Corrupted are a Japanese

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band. They are known for avoiding interviews and publicity. They have recorded several albums, including

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s with other artists and perform regularly in Japan and abroad.

Musical style

They were described by JB Roe of

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as "some of the heaviest, gloomiest doom/sludge around, distinctly cacophonous, layering feedback pulverizing progressions into a distinctly cacophonous rumble." However, some songs feature long acoustic sections, spoken-word interludes, and unconventional instruments. An example of the latter can be found on their 2005 album '' El mundo frio'', which is a 72-minute song with extensive sections of

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. Iann Robinson wrote on Nonelouder.com, "Right when you think you can peg Corrupted as an all Doom band they release a lush acoustic set within their bleak musical landscape." They mainly sing in Spanish, with some songs containing sections in Japanese or English. In 2009, ''

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'' chose Corrupted's 1997 album '' Paso inferior'' as the seventeenth-best sludge album. They wrote at the time, In 2002, the band released a statement about interviews:

Discography

Albums

* '' Paso inferior'' (1997, Frigidity Discos) * '' Llenandose de gusanos'' (1999, HG Fact) * '' Se hace por los suenos asesinos'' (2004, HG Fact) * '' El mundo frio'' (2005, HG Fact) * '' Garten der Unbewusstheit'' (2011, Nostalgia Blackrain)

EPs

* '' Anciano'' (1995, Japan Overseas) * ''

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'' (1995, Tag Rag) * '' Nadie'' (1995, Third Culture) * ''Dios injusto'' (1999, Frigidity Discos) * ''Felicific Algorithim'' (2018, Cold Spring Records)

Singles

* "La victima es tu mismo" (2001, View Beyond Records) * "Vasana" (2007, HG Fact) * "An Island Insane" (2007, HG Fact) * "喪失: Loss" (2015, Crust War)

Splits

* with

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(1995), HG Fact) * with Black Army Jacket (1997, Frigidity Discos) * with Enemy Soil (1997, HG Fact) * with Noothgrush (1997, Reservoir) * with Scarver's Calling (1999, Gouge Records) * with

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(1999, Rhetoric Records / Deaf American Recordings) * with Meat Slave (2000, HG Fact) * with

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(2000, Frigidity Records) * with Sloth (2000, self-released) * with

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and 324 (2001, HG Fact) * with

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(2002, HG Fact) * with Infaust (2002, Blind Date)

Compilation appearances

* ''Raggle Taggle'' (1996, Tag Rag) * ''Una de gato cuerno de vaca'' (1996, Tee Pee Records) * ''Painkiller vol. 1'' (1996, Devastating Soundworks) * ''Reality No. 3'' (1999, Deep Six Records) * ''Homeless Benefit EP'' (1999, Bad Card Records) * ''Twin Threat to Your Sanity'' (2001, Bad People Records)

Members

* Chew Hasegawa —

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* Mark Yokota —

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* Ippei Suda —

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* Mother Sii —

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Previous members

* Yasushi Yoshida — vocals (live-only) * Takaho — vocals (live-only) * Kawabata — vocals (live-only) * Rie lambdoll — vocals (live-only) * Hevi — vocals, bass guitar * Talbot — guitar * Anri —

on ''El mundo frio'' * Takehito Miyagi —

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(studio-only) * Shibata — bass guitar * Jose — bass guitar * Lowell Isles — bass guitar * Katsumi Hiryu — bass guitar * Monger — bass guitar

References

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