Gedō (外道), also romanized simply as Gedo or Gedou, is a Japanese

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. The band split up for the first time in 1976, then reformed and split again several times. Their first self-titled album is highly acclaimed in their home country, and was featured on ''

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'', among other lists.

Members

* Hideto Kanou: vocals, guitar. He is the central member of Gedō. * Aoki Masayuki: vocals, bass guitar. Founding member, he left in 1981. * Nakano Ryoichi: vocals, drums. Founding member, he left the band but returned for the 2002-2003 reformation. * Matsumoto Shinji: vocals, bass guitar. He joined the band in 2002. * Soul Toul: vocals, drums. He joined the band in 1991, and re-joined in 2010.

Discography

* '' Gedō'' (外道) (20 September 1974) * ''Gedō Live in Sound of Hawaii Studio'' (外道ライブ・イン・サウンド・オブ・ハワイ・スタジオ) (1 April 1975) * ''JUST GEDO'' (June 1975) * ''Shide LIVE'' (拾得LIVE) (November 1975) * ''POWER CUT'' (April 1981) * ''Mooning'' (1982) * ''Gedō LIVE 〜Mihappyou Kaisan Concert 1976.10.16'' (外道LIVE 〜未発表・解散コンサート1976.10.16) (April 1991) * ''One, Two'' (21 July 1991) * ''DIE FOR YOU'' (1993) * ''Kaze Densetsu Bukkomi no Taku ～Yasei no Tenshitachi～'' (疾風列伝特攻の拓～野生の天使たち～) (1995) * ''Gedō SINGLES (1973-1975)'' (外道SINGLES(1973-1975)) (1998) * ''水金地火木土天回明〜外道・秘蔵音源集その壱'' (30 November 2002) * ''水金地火木土天回明〜外道・秘蔵音源集その弐'' (30 November 2002) * ''Best Gedō'' (ベスト外道) (24 July 2003) * ''Kyou Netsu no Machida Police '74'' (狂熱の町田ポリス'74) (24 July 2003) * ''Kyoto Shide -Kanzenban-'' (京都拾得-完全版-) (24 July 2003) * ''1975 -Yahon Kyo no Aloha-'' (1975 -野音狂のアロハ- (24 July 2003) * ''NφW'' (26 September 2003) * ''1976 Sayonara Nippon'' (1976 さよならニッポン) (27 November 2003) * ''Saigo no Mandala Yaneura Densetsu '76'' (最期の曼荼羅屋根裏伝説 '76) (27 November 2003) * ''Jitsuroku Hitman Hokkai No Tora -Boukyou- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' (実録ヒットマン北海の虎 -望郷- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) (27 November 2003) * ''Itsumo no Tokorode Blues Wo〜LIVE IN CROCODILE'' (いつものところでブルースを〜LIVE IN CROCODILE) (23 May 2015) * ''Tamashii no Sakebi'' (魂の叫び) (6 November 2013)

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gedo (band) Japanese rock music groups Musical groups established in 1973