is a Japanese rock band, signed to

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. Their multi-genre sound has been described as such things as "a spaceship of rock" and "spacey dance rock."

Biography

The band members were all classmates at a high school in

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. They formed the band in 2002, debuting as an independent artist under K-Plan in 2004 with the extended play ''Science Rock'', followed by their debut album ''Avenger Strikes Back'' in 2006. In 2007, the band played at the rookie stage in the

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summer festival, and toured with

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. The band collaborated with

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, producing her 2009 single " Banzai." They also contributed to a

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song cover compilation album, ''Disney Rocks!'', covering "

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." 2009 also saw tours with bands

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and

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, and for the band to release their first release with a major label,

, with their second EP ''Jupiter Jupiter''. The band were subsequently picked as one of the iTunes Japan "Sound of 2010" break-through artists. In 2010, the band released their third album, ''

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'', led by the single "Delight Slight Lightspeed," which debuted at #20 on

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's daily singles charts.

Discography

Original albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Live album

Singles

References

External links

Avengers in Sci-Fi official site

Taro Kohata's blog
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