is a Japanese all girl

brass Brass is an alloy of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), in proportions which can be varied to achieve different mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties. It is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other with ...

and

rock band A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre. A four-piece band is the most common configuration in rock and pop music. In the early years, the configuration was typically two guita ...

, formed in 2005. There are 10 members in this group and every member plays musical instruments. In 2007, Pistol Valve performed at

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as part of the Japan Nite tour.

Members

*cotton:

Alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

and

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

, leader *:

Tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

and vocals *:

Violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

and vocals *: Euphonium and vocals *: Tenor and

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

Trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

Trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

*Misaty: Trumpet *M-chan: Trumpet *: Turntable

Former members

*: Alto sax *Bancho♀: Euphonium *: Euphonium

Discography

Single

# "Pull The TRIGGER!" (15 March 2006) # # # "Zutto-Zutto" (21 November 2007) # "Unofficial" (6 August 2008) # "My Voice" (22 July 2009)

Mini-album

# ''Pistol-Whip'' (19 July 2006)

Album

# ''Tsunamic Girls From Tokyo'' (American debut album) (24 July 2007) # ''RATATATTAT!'' (23 January 2008) # ''Stick 'em up!'' (22 October 2008) # ''Love Love Gun'' (7 October 2009)

Rental album

# ''TRIAL SHOOT!'' (14 June 2009) ## "Good-looking dreamer" ## ## "Pull The TRIGGER!" ## ## "Fo-Fo" ## "My Generation〜Respect to The Who〜" ## "THE BEST HOUSE"

DVDs

# # #

References

External links

Official Website
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