Guitar Wolf: Biography

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Formed:

Jan 1, 1987

Genres:

Rock Music, Alternative Rock Music, Japanese Music

Decades Active:

1980's|1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

Low

Ratings Guide

Tokyo's Guitar Wolf plays loud, fast, dirty punk rock. The trio -- which consists of guitarist Seiji, bassist Billy, and drummer Toru -- formed in the late '80s. Though the group's first two albums were released only in Japan, imports of the records and word of mouth about Guitar Wolf's incendiary live shows secured U.S. distribution for their next two releases, Wolf Rock and Kung Fu Ramone. An in-store performance at a New York record store impressed Matador Records enough to offer them a contract; since 1996's Missile Me, all the group's records bear the Matador imprint. 1999 saw the release of Jet Generation, another collection of high-octane punk-a-billy.

- Heather Phares, All Music Guide