THE LEGEND OF KANSAI HARDCORE Book(F.O.A.D. 230)

Kansai is a region in Japan that lies in the southern-central territory of Japans main island Honsh and includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hygo and Shiga. The metropolitan area of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto is the second-most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area. This book, previously published only in Japanese and now finallytranslated into English, is incredible journey through the depths of the Kansai Hardcore hell run by none other thanIshiyaofDEATH SIDEandFORWARDfame. Teaming up with him in the interviews isShintanifromRAPES, whose career stretches from the early days of the Punk/Metal scene to the present. Packed with interviews, tons of interesting anecdotes and spiced up with rare pictures, this is the definitive work about that legendary scene, a true-to-the-bone, authentic Hardcore report Bands included:ZOUO, S.O.B., OUTO, RAPES, WARHEAD, NIGHTMARE, MOBS, Charmy & Pon (LAUGHIN NOSE, NASHI)and more!Expanded versionwith an extra chapter all dedicated to the many Japanese Hardcore / Punk / Metal releases onF.O.A.D. Recordswith artwork and info.All written in English! 172 pages, full color.

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