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UNCHAIN were formed in Kyoto in 1996. Tanigawa (vo>), Tani (ba), and Yoshida (dr) were classmates in their junior high school. Later, Sato (gt) who was their junior, joined the band. As high school students, they did cover songs of various bands like: The Blue Hearts, LUNA SEA, L'Arc~en~Ciel, even they did cover of all Hi-Standard's songs before they began to compose their original songs. In few years they moved into Osaka and began playing live gigs there.

Taking influence from jazz, blues, fusion, soul, funk, rock, pop to groove, with a high pitched back up singer and a milder one for a frontman it really helps the band with vocals, as does the great work they do on the songs instrumentals. They released their first mini album "the space of the sense" in 2005 and the second one "THE MUSIC HUMANIZED IS HERE" in 2006.

In 2007 they went major (under AVEX) and released some singles and full albums. In 2011 they decided to quit from AVEX and started their own label "STYLE_MISSILE". In the end of 2014 they went back to major (under Nippon Crown).

MEMBERS
Tanigawa Masanori (vo>)
Sato Masafumi (gt&cho)
Tani Hiroaki (ba&cho)
Yoshida Shogo (dr)

DISCOGRAPHY
2005/6/8 [mini album] – the space of the sense
2006/7/5 [mini album] – THE MUSIC HUMANIZED IS HERE
2007/1/31 [mini album] – departure
2007/8/8 [mini album] – rejoice
2008/3/19 [1st full album] – rapture
2008/11/5 [single] – Across The Sky
2008/12/10 [single] – stillness in the wind
2009/1/7 [single] – Brighter Days
2009/1/28 [2nd full album] – Music is the key
2009/10/14 [single] – Gravity
2010/1/20 [compilation of indies scene] – the early years
2010/7/7 [3rd full album] – Hello, Young Souls!!
2011/4/13 [best album] – CONCEPT BEST & LIVE DVD -Rock Flavour-
2011/4/13 [best album] – CONCEPT BEST & LIVE DVD -Soul Flavour-
2011/6/29 [4th full album] – SUNDOGS
2012/4/25 [5th full album] – Eat The Moon
2013/2/6 [cover album] – Love & Groove Delivery
2013/6/5 [6th full album] – Orange
2013/11/23 [live DVD] – Orange Road FILMS 2013/7/12 (live only release)
2014/2/26 [cover album] – Love & Groove Delivery Vol.2
2014/2/26 [compilation/repackage album] – the SUN and the MOON
2014/7/30 [7th full album] – N.E.W.S.
2014/11/16 [7inch/vinyl] – Spin My Head (c/w Easy Come, Easy Go)
2015/2/1 [7inch/vinyl] – Love & Groove Vinyls
2015/2/27 [cover album] – Love & Groove Delivery Vol.3
2015/6/17 [remake best album] – 10fold


Official Homepage: http://starlinemusic.jp/unchain/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNCHAINofficial
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