S.O.B. (band)

S.O.B.
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	Hardcore punk (early) Thrashcore (mid) Experimental
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Selfish Rise Above Toy's Factory Specialized Fact Toshiba EMI Virgin Japan
Members	Naoto Oseki Kawataka Yasue Ito
Past members	Tottsuan Kevin Sharp

S.O.B., also known as SxOxBx, is an early, seminalhardcore punk and Thrashcore band from Japan. Their band name is an acronym for Sabotage Organized Barbarian.

S.O.B. is a pioneer of thrashcore. The group debuted in 1986 with the record, Leave Me Alone. In 1990, S.O.B. found international recognition with their split 7" EP with British band Napalm Death, who are pioneers of grindcore, along with bands like Terrorizer and Repulsion. Members of Napalm Death have credited S.O.B. as influencing Napalm Death's sound.

In July 1989, S.O.B. met Napalm Death during a Japanese tour, and Napalm Death's members Shane Embury and Lee Dorrian played on the record Thrash Night, an EP released by Dorrian's label Rise Above. In the same year, the band held a session for John Peel's Radio program on BBC.

Their album "Gate Of Doom" is S.O.B's most death metal influenced album, something not seen on any other S.O.B. albums. Influences on that album draw from many death-related artists like Morbid Angel, Brutal Truth, Carcass and later Napalm Death. Their older albums, like "Don't Be Swindle", shows completely different influences ranging from most notably Siege, The Misfits, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies and many other hardcore rock related bands.

In June 1995, after the release of Vicious World, Tottsuan, the band's lead vocalist, committed suicide by jumping onto railroad tracks as a train was moving. Soon after, Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth took Tottsuan's place during live S.O.B. performances, but in 1996, the band announced that Tottsuan had been replaced by Naoto, bassist of Rise from the Dead.

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