Career
GISM had their first performance in 1981 at the University of Tokyo.[2]
In 1983, GISM released their first album, titled Detestation, on Dogma Records.[3] The album has been applauded for having unique vocals and a guitar style that was very uncommon in hardcore punk.[citation needed]
M.A.N., or Military Affairs Neurotic,[4] was released in 1987 on Beast Arts Records. The album was quite a departure from the 'Detestation' album, putting more emphasis on a slower, metal style of music compared to the hardcore punk sound of the previous release.[citation needed]
GISM released their last album on compact disc, titled SoniCRIME TheRapy, in 2001.[5] The band featured Kiichi Takahashi on bass and Ironfist Tatsushima on drums. Guitarist Randy Uchida died from cancer on 10 February 2001, shortly after the release of the album.[6] GISM played two shows in Tokyo in honor of Randy Uchida, and then broke up.[citation needed]
In 2002, GISM made the cover of Burst Magazine (issue No. 49), an underground Japanese magazine.
GISM performed in the Netherlands on 15 April 2016 at Lee Dorian's Roadburn event. It was their first performance after a 13-year hiatus, along with being their first show outside of Japan.[7]
Members and other projects
Sakevi Yokoyama continued to make collage art with his own clothing brand "stlTH", which made T-shirt designs until his passing in late 2023. [8] In 1987, he made a cameo appearance in the Japanese film Robinson's Garden. In the movie, he attacks a Rastafarian man for teaching children spirituality. This film is the only documentation of his "acting" career.[9] In 2004, Sakevi released a solo album titled The War under the name S.K.V.[10] In 2006, he designed the artwork for World Burns To Death's album titled Totalitarian Sodomy.[citation needed]
Randy Uchida (guitarist) and Tohru Hiroshima (drummer) played with Ronny Wakamats and Michel Hammer in a side project called R.U.G. (Randy Uchida Group), which released one vinyl EP titled “Deathly Fighter” in 1984. Uchida died of cancer in 2001,[citation needed] and Hiroshima in 2022.[11]
Kiichi Takahashi (bassist) was the vocalist for the occult heavy metal band Sabbrabells.[12]
Cloudy (original bassist) played bass for female-fronted speed metal band Front Guerrilla, which released an EP titled Fight Back in 1986.[citation needed]
Ironfist Tatushima (drummer) continues to play in the bands Die You Bastard! and Crow, which he had been playing with prior to GISM.[citation needed]
Kaori Komura (original drummer) is an improviser using Korean percussion. She released a duo CD with Kazumoto Endo titled "In The Cave" in 2020.
Frontman Sakevi Yokoyama died on 24 August 2023.[13]