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Japan (1989 – present)

Sex Machineguns are a Japanese band formed in 1989 as an indie group. They intentionally chose a name similar to the band Sex Pistols, and as the band puts it, “machineguns are more radical than pistols”. They released their first commercial single and album in 1998, achieving major success and playing 62 completely sold-out gigs.

Sex Machineguns play a very bass-heavy form of metal, similar to what is often called heavy metal (which is also how they refer to themselves). Their songs tend to be filled with extremely fast guitar and bass solos, which differentiates them from traditional heavy metal and brings them closer to the realm of . The band rides an image of being “shock rockers” by wearing crazy, exotic outfits often worn by bands, singing about blowing up restaurants (see the song ファミレス・ボンバー, Family Restaurant Bomber) and naming one of their live DVDs “SM Show” in a very intentional allusion to BDSM. Casting themselves as shock rockers is not the prime selling point of their music though, as they also exhibit technical virtuosic skill on their instruments.

In 2007 the band reformed with two new members, releasing albums Cameron and 45° in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
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  • aphoticapathy

    Lmao... j-rock..

    4 Mar 6:52am Reply

  • Parabellum13x

    Who in the hell tagged them as j-rock?

    7 Feb 10:32pm Reply

  • Daniel_Death

    Hey, anyone can help me with the Kawasaki Rain/Ame no Kawasaki? I can't find it anywhere.

    20 Oct 2012 Reply

  • kacper92

    Sex Machineguns has gotten some new members, from what I read on Metal Archives. I'm curious how will the following material sound.

    29 Sep 2012 Reply

  • lovingcarmen

    So disappointed,their latest remix album was simply a joke.on the other land,the cycle loves to flatter their female fans,actually they have hardly any male fans.

    18 Aug 2012 Reply

  • mistatwinkies

    Anchang writes debut single for new idol group Baby Raids http://natalie.mu/music/news/74193

    7 Aug 2012 Reply

  • kacper92

    Knowing SMG they surely gonna do that. If I'm not wrong they have had a few short hiatuses. Any chance of announcing some new album this year?

    15 May 2012 Reply

  • mistatwinkies

    v nup. anchang should man up and ask Panther, Kenji, and Joe to come back because both of their own bands are pretty disappoint

    14 May 2012 Reply

  • eva05_gridlink

    Sounds like they broke up again -_-

    13 May 2012 Reply

  • eva05_gridlink

    I like SMG quite a bit actually. Definitely delivers the goods for me and I've been a fan since the first Live EP :-D

    4 May 2012 Reply

  • SirFinkus

    I want another ファミレス・ボンバー :(

    31 Mar 2012 Reply

  • mistatwinkies

    v The last few albums are mediocre as fuck. Made in USA was the last one worth relistening to, and anything before that was pretty good

    30 Mar 2012 Reply

  • SirFinkus

    Is it just me, or is SMG kinda... bad

    29 Mar 2012 Reply

  • eva05_gridlink

    So the new ep...kinda sucks :(

    14 Mar 2012 Reply

  • YuutoTakahashi

    Last album is great *_*

    7 Mar 2012 Reply

  • Gesellenlohn

    xD

    24 Jan 2012 Reply

  • Leonardo_Silva

    I'm not very into metal stuff but this band just kick so much ass

    22 Oct 2011 Reply

  • AlxenPanikovski

    БЕЗНОГNМ

    17 Oct 2011 Reply

  • HukiMachineguns

    @taailiira @mistatwinkies: don't forget the temporary support guitarist, DRAGON SUE.

    14 Oct 2011 Reply

  • eva05_gridlink

    I've been into Sex Machineguns since 1997 when I saw them in Japan. SMG to me is their best overall record. There are no snoozers on it. There's a lot of energy and drive to ever song. And like Archaenon said, 37564 was so disappointing I almost didn't buy this record...glad I took a chance!

    4 Oct 2011 Reply
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