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UchuSentai:Noiz | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Alternative rock,pop punk,rap rock,electronic rock |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | indie |
| Members | ANGEL-TAKA MASATO Kyo Kotaro YAMATO |
| Past members | TAKEswiy S@TT-on TAKAYA MANAV |
| Website | uchusentainoiz.com Uchusentai:NOIZ Official facebook |
UchuSentai:Noiz (宇宙戦隊NOIZ,Uchū Sentai Noizu) is a Japanesevisual keirock[1] band originally formed in 1996. They are known for their energetic music and live shows, as well as their eccentriccosplay-like outfits. The band is also known for its dedication to humanitarian aid, visiting orphanages and typhoon-ravaged areas in thePhilippines.
To date, the band has released ten albums, thirty-three singles and four foreign song cover videos. Their highest charting on the Oricon album chart is number 73 for METEORS.
UchuSentai:Noiz were contestants onI Love OPM, theABS-CBN's singing reality competition for non-Filipinos who performoriginal Pilipino music; the band was part of the Top 24 of the competition.[2]
Original members S@TT-ON and ANGEL-TAKA formed the band in 1996, originally named NOIZ. In 1999, former roadie MASATO was included into the band, and NOIZ released a mini album entitledImitation PoPs in March of that year. In 2002, the concept of the band being a group of space warriors (宇宙戦隊uchuu sentai) was introduced.
The group released their first full-length album release,Cyborg Rock Show Kanzenban (サイボーグロックショウ完全盤,Saibōgu Rokku Shou Kanzenban) under the name Imitation PoPs UchuSentai:Noiz (Imitation PoPs 宇宙戦隊NOIZ) in the year 2003 with the members KYO and TAKEswiy as bassist and guitarist, respectively. Their second album release,Zero no keifu (ゼロの系譜) debuted on the Oricon album chart at number 240, while their third album EGO-Style broke the top 100 Oricon rankings in 2005.
In 2007, the band's name was shortened to UchuSentai:Noiz (宇宙戦隊NOIZ,Uchū Sentai Noizu), and the albumTerra was released, containing 8 tracks previously released as singles along with 5 new recordings. The officialfan club Miracle Rocket was launched in February 2007. The albumCube was released in October 2008, the band's last studio release with the five original band members. A compilation album,GREAT ROCK N ROLL HEROES was released in 2009, before members S@TT-ON and TAKEswiy announced their departure from the band, to be replaced by members KOTARO (guitar) and YAMATO (drums).
With the new lineup, the band released the free full-length album releaseGENOM EMOTION on November 9, 2010 on their official website. The year 2011 saw the release of the albumIMP, as well as the final tour performanceDVD JAPAN TOY'S PANIC TOUR KING OF ONEMAN & EVENT SHOW 2011 GENOM EMOTION FINAL ATTACK AT SHIBUYA O-EAST featuring the songs fromGENOM EMOTION. The band released a mini album,HIGH FIVE, on May 2, 2012, before releasing a music video covering the Filipino rock bandKamikazee’sNarda in August to launch their Philippine tour.
Following their Philippine tour, the band released the full-length album ‘METEORS’ in September 2012 as UCHUSENTAI:NOIZ. In 2013, the band released the singlesPRECOG,Parallel Mind,Corona,One Order andLaika, as well as the tour performance albumMETEORS FINAL ATTACK AT OSAKA Bigcat. The band's vocalist ANGEL-TAKA set out on a humanitarian mission toTacloban,Philippines in December 2013, visiting the victims of Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) and sending school supplies to elementary school children.
A trilogy of videos was released in April 2014, featuring covers of Filipino songs:Liwanag sa Dilim byRivermaya,Superhero byRocksteddy, andPinoy Ako byOrange and Lemons, to raise support for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. UchuSentai:NOIZ returned to the Philippines in May 2014 to perform at the Best of Anime 2014 -Summer Live!- events inManila andDavao City as well as announce their plans for a Philippine album release featuring the Filipino version of the songHappy tied and an English version of the songkanata (カナタ, "distance"), along with new original compositions.
| Title | Release date |
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| Meteors | September 26, 2012 |
| HIGH FIVE | May 2, 2012 |
| IMP | June 9, 2011 |
| GENOM EMOTION | November 19, 2010 |
| Great Rock 'N' Roll Heroes (Best of) | March 4, 2009 |
| Cube | October 1, 2008 |
| Terra | September 5, 2007 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Parallel Mind | 2013 |
| PRECOG | 2013 |
| laika | 2013 |
| ONE ORDER | 2013 |
| Corona | 2013 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| CRUSH! -90's V-Rock best hit cover songs- | 2012 |
| Counteraction ―V-Rock covered Visual Anime songs Compilation― | 2012 |
| GENOM EMOTION Final Attack | 2011 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Uchuu Sentai kanzenban Cyborg Rock Show (宇宙戦隊サイボーグロックショウ完全盤) | August 20, 2003 |
| ZERO No keifu (ゼロの系譜) | September 29, 2004 |
| Ego-style | November 30, 2005 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Imitation Pops (Demo) | March 21, 1999 |
| Komando No.0069 (コマンドNo.0069) (コマンドNo.0069) | August 19, 2001 |
| (A + B) No.O-QT? | December 2002 |
| 0-Rei - | December 26, 2002 |
| E O | January 2003 |
| Ignition (イグニッション) (イグニッション) | February 2003 |
| Uchuu Sentai Plasma Fun (宇宙戦隊プラズマ アミューズメント) (宇宙戦隊プラズマ☆アミューズメント) | April 7, 2004 |
| 'Chromosome Six (クロモソームシックス~ ~第六染色体) | June 9, 2004 |
| Battle Capsule kara ai wo komete (バトルカプセルから愛を込めて) (バトルカプセルから愛を込めて) | August 11, 2004 |
| Miracle Rocket G5 (ミラクル★ロケットG5) (ミラクル★ロケットG5) | May 18, 2005 |
| From Skywalker (フロムスカイウォーカー) (フロムスカイウォーカー) | 28, 2005 |
