Survive Said the Prophet, also known as Sabapuro and abbreviated SSTP, is a
Japanese rock band formed in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
in 2011. They are incorporated under the
Sony Music Records
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is opera ...
label and are most well known for the hit 2019 single "Mukanjyo", the 1st opening of the ''
Vinland Saga'' anime.
Biography
In 2011, the group was formed in Tokyo with members other than guitarist Shige and bassist Junya after the dissolution of the predecessor band YesterdayFall with the limited release of the single "Let Us Party". It was followed in 2012 by "EP". By 2014, they released singles of "MeIaM" and "Cocoon" limited to 1000 copies each.
By 2015, they released ''Course of Action'' for the first time nationwide distribution from his own label. Vocalist Yosh participated in the vocal project of popular playwright
Hiroyuki Sawano
is a Japanese composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, and Music Producer best known for his work on many anime series, video games, Japanese television drama, television dramas, and movies. His works include the Soundtrack, musical scores for ' ...
. Meanwhile, guitarist Takuya Suzuki withdrew. In 2016, the band made a contract with Zestone Records with guitarist Tatsuya joining. They appeared at
Knotfest
Knotfest is a music festival created in 2012 by American heavy metal band Slipknot. The event has been held both as a touring festival and a destination festival in several countries including the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Mexico, C ...
in 2016. They released their second album
Fixed' with Chris Crummett as producer. It ranked 3rd in the "Breakthrough Artist" category chosen by readers of ''
AP Japan'' magazine.
In 2017, at the final of the "Fixed" tour, a one-man show at Tsutaya O-West was sold out. It appeared in "Punkspring 2017" and "Summer Sonic 2017" and teamed up with Chris Crummett again to release the 3rd album ''Wabi Sabi''. It appeared at "Countdown Japan 17/18" in December. In 2018 in May, the double A-side single "Ne: One/Hi-Lo" (Anyone / High and Low) was released. In August, the single "Found & Lost" was released while in September, they released the fourth album ''Space
' (Spaces) from Sony Music Records and made a major debut. From October to February of the following year, the Space Tour 2018–19 was held with 27 performances in 26 cities. In December, the single "Red" was released. The band then appeared on "Countdown Japan 18/19".
In 2019, the 47-prefecture Now More Than Ever Tour took place from March to June. In August, the single "Mukanjyo" was released. The "Made in Asia Tour" was held from September to December, including performances at Zepp Divercity Tokyo. The tour final was held at
Shinkiba Studio Coast
ageHa (also as 'AGH') was a weekend club event in Tokyo, Japan. It was held on Friday and Saturday at the Usen Studio Coast event space in the Shin-Kiba district, which also hosted live concerts and other events. The word ''Ageha'' is Japanese for ...
. In 2020 they released their fifth album ''Inside Your Head''. In October, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their formation, the members looked back on their 10 years, selecting 10 songs that they felt symbolised themselves as a band, and five songs selected based on fan votes. A total of 20 songs, including their top five popular songs, were compiled as the best-of album ''To Redefine / To Be Defined'' and released on January 20, 2021.
Later in 2021, bassist/vocalist Yudai departed from the band, and Dr. Show appeared as El Tempo at the closing ceremony of the
2020 Tokyo Paralympics
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.
Members
Yosh (Yoshi, Yoshiya Morita, born 1988 June 4), Vocalist
*Ex. Yesterday Fall
*Born in Tokyo.
* Disliked foods are shiitake mushrooms and eggplants.
*He went to international school. After graduating, he attended
Full Sail University
Full Sail University is a Private university, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit university in Winter Park, Florida. It was formerly a recording studio in Ohio named Full Sail Productions and Full Sail Center ...
in the United States.
*Uses Shure microphones.
*When he was a student, he was in the wrestling club and was also the president of the student council.
Tatsuya (Tatsuya Kato, born 1989 July 11), Guitarist
* Ex.FAKE FACE
* Born in Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
*married. He is the father of one child.
*Using a
Schecter guitar. His model is SCHECTER AR-06 See Thru Black.
*His hobbies are skateboarding, fishing, and muscle training.
*He has two cats (Maru & Pek).
*Yudai and he have known each other since elementary school.
Ivan (Ivan, Ivan Kwong 1988 October 25-), Guitarist
* Ex. Aphelion
*From Hong Kong.
Supper Moment
Supper Moment is a four-member rock band from Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special admi ...
's vocalist, Sunny Chan, is a childhood friend, and when he was in Hong Kong, he performed live on the street with Sunny. In 2018, Survive Said The Prophet and Supper Moment co-produced the song "To Whom," and the two reunited for the first time in about a decade.
* He came to Japan when he was 19 years old.
*He is fluent in Japanese, English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
*In 2018, he organized a strike in Iran with his continued dissatisfaction with the Iranian government.
*married, and the father of 1 child.
* Uses
Ibanez
is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as ...
guitar. His model is Ibanez AZ224F-BIG etc.
* He is also in charge of product sales and designing CD jackets.
'Show (Sho Okada, born 1989 November 21) Drummer
* Ex. RAVAR Ex.
fly sleep fly
* Member of
El Tempo
* Born in Machida City, Tokyo.
*In RAVAR, he was in charge of the leader.
*Experienced in karate and became a black belt in 5th grade.
* Endorsement contracts with
Pearl
A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carb ...
and
Sabian Sabian may refer to:
*Sabians, name of a religious group mentioned in the Quran, historically adopted by:
**Mandaeans, Gnostic sect from the marshlands of southern Iraq claiming John the Baptist as their most important prophet
**Sabians of Harran, ...
.
*Meet
drummania
is a music video game series produced by Konami. It is a rhythm game where the player uses a controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. The game consists of music predominantly from the rock music, rock and roll and J-pop genres. ...
and start playing drums.
* Good friends with
katsuma from
coldrain
are a Japanese Rock music, rock band from Nagoya, Japan, who were formed in 2007. The band combines melodic singing with screams typical of the post-hardcore genre. Although the band is Japanese, all of their songs are written in English. The l ...
.
*Since Yudai left the group, he has also served as a scream part.
Former members
*Takuya Suzuki – Guitar (Ex.YesterdayFall Ex.Moonwalk Street)
: In 2015, withdrew within the year.
*Kei Tatsuno – Drums (Ex.YesterdayFall)
* ''Yudai' - Bass&Scream (Ex.Underland)
Withdrawal on April 2, 2021.
Former support members
*Yokochin – Support drums (Ex.ANGRY FROG REBIRTH)
*Yuki Hanazawa – Support bassist and dirty vocal
: Currently active in me;us.
*Atsushi – Support bassist
: Currently active in chasedown.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Soundtrack appearances
Tours
One-man live / sponsored event
Performance event
* May 4, 2013 - GOLD RUSH2013
*May 19 - ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D presents BUMPONdaSTYLE vol.22 ～MIXTURE IS NOT DEAD～break of dawn tour FINAL (ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D)
*November 15-CLUBDROP×audioleaf×MAG SYSTEM presents【TRANSIT】vol'2-
*August 20, 2014 - FACES TOUR 2014 (FAKE FACE)
*October 3.4 - coldrain "Until The End JAPAN TOUR 2014" (coldrain)
*October 26, 28, 31 - girugamesh 2014-2015 tour "gravitation" (
girugamesh
is a Japanese rock band, formed in 2003. Their name is sometimes stylized with a metal umlaut as girugämesh and is derived from the ''Final Fantasy'' character. They disbanded on July 10, 2016, although announced a new song, to celebrate labe ...
)
*December 9 - Daylight Tree Bounenkai 2014 Day:1
*January 10, 12, 16, 18, 23, 25, 27, 2015 - REDLINE RIOT TOUR 2015 (CRYSTAL LAKE, NOISEMAKER, Survive Said The Prophet, wrong city)
*February 14 - THE BROTHERHOOD TOUR 2015
*March 10 - SWANKY DANK 『Magna Carta』 Tour (
SWANKY DANK)
*March 11 - MASTER PEACE'15
*March 14 - TENJIN ONTAQ Tenjin Ototaku
*March 20 - MONSTER ENERGY OUTBURN TOUR 2015
References
External links
Official website*
{{Authority control
2011 establishments in Japan
Japanese alternative metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 2011
Musical groups from Tokyo