Corrupted are a Japanese doom/sludge metal band from Osaka, founded in 1994. The band is notoriously shrouded in mystery due to their avoidance of publicity by never doing interviews or taking press photos, with the only existing photographs of them being ones taken by fans at concerts. Additionally, they are known for writing their lyrics almost exclusively in Spanish, with certain sections occasionally containing Japanese, English, and German. Since their inception, the band has released several full-length albums and EPs, including split albums with other bands, and they often perform live regularly in Japan and abroad.
Musical style They were described by JB Roe of Grooveshark as "some of the heaviest, gloomiest doom/sludge around, distinctly cacophonous, layering feedback pulverizing progressions into a distinctly cacophonous rumble." However, some songs feature long acoustic sections, spoken-word interludes, and unconventional instruments. An example of the latter can be found on their 2005 album El mundo frio, which is a 72-minute song with extensive sections of harp. Iann Robinson wrote on Nonelouder.com, "Right when you think you can peg Corrupted as an all Doom band they release a lush acoustic set within their bleak musical landscape."
They mainly sing in Spanish, with some songs containing sections in Japanese or English.
In 2009, Terrorizer chose Corrupted's 1997 album Paso inferior as the seventeenth-best sludge album. They wrote at the time,
In 2002, the band released a statement about interviews:
Discography Albums Paso Inferior (1997, Frigidity Discos) Llenandose De Gusanos (1999, HG Fact) Se Hace Por Los Suenos Asesinos (2004, HG Fact) El Mundo Frio (2005, HG Fact) Garten Der Unbewusstheit (2011, Nostalgia Blackrain) Pray For The Hollow Sun (2024, Self-released)
EPs Anciano (1995, Japan Overseas) El Dios Queja (1995, Tag Rag) Nadie (1995, Third Culture) Dios injusto (1999, Frigidity Discos) Felicific Algorithim (2018, Cold Spring Records) Mushikeras (2023, Self-released)
Singles "La Victima Es Tu Mismo" (2001, View Beyond Records) "Vasana" (2007, HG Fact) "An Island Insane" (2007, HG Fact) "喪失: Loss" (2015, Crust War)
Splits with Grief (1995), HG Fact) with Black Army Jacket (1997, Frigidity Discos) with Enemy Soil (1997, HG Fact) with Noothgrush (1997, Reservoir) with Scarver's Calling (1999, Gouge Records) with Phobia (1999, Rhetoric Records / Deaf American Recordings) with Meat Slave (2000, HG Fact) with Machetazo (2000, Frigidity Records) with Sloth (2000, self-released) with Discordance Axis and 324 (2001, HG Fact) with Cripple Bastards (2002, HG Fact) with Infaust (2002, Blind Date)
Compilation appearances Raggle Taggle (1996, Tag Rag) Una De Gato Cuerno De Vaca (1996, Tee Pee Records) Painkiller Vol. 1 (1996, Devastating Soundworks) Reality No. 3 (1999, Deep Six Records) Homeless Benefit EP (1999, Bad Card Records) Twin Threat To Your Sanity (2001, Bad People Records)
Members Chew Hasegawa – drums Mark Yokota – guitar Kaz Mike ー bass guitar Rie Lambdoll ー vocals
Previous members Yasushi Yoshida – vocals (live-only) Takaho – vocals (live-only) Kawabata – vocals (live-only) Hevi – vocals, bass guitar Talbot – guitar Anri – harp on El mundo frio Takehito Miyagi – keyboards (studio-only) Shibata – bass guitar Jose – bass guitar Lowell Isles – bass guitar Katsumi Hiryu – bass guitar Monger – bass guitar Ippei Suda – bass guitar Mother Sii – vocals
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