Members
Today's Line-Up:
Tohru Watanabe
on Vocals
Tadashi Doi
on Drums
Kai Ohno
on Guitars
Shimpei Tarumi
on Guitars & Vocals
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About The Band
Born out of the desire to create catchy melodies and finger breaking riffs, MyProof was formed during April of 1999 in Japan. Shimpei, Tadashi, and Tohru are the core members and they were later on joined by Kai on January of 2001 to solidify the line up. As most of melodic metalcore bands nowadays have contented themselves in ripping off the overly used and abused riffs of At The Gates and In Flames, MyProof have totally embraced the classic 80's heavy metal sound (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and the likes) and have injected it with their love for Asian pop, ballad, anime and computer games thus giving their sounds variety and complexity that their contemporaries are lacking off. They felt that being pigeon holed or tagged as Swedish influenced melodic metalcore won't do any justice to their unique sounds, so they have created a name for it and called it as Modern-Classic Style. To simply describe it, mix the technicality of the modern sound of metalcore then mixed it up with a total nod to 80's heavy metal's dual guitar harmonies and solos then add some influence of anime and video game sounds then inject it with ample amount of Asian pop and ballad style singing then you can figure out the band's complex yet very infectious music. Their debut release, "Shining Stardust" (Gods Child Music), have shown that they have fresh ideas to share to the claustrophobic melodic metalcore genre. Their unique take on making catchy melodies and finger breaking riffs have given them a solid fan base in and outside of Japan. Their upcoming release at Gods Child Music, "Reason for my justice ", displays their maturity as individual musicians and as great songwriters. With this, they have put more amounts of ballad style singing (but not too much) and heavy hardcore breakdown to their already impressive finger breaking riffs. The dual guitar harmonies and solos are much more impressive now and are still the same nod to 80's heavy metal just like with those of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. The drum works sound more natural this time and really added to the diversity of this masterpiece. The vocalist's snarls are much more vicious now and this time he have proven that he can actually sing and make some occasional death metal style vocals. The lyrics deal about the distress and conflict of our daily lives and how to solve it. The best part of this release is the recording. It's really top notch and I can assure that it's a major record label quality. It's surprising since the band said that they only recorded it in their home studio. It just proves further that they are really great musicians.
Text by Allan Dayco
The Band Have Shared The Same Stage With...
From 1999~
ANGAGEMENT, FIRST TIME LAG, Lostthing Of Memory, Shady Glimpse, DRAGONLANCE, Fake Death, METAL MAX, sloth, color of distortion, MECHANICAL SHIFT DOWN, Ancestral, 重金属帝国師団Lizzy Laegasse, VRAIN, SERPENT, HATRED ANGEL, PLAZMA JET, Hone Your Sense, Tyrant Of Mary, Death Thesis, Cherub, Melodius, OGRE, Bhelliom, Carried The Weight, Dark Wing, Meza Virs , ANTHELION, Rancorous, NAJAT, STUBBONERZ, DAMMIT HONEY, 3D-TIME, HOLY＋BLIGHT, MY BEST FRIENDS, MEANING, 殺助, BEREAVED, DERRINGER TRIBE, KILLER CHAINSAW, MECHANICAL TEDDY, ASIAN SUB SCENCE, CANOPUS, UMBRAGE, xSHIVERx, KILLING OF THE DEAD, ALF, BEFORE MY LIFE FAILS, A GIRL IN SUMMER, FRONT OF CONFUSION, SCHOOLZONE, EMBRAHAM, ANNALYNN, AS THE SPIRIT DIE, A-ZERO, BORN FROM PAIN, BORN STUBBORN, BRAND NEW SUNSET, CARNIVORA, DESTROY, DRENCHES, EMPTY GLASS MEAN NOTHING, ETERNITY-BOX, GOLD RED, G6PD, HORROR TOTEL, HOUSETRAP, IMAGINARY LIE, MAD DOG MURDER, NIKIBI, LATE, LOW FAT, OBLIVIOUS, OUTRO, P-PRINCESS, QUAKE ROSES FALL, SANDMAN, SATRY, SOUND OF MY SOUL, SWEET MULLET, TAZZMANIAN, TEARS OF VOICE, THOUGH MY BLOOD, VERSUS THE FATE, ZABULATAL, INSIDE PROCESS, KING LY CHEE, SECOND COMBAT, MORTAL COMBAT, THE MELANEI MURDER, FASTEST KILL, ISVARAH, OFFLINE, PILEDRIVER, REVOLVER, SAUNA, SETTLED DOWN, SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, THE BEAUTY OF DOUBT, TYPECAST, WALK ME HOME, AURORA, FALL FACE FIRST, BLOOD ON WEDDING DRESS, TEARS ARE BLOOD, THE FALLING GRUDGE, CASSANDRA, THE HIDDEN, KIDS ON THE MOVE, AIE, CRACK ADDICT, TPO, 螺旋ダイヤモンド, BLOOD OF THE FALLEN, スターマイン, 兀突骨, PROVIDENCE, VASSLINE, SEE THE LIGHT, CRACK OF DOOM, FADELESS DICISION, COMMUNITY TRUST, FIGHT IT OUT, WITHIN THE LAST WISH, GUSANOS, FC FiVE, SUNNY PARK, SIDE IMPACT, SO MANY MEN, DECISION, DIAVOROZ, DUDE, DOWFALL, SWITCHBACK MJC, ENDZWECK, ARBUSTO, RESPONSE TO HATE ELEMENT, AGAINST ONE'S WELL, CHANGE ONE'S KIND, ARKANGEL, JESUS PROJECT, FACT, 16REASONS, PROUD OF GRACE, IRRIVALY, INCHWORM, SIDE IMPACT, ランバージャック, SEGWEI, NERVOUS LIGHT OF SUNDAY, KILLI, EVEN TODAY, DECO-SOUL, DAWN OF CONFUSION, DESTRUCTIVE36, CHAMBER, VEHEMENT, BLEED THE VEIN, NOTORIOUSNESS, BOTTOMLINE, ROCKCRIMAZ, LIVE IT DOWN, DOMINATE, NITRO MEGA PRAYER, NORDe, SCALPING SCREEN, FALL SETS IN, RE-BUILD, ABFALD, START OF THE DAY, HIPSTER, BROAD SIDE, ALL SOUL'S DAY, DIANA, NUCLEUS, REDISTE-5, ONE LAST MINUTE, STARE THE RAY, JUNKY WALTZ, FOR A REASON, FRONT LIFE, 13STEPS, SAMCHUNG, GONG GYUK DAE, LOW BLOW, SHOWRASH, THE GEEKS, 49MORPHINES, IMONED, NECRAMYTH, TAL, MKG, ARCH BISHOP, LEAP INTO FLAME, FUNKY JUNKY TRIP, ISOTOPE, CLEAVE, DOWN FALL, FOR PROGRESS, ANCHOR, HEAVEN IN HER ARMS, BLACK LINE FEVER, SEQUENCE PULSE, ENSLAVE, TOMATO STEAL, FLOATICE, ORION, ARISE IN STABILITY, ESSENCE, BIRTHPLACE, GRASS UNDER STARS, DEFILED, ANATOMIA, DISCONFORMITY, CODE RED, FAIV DEE, FACTOR 2 GRACE, CELT, TOTAL FAT, SAMURIDER, FOR BETTER FOR WORSE, OFFICE MAN, THE STILL, TO CLOSE TO SEE, FIRST STEP, THE STIFF, DOWN TRIBE MISSION, SWEEF, NADir, DEATH COUNT, SUB GRAIN, ARRASTRANDOSE, MEXICO, 阿修羅, HIDE BOUND, NEUTRAL, CESSNA13, GALLOWS THE VILLAIN, COUNT OF STRENGTH, AWAKE, HELL BOUND, THE URBAN DEPARTMENT OF MONOTONE, NATURE LIVING, SILENCE KILLS THE REVOLUTION, HOLYKEEPER, GRIND SEASON, RUX, BLOOD PLEDGE, JIRALTAN99, SPIKY BRATS, COUCH, OI BROKER, UPER, JOHNNY ROYAL, 14LEFT, PRISCILLA, KNOCKDOWN, HOLLOW JAN, AND BELIEVE, DAZZLE, 死人観音, SPIRIT SECOND SKATER, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, SMASH THE BRAIN, 鉄と鉛, SPA, KING'S-EVIL, DEADLY SPAWN, ENEMA, FORCE FOR JUSTICE, SECT MYSELF, CORAL, SONIC AGITATION, DEATHRASH, FLAT A RAY, DISCLAIM, KIDD, ZAKURO, TRAITOR, DJ BUSHIDO, DJ KEIG, VALUE, PIETA, NEO MAS, LIEFE, SCREAMING DEAD SAUCE, CRYSTAL LAKE, CLOSE LINE, MIND TOUCH, LOW VISION, 生足バキューン, SNAP-AT, GODIVISION, PARTNER IN CRIME, HOOKY, DxHxC NEO 石田君部隊, CONVICT, MEISM, 大仏, REALIZED, 博多名物しぇいむれす, 骨皮スジ夫, MASSDEMISE, 凛と, DSL, SATURDAY NIGHT PARK, UPSET BEHIND, BOSS GORILLA, BLAST, 紙一重, GORI GOSH, NOTE, スペコン5, MALEDICTIS, VORTEX, B.I.S.T., DAST, RUNNING, E.X.T., WETPAINT, 零弌, KHAOS, MASTERMIND, DUEL, VIGILANTE, SIXRIDE, XANADU, OUTBURST, LINUS MEETS BLANKET, REAL-TENSION, RANBER JACK, ELITE, BELLSTAR GANG, MELLOW PET, YUU-EYE, THE FIGHTS, ETERNAL TOUGH PROJECT, 狼煙, FEINT, A.P.T, WIRY SLASH, BABA-O, 南の島の大王, 森田洞至, 南バンド, こけし隊, 4-n-0, KING SHIP, GAGA, OVERGREED, UNION OF JUDGMENT, BECAUSE THEY KNOW, ペニス＆マイティ, YO HEAVE HO, 獣 -BEAST-, BxQx IDOL, KOIL, ROCANOVA, BONE POOPEES, NOT ENOUGH LOUD, FIGHT IT OUT, GATE OF GREED, LAST MAN STANDING
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