Genre(s):
Drone/Doom Metal/Ambient/Stoner Rock
Origin:
Japan (Tokyo)
Formed In:
1992
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Takeshi Ohtani - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Wata - Guitar, Vocals
Atsuo Mizuno - Drums, Vocals
Live Members:
Michio Kurihara - Guitar
Former/Past Member(s):
Nagata - Drums (1992-1996)
Additional notes:
The band was named after the Melvins song "Boris" on the "Bullhead" album. They started out as a 4-piece in 1992 but became a 3-piece after Nagata left the band in 1996.
Discography:
Boris - Absolutego [full-length] - 1996
Boris & Barebones- Split 10" W/Barebones [split] - 1996
Boris & Tomsk - Split W/ Tomsk [split] - 1997
Boris - Amplifier Worship [full-length] - 1998
Boris - Keiji Haino With Boris - Black: Implication Flooding [live] - 1998
Boris & Choukoku No Niwa - More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape - Split Cd W/Choukoku No Niwa [split] - 1999
Boris - Flood [full-length] - 2000
Boris - Heavy Rocks [full-length] - 2002
Boris - Boris With Merzbow - Megatone [full-length] - 2002
Boris - 1970 [ep] - 2002
Boris & The Dudley Corporation - Split 7" W/The Dudley Corporation [split] - 2003
Boris - Akuma No Uta [full-length] - 2003
Boris - Boris At Last - Feedbacker [full-length] - 2003
Boris - The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked [full-length] - 2004
Boris - Boris With Merzbow - 04092001 [live] - 2005
Boris - Dronevil [full-length] - 2005
Boris - A Bao A Qu [single] - 2005
Boris - Sound Track From Film "Mabuta No Ura" [full-length] - 2005
Boris - Archive [boxed set] - 2005
Boris - Boris Live Volume I: Live 96-98 [live] - 2005
Boris - Boris Live Volume II: Drumless Drone Power Ambient Disc [live] - 2005
Boris - Boris Live Volume III: Live 2001 Two Long Songs [live] - 2005
Boris - Pink [full-length] - 2005
Boris - Boris With Merzbow - Sun Baked Snow Cave [full-length] - 2005
Boris - The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 2 [full-length] - 2006
Boris - The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3 [full-length] - 2006
Boris - Dronevil -final- [full-length] - 2006
Boris - Vein [full-length] - 2006
Boris - Altar [full-length] - 2006
Boris - Boris With Michio Kurihara "Rainbow" [full-length] - 2006
Boris - Walrus & Groon [ep] - 2007
Boris & Doomriders - Doomriders Vs. Boris / Long Hair And Tights [split] - 2007
Boris & Stupid Babies Go Mad - Damaged [split] - 2007
Boris & Ai Aso - She's So Heavy [split] - 2007
Boris - Boris With Merzbow - Rock Dream [live] - 2007
Boris - Smile [full-length] - 2008
Boris - Statement [single] - 2008
Boris - Smile -live At Wolf Creek- [live] - 2008
Boris With Michio Kurihara - Cloud Chamber [full-length] - 2008
Boris - Message~Floorshaker [ep] - 2008
Boris - Floor Shaker [single] - 2008
Boris - Smile Live In Prague [live] - 2009
Boris & 9dw - Golden Dance Classics [split] - 2009
Boris & Torche - Chapter Ahead Being Fake [split] - 2009
Boris - Scion A/V Remix: Buzz-In [ep] - 2009
Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 1 [single] - 2009
Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 2 [single] - 2009
Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 3 [single] - 2009
Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 4 [single] - 2009
Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 2 [single] - 2009
Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 3 [single] - 2009
Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 4 [single] - 2009
Boris - Variations [best of/compilation] - 2010
Boris - Live In Japan [dvd] - 2010
Boris - Bxi [ep] - 2010
Boris - Klatter [full-length] - 2011
Boris - Heavy Rocks [full-length] - 2011
Boris - Präparat [full-length] - 2013
Boris - Noise [full-length] - 2014
Boris - Asia [full-length] - 2015
Boris - Urban Dance [full-length] - 2015
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Official site:
homepage1.nifty.com/boris