is a Japanese heavy metal singer, originally from

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, Kyoto Prefecture. He took his inspiration from

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's songs.

Biography

Kanmuri founded a cover band in the light music club of high school, and his instrument was the guitar. But when Kanmuri was in third grade at high school, he became a vocalist since the female vocalist withdrew from the band to prepare for her university entrance examination. He graduated from

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. Kanmuri acquired a teaching license for modern society in university. In 1991 he founded "So What?" as a major debut with the release of their first album on

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: "So What?" often appeared on the "Wachacha live" in Shinsaibashi nichoume theater. Kanmuri has been active as a solo project "THE冠" (The Kanmuri) since So What? broke up in 2003. Costume in The Kanmuri is derived from

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's steel helmet,

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's armor, and

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's vest. Kanmuri has been active as a stage actor, and has appeared in the R series in Gekidan☆Shinkansen. In 2007, Kanmuri was founded band "SKOMB" with Tsukasa Okazaki who charge of music of Gekidan☆shinkansen. Kanmuri sang ending song in

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". Kanmuri was charge of dubbing (only song) of in the film "

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". Kanmuri has been active as a narrator for the Japanese commercials. In 2010, Kanmuri appeared on the variety show "Gyoretsu no dekiru houritsusoudanjyo" since

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was interested in Kanmuri who said blue joke in the variety show "Osaka hatsu shissou stage WEST WIND" in

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. Kanmuri talked poor episodes in "Gyoretsu no dekiru houritsusoudanjyo", and rose in popularity. Five years later he made an appearance on the music program "MUSIC JAPAN" in

, and sang "Kizudarakeno hevymetal". In 2015, Kanmuri made his debut as a professional

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. In 2018, Kanmuri provided song of 120600mAh connect to The Kanmuri "HITOME VOLTAGE". Kanmuri and support member of The Kanmuri appear on music video.

Discography

So What?

Albums

# So What? – 21 September 1995 # Fragile – 5 June 1996 # Tsutomu－Tsutomu (努－つとむ) – 27 March 1997 # Heal – 21 May 1998 # Best of Iron Fist - 10 May 2001 # Live Album Koutetsu damashii (Iron Soul) (Live ALbum 鋼鉄魂 (Iron Soul) – 2003

Singles

# Ippatsu kamashitare (一発かましたれ, "sock somebody one") – 21 May 1996 # Nanda!!chimiha!? (ナンだっ!!チミは!?, "What!! Are you!?") – 21 February 1997 # Crazy cowboy (クレイジー・カウボーイ, "Crazy cowboy") – 25 August 2000

The Kanmuri

Albums

# Kanmuri matsuri (冠祭, "Kanmuri festival") – 9 March 2005 # Kizudarake no heavy metal (傷だらけのヘビーメタル, "Heavy metal with scar") – 18 March 2009 # Saigo no heavy metal ～Last of the Heavy Metal～ (最後のヘビーメタル～Last of Heavy Metal～, "Heavy metal of last") – 27 October 2010 # Shinizokonai no heavy metal (死にぞこないのヘビーメタル, "Heavy metal of dotard") – 21 March 2012 # Kaettekita heavy metal (帰ってきたヘビーメタル, "Heavy metal came back") – 23 October 2013 # Yoroi kabuto kusari ketu (鎧兜鎖血, "Armor chain blood") – 9 September 2015 # Best of the Kanmuri 『niku』(Best of the Kanmuri 冠『肉』, "Best of the Kanmuri 『flesh』") – 29 June 2016 # Best of the Kanmuri 『hone』 (Best of The Kanmuri 冠『骨』, "Best of the Kanmuri 『bone』") – 2 November 2016 # Dakkan (奪冠, "Recapture") – 27 September 2017

Singles

# New World 〜Hateshinaki koutetsuetsu no kanata he〜 (New World 〜果てしなき鋼鉄の彼方へ〜, ""New World 〜Boundless beyond the steel〜) – 15 December 2011　Venue limited sales # Syoshikantetsu (初志冠徹, "Carrying out one's original intention") – 21 February 2015　Venue limited sales

DVD

# SKOMB Live – 14 July 2007 # Mukanmuri no teiou Eien ni kamaseinu tour encore 2010 eve (無冠の帝王～永遠に咬ませ犬ツアーアンコール2010イブイブ～, "A king without a crown 〜Underdog of forever tour of angkor in December 23, 2010") – 27 April 2011 # Eien no kamaseinu THE no clip syu lariat no mukougawa (永遠の咬ませ犬 THEのクリップ衆～ラリアットの向こう側～, "Underdog of forever clip collection of THE 〜the off side of the lariat〜") – 25 May 2011 # 'Daikanmuri seitansai 2016 (大冠生誕祭 2016, "Big Kanmuri birth festival in 2016") – 16 July 2017　Venue limited sales

References

External links

The Kanmuri Official Site

thekanmuri – YouTubeOfficial Blog – Are ga yajyu no me da!
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanmuri, Tetsuya Japanese male rock singers Japanese heavy metal singers People from Kyoto Prefecture People from Uji, Kyoto 1971 births Living people Singers from Kyoto Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers Bukkyo University alumni