Head Phones President
| Head Phones President | |
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Head Phones President in New York City 2010.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | HPP, Deep Last Blue |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Sound Ship (2000–2001) Ex Tribe (2002) Howling Bull (2003) Tribe Gate (2004) Tyhoon Japan (2005) United Asia Link (2007) Spiritual Best (2009) Tower (2010) Radtone Music (2012–) |
| Website | headphonespresident |
| Members |
Anza Hiro Narumi Batch |
| Past members | Kawady Take Okaji Mar |
Head Phones President (stylized as HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT) is a Japanese metal band, formed in Tokyo in 1999. Their sound has been described as alternative metal, progressive metal, experimental metal and nu metal.
They have played various festivals, including Loud Park 08, Taste of Chaos, Metal Female Voices Fest, sharing the stage with the likes of Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Story of the Year and In This Moment. They have also played in the U.S., Sweden, Australia, neighboring Asian countries, and South America.
After vocalist Anza Ohyama ceased performing with the Sailor Moon musicals in 1998, she embarked on a solo career for almost two years, receiving help from guitarist Hiro and his brother Mar. They had a desire to play heavier music, so together they formed the band Deep Last Blue. They found bassist Kawady and drummer Okaji and managed to release their first single, "Escapism" in 2000, after changing their name to Head Phones President. Bassist Kawady left soon after and was replaced by Take the following year.
Playing at small venues all over Japan, they started to gain more popularity. In 2002 the group released the EP ID, after which Take left due to family reasons and was replaced by Narumi. That year Head Phones President had their first international tour, including a stop in New York City.
Head Phones President's first album Vary was released in late 2003, after which the band returned to America for another short tour and started releasing CDs in the United States.
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