2010 Hiroshima CLUB QUATTRO 19.01.2010 Osaka BIGCAT 20.01.2010 Nagoya CLUB DIAMOND HALL 22.01.2010 Wel City Tokyo 23.01.2010 Wel City Tokyo
Have a nice day!
Greetings from Japan, SOUL DOCTOR Street Team Japan Blossom
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