Press Sheet
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Press Sheet
Vo. Takeshi Hosomi Gt. Shinichi Ubukata Ba. Yuichi Takada Dr. Hirotaka Takahashi BIOGRAPHY US-Debut Release Formed on December 31st 1998 in Chiba, ELLEGARDEN made their explosive debut with the 2001 release of their self-titled album, "ELLEGARDEN". RIOT ON THE GRILL Over the next 6 months the band did an amazing 4 nationwide tours across the entire length of Japan, also managing to insert countless street, in-store and live performances in between. They still do over 100 live performances each year. Music festivals have also been a major part of their music resume, with appearances in top-level events such as SUMMER SONIC (which also featured artists like Oasis, Weezer and The LA's) and RISING SUN FESTIVAL. In the latter festival, ELLEGARDEN delivered a tremendous performance on the main stage in front of a crowd of 20,000 people. They've also appeared as the performing act for SUM41's Japan Tour in early 2005. Release Date: March 14th, 2006 Their masterpiece 4th Single, "Missing", ranked #2 on the ORICON Indies hit-charts in its first week of release and was also ranked 16th on the Overall (Major + Indies) charts. Every music they've producedthereafter has made it to the top rankings. The Vocal/Guitar Takeshi Hosomi utilizes both English and Japanese, adding an extra touch to the positive lyrics and punkish power-pop that defines the band. ELLEGARDEN was an instant hit among the Japanese youth, achieving extreme popularity almost equal to that of popular major-label bands. They are undoubtedly the premier punk-pop band in Japan. The band's latest album, "RIOT ON THE GRILL", ranked 3rd on the ORICON charts in its first appearance and sold over 220,000 copies. ELLEGARDEN has now surpassed 700,000 in total record sales and are closing into a million. ELLEGARDEN will storm into the american music market with their US debut album in February 2006. The release will be followed by their first-ever US tour in March. Catalog # DSC-001 US $13.00Label:DSC - DENKO SECCA (ACG sub) DISCOGRAPHY 2005.12.07 - 5th Single "Space Sonic" 2005.4.20 - 4th Full Album "RIOT ON THE GRILL" 2004.11.03 - 4th Single "Missing" 2004.5.26 - 3rd Full Album "Pepperoni Quattro" 2003.11.12 - 3rd Maxi Single "JITTERBUG" 2003.07.02 - 2nd full album "BRING YOUR BOARD!!" 2002.10.16 - 2nd Mini Album "My Own Destruction" 2002.04.03 - 1st Album "DON'T TRUST ANYONE BUT US" 2002.02.20 - 2nd Maxi Single "RING" 2001.10.12 - 1st Maxi Single "Bare Foot" Independent music debut CD "ELLEGARDEN" 2005.4.20 - 3rd LIVE DVD "Bad For Education TOUR LAST BOOTLEG" 2004.5.26 - LIVE DVD "BRING YOUR BOARDÆ’æ TOUR -BOOTLEG II-" 2003.07.02 - Live DVD "MY OWN DESTRUCTION TOUR BOOTLEG" 2003.03.20 - Live Video "MY OWN DESTRUCTION TOUR BOOTLEG" ELLEGARDEN official Site http://www.ellegarden.jp/ CONTACT CONTACT : Shaun Iwase Phone: +81-3-5428-3923 FAX: +81-3-5428-3962 [email protected] DENKO SECCA / Rightsscale, Inc. http://www.denkosecca.com http://www.rightsscale.co.jp