Gastunk | |
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Also known as | Gastank |
Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
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Years active | 1983–1988, 1999 & 2006, 2010–present |
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Website | gastunk.com |
Members | Baki Tatsu Baby Pazz |
Past members | Yutaka Kill Matsumura |
Gastunk (stylized as GASTUNK) is an influential Japanese rock band, first active from 1983 to 1988. They reunited in January 1999 for a concert at Akasaka Blitz called Rest in Peace in memory of hide, who died the previous year. It was recorded and released as a live album in November. They performed again in 2006, before officially restarted activities in 2010. Initially a hardcore punk band, guitarist Tatsu later recalled that when Gastunk made their major label debut they were dubbed heavy metal by the media.