S.O.B. (abbreviated from Sabotage Organized Barbarian) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

in 1983. Their original vocalist Yoshitomo "Tottsuan" Suzuki committed

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and s ...

in 1995. They are also considered hugely influential on

grindcore Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. G ...

bands such as

Napalm Death Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in 1981 in Meriden, West Midlands. None of the band's original members has been in the group since 1986. But since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch ...

and the genre of

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

as well as one of the mainstays of the

thrashcore Thrashcore (also known as fastcore) is a fast-tempo subgenre of hardcore punk that emerged in the early 1980s. Thrashcore is essentially sped-up hardcore, often using blast beats. Songs can be very brief, and thrashcore is in many ways a less d ...

genre. The band have sometimes been described as grindcore, themselves.

Discography

Albums *1987 – ''Don't Be Swindle'' *1988 – ''No Control'' *1990 – ''What's the Truth?'' *1993 – ''Gate of Doom'' *1994 – ''Vicious World'' *1995 – ''Symphonies of Brutality'' *1999 – ''Dub Grind'' *2003 – ''Still Grind Attitude'' EPs *''Sabotage Organized Barbarian'' (1985) *''Leave Me Alone'' (1986) *''Western Kids Omnibus 2 (Coke)'' (1986) * split w/ Napalm Death (1988)

Members

Current line-up *Etsushi – lead vocals (2002–present) *Kawataka Daisuke – bass (1983–1986; 1990–present) *Toshimi Seki – guitar (1983–present) *Satoshi Yasue – drums (1983–present) Past members *Kazuki Daido – bass (1986–1990) *Naoto Fukuhara – lead vocals (1995–2002) *Yoshitomo 'Tottsuan' Suzuki – lead vocals (1983–1995)

References

Musical groups established in 1983 Musical groups from Osaka 1983 establishments in Japan Japanese hardcore punk groups {{Japan-band-stub