Unholy Grave is a Japanese

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band that formed in 1993 and are based in the city of

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, Japan. The band got its name from the song "Beyond the Unholy Grave" by the American death metal band

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. Unholy Grave's lyrics mainly focus on political and social issues. A common phrase appearing on the artwork of the band's releases is "Grindcore Against Terrorism!". Unholy Grave are known for being highly prolific, releasing a considerably large amount of splits.

Band members

Current

*Takaho Komatsu - vocals (1993–present) *Tee - guitar (1993–present)

Former

*Chucky - drums (1998-2006) *Naito - drums (1997-2006) *Ume - bass (1993-2012) *Osamu - bass (1993) *Debuzo - drums (1993-2012) *Kajisa - guitar (1995-2012) *Kaz - drums (1999-2014) *Hee-Chung - drums (2008-2015; r.i.p. 2015) *Yasu - bass (1999–2021; r.i.p. 2021)

Politics

The band is of interest to the Chinese Government due their track "Taiwan - Another China". Chinese Border Police actively search for the bands content on visitors to China.

Releases

Demos

* ''Death Comes From Nowhere''

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* ''Nerve Gas Attack''

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Splits

Split 7"s

* w/ Aberrant * w/ Abigail * w/ Abstain * w/

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* w/ Archagathus (To Live a Lie Records) * w/ Black Sister (problem? records) * w/ Blindspot AD * w/ Blood I Bleed * w/ Boltstein * w/ Čad * w/

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(2000 copies; Deaf American Records) * w/ Captain 3 Leg * w/ Catheter * w/ Chickenshit * w/ Corrupt Humanity * w/ David Carradine * w/ Depressor * w/ Deranged Insane * w/ Disgust (Japan) (Agromosh Records) * w/

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* w/ Embalming Theatre * w/ Entrails Massacre * w/ Gang Up on Against * w/ Godstomper * w/ Gorgonized Dorks (2006, 200 copies grey/black, 300 copies black; DSK Records) * w/ The Grade Grubbers (2007, 200 copies vanilla blue, 300 copies black; DSK Records) * w/ Gyarandu * w/ Idi Amin * w/ The Index * w/ Ingravescent Torture * w/ Iron Butter (300 on blue wax, 700 on black wax) * w/ Kadaverficker (Power It Up) * w/ Kerum * w/ Krush * w/ Little Bastards (2007, 200 copies red, 300 copies black; DSK Records) * w/ The Mad Thrashers * w/

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* w/ Matka Teresa * w/ Mitten Spider (Agromosh Records) * w/ My Mind's Mine * w/ Na'kay 5" * w/ Nausea (US) * w/ Nunslaughter (Hells Headbangers) * w/ Pretty Little Flower (Rescued from Life Records) * w/ Sabbat * w/ Sewn Shut * w/ Shank * w/ Straight Edge Kegger * w/ Taste of Fear * w/ Terrorism * w/ Third Degree * w/ Tripscope * w/ Unbiased (Agromosh Records) * w/ Vanishing Act * w/ Violent Headache * w/ Waking Terror

Split CDs

* ''Agatho-Grave'' w/

(Japanese pressing) * w/ Anarchus * w/ Logger Head * w/ Mass Separation * w/ Mind Collage * w/ Plague Rages * w/

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* w/ SCUM

Split LPs

* w/ Agathocles * ''Agatho-Grave'' w/ Agathocles (US pressing) * w/ Trauma Acustico

EPs

* ''Against Terrorism'' 7" * ''Aussie Disorder Double'' 7" (live – 2004, 300 copies blue, 700 copies black; Agromosh Records) * ''Chaotic Raw Madness'' 7" (live – 2002) * ''Fanaticism'' 7" (Rescued from Life Records) * ''Kill 'Em All for One'' 7" * ''Morbid Reality'' 7" (1996) * ''Nein'' 7" * ''Never Repeat'' 7" * ''Raw Grind Mayhem'' 8" (limited to 100 copies; Rescued from Life Records) * ''Raw Slaughter'' (Agromosh Records) * ''Terror'' 7" (1997) * ''Unholy Bastards'' (Agromosh Records) * ''Unholy Grind Destruction'' 7" picture disc (live) * ''The Unreleased'' 7" (2004) * ''Zero Hour'' 7"

LPs

* ''Lunatic Brain Distraught'' (limited to 105 copies green) * ''Nostalgia'' * ''Obliterated'' * ''Tortured Alive'' 10" (live) * ''Raw Chaos'' * ''Revoltage'' (500 copies yellow with purple splatter; Agromosh Records) * ''UK Discharge'' (live – 1000 copies; Agromosh Records) * ''Angry Raw Grinder'' (490 copies orange; Noiseville)

CDs

* ''Crucified'' (1995) * ''Cryptic Dirty Conformity'' (2005) * ''Ethnocide'' (2004) * ''Hatred?'' (1997) * ''Inhumanity'' (1996) * ''Terroraging Crisis'' (2007)

References

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