Sake alcohol (sukipparanisake) on the empty stomach is a Japanese band who works mainly in Osaka.This band have four memebers :Cindy-BASS ,Tanaka Yukihiro-VOCAL ,Ryuu Nishida-GUITAR ,Inanima-DRUMS.
It will days to enjoy music, art and food slowly in the great nature. In addition, although GLOBAL ARK is a no-sponsor, a complete DIY, as an outdoor party to be held at a luxury lineup including overseas DJ.
Please look forward to GLOBAL ARK this year for further scale-up.
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DEMONS (Japan) is a HRHM Japan music band with four members Kiyotodemon ,Yasudademon ,Machodemon ,Kannodemon .They come from Tokyonorth .They work for Tokyo North Records company .
Gunship 666 is a Japanese metal band formed in 2000 cosisting of Jun (Drums), Masami (Guitars) and Angry (Vocals, Bass).
They set a new record for an early summer release with a box set featuring ten songs, a two-hour DVD, a bumper sticker, and a GUNSHIP666 patch. In addition, one in ten copies will be hand-signed.
According to a press release, "GUNSHIP666 has long-standing ties with Acey Slade [ex-MURDERDOLLS], SLIPKNOT and MARYLIN MANSON. In fact, Corey Taylor is often seen in his GUNSHIP666 T-shirt.
CHOKE is a American metal band with four members Tracy McGinnis-vox ,Charlie Frye-Guitars ,Skot Alexander-guitars ,Bryan Hood-drums .They come from Lake Charles, LA.
In 1982, Chen Sheng served as an assistant to Liu Jiachang and was engaged in behind-the-scenes production. In 1988, he released his first album " Crowded Paradise ". In 1991, he won the third best dialect song lyricist award for his work "Black Bull" ; the following year, he and Huang Lianzhen formed a two-person group with " New Baodao Kang Band ". In December 1994, Chen Sheng held his first concert in Taiwan. In 1995, he won the 7th Best Composer Award for his work " Happy Songs ". In 2000, he was nominated for the 12th Best Orchestra Award.
In 2007, Chen Sheng released the album " These People, Those People "; in the same year, he also won the "Chinese Music Media Awards · Best Male Singer". In 2009, Chen Sheng launched the first essay collection " 9999 tears ". In 2010, with his album " PS Yes, I am in Taipei ", he was awarded the "Top 10 Summer Albums" by the "Chinese Music Media Awards". In December 2016, a press conference on the theme of "I and you are endless" was held at the Taipei International Convention Center.
Mr. G will perform live set. He is very popular artist among Transmat fans. His last performance in Tokyo was very well received by Tokyo clubbers. Hiroshi Watanabe, the first Japanese artist on Transmat, the label owned by Derrick May.
Marduk, the master of the Swedish Black Metal band, came to Japan for 3 years! To promote the long-awaited new work, the performance of Viktoria must be a must-see not only for metal fans but also for music lovers. Abigail Williams from America and Merrimack from France are also appointed to appear in the tour!
In addition, from Australia, Anrabel, Xenobiotic, and Dead Space come again and excite the venue to its highest!
Since its formation in 1990, Mudrak has always been supported among European as well as Japanese metal fans. They decided to take a Europe tour since this year and also announced a Latin American tour. Mudrak will release the long-awaited new work "Viktoria" in June.
Let's keep an eye on them
MARDUK MARCH OF BLOOD AND IRON JAPAN TOUR 2018.
MARDUK (from SWEDEN)
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS (from USA)
MERRIMACK (from FRANCE)
UNRAVEL (from AUSTRALIA)
XENOBIOTIC (from AUSTRALIA)
DEADSPACE (from AUSTRALIA)
SAND was formed in 1999, originally without any specific goals, just for hanging out with friends and jamming songs. In 2003, the band released their 1st album “24-7″. Since then the band has passed through a couple of member changes and solidified its lineup.
In June 2004, with Tokyo’s Numb and Nagoya’s Calusari, they released a split cd titled “quoutlaw”, and then embarked on nationwide touring.
In March 10th 2007, their 2nd album titled “Nuthin’ But A Bitter Mouth” was released. After the release they played 32 record release shows all over the nation. They got a lot of positive feedback on the tour, which caused them to get offered to play more shows than they did in 2007. The album caught the attention of the overseas hardcore community as it reached top sales for German label/record shop Filled With Hate Records for 3 weeks.In December 2007, the band went to play a fest in Korea for the 3rd time.
In June 2008, they embarked on Canada & Brooklyn NY tour with Edge Of Spirit. In August 2008, they invited Merauder from U.S. to Japan and embarked on Japan tour together. They presented a fest in Osaka titled “Freestyle Outro’5” .
In August 2009, they invited Madball and did a Japan tour. As the last date on the tour, they presented “Freestyle Outro’6” with over 3,100 attendees.
In May 2010, they were offered to play New York’s hardcore festival Black N Blue Bowl (formerly known as Superbowl Of Hardcore), went on a US mini-tour including dates in PA and MD, that resulted in selling out all the merchandise they brought. In August 2010, they organized the Skarhead Japan Tour as well as the tour’s last show “Freestyle Outro’7” .
In 2012, organized worldwide hardcore benefit compilation “Unite For Relief” with Next Step Up’s JR,SAND provided a new song for it. In the summer, the band went back to the States again with Numb including a date at Summer Of Hate Festival 2012. Right after that, they and Numb organized a Nasty/Warhound Japan Tour including their own show “P.D.F. Summer Bash” (SOLD OUT).
SAND is participated 2015’s THIS IS HARDCORE music festival held on America’s East Coast in July. Together with that, they toured the East Coast. SAND then invited UK hardcore band DESOLATED to Japan for a tour in September 2015. The last show of the tour will took place in Osaka at P.D.F SUMMER BASH, which SAND organized and played at.
Edge of Spirit was a Japanese hardcore band formed in Kobe, Hyogo and based in Tokyo. They has released four studio albums and four split albums. The band is widely known for pioneering its musical style called metalcore / metallic hardcore. The band toured as an opening act for Arch Enemy Japan tour in 2002 and 2004.
After their 3rd album Rebirth, they toured as an opening act for Extreme The Dojo tour featuring The Haunted, Nile, and Exodus in 2006. The band toured Australia with The Rivalry and Palm in 2007, Canada and United States with Sand in 2008, and Europe with Rise Of The Northstar in 2011. In April 2016, the band announced they are going on hiatus.
Turnstile is an American hardcore punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2010. They have released 3 EPs and two studio albums.
They released their debut EP, titled Pressure to Succeed, in 2011, and their second EP, titled Step 2 Rhythm, in 2013, both via Reaper Records. On January 13, 2015, Turnstile released their debut full-length album Nonstop Feeling, also via Reaper Records. The album was recorded at Salad Days Studios with producer Brian McTernan. Supporting the release of the album, Turnstile went on both an East Coast and a West Coast tour with Superheaven, titled the Nonstop Feeling Tour. They also supported New Found Glory on their spring 2015 tour.
On 16 September 2016 Turnstile released their third EP titled Move Thru Me. The record charted at number 14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart and number 19 on the Hard Rock Albums chart. The band began recording for their second album under Roadrunner Records in the fall of 2017, completing recording in early 2018. The record was produced by Will Yip at his Studio 4 recording studio. On 23 February 2018, the band released the album, titled Time & Space; it is their first release under a major label.
Trail Of Lies Trail is a HARDCORE music band . They have five members in this band include VOCALS: TOM DOM ,GUITAR: JD ,GUITAR: TOM CORE ,BASS: TOM HARRIS ,DRUMS: CHRIS SMITH. They come from Syracuse and work for SYRACUSE STRAIGHT EDGE company.
Through sonic output and location, Trail Of Lies is a product of influence from Earth Crisis and company in upstate New York's metal and hardcore fury of the '90s, now welcoming past Malfunction and Warhound members to the team.
Their EP W.A.R. delivers straight ahead heavy hardcore with some groovy rhythms and punishing breakdowns. This EP created a great hit and spread their name all over the world.
The BLOODAXE is a hardcore band that has built a global network based in Tokyo. Among hardcores with various subcategories, there are many bands that inherit the style of NY hardcore, whose origins are news cool hardcore that originates in CHOKEHOLD, UNBROKEN, EARTH CRISIS, etc., and AGNOSTIC FRONT, BREAKDOWN, etc. Starting with the 2000 FALL SILENT's first visit to Japan, he started inviting foreign bands, and he has been with such occasions as ALPHA AND OMEGA, BACKTRACK, BLACK BREATH, INCENDIARY, NASTY, RISE OF THE NORTH STAR, TRAPPED UNDER ICE, XIBALBA From the band “I want to see now” to the legend including ALL OUT WAR, ANOTHER VICTIM, CULTURE, MORNING AGAIN, PRIMAL AGE, REPRISAL, SHAI HULUD, etc. All of us have come to Japan.
In order to make the distance between the audience and the band close, the fence is removed, and on the contrary, the stage is made by laying the platform. You can take the microphone and become yourself as a kid so it's easy for kids to sing and stage dives. An event that can convey the fun of such a hardcore, creating a sense of unity throughout such a venue. That is BLOODAXE FESTIVAL.
XIBALBA was formed in 2005 by Southern California USA. Based on BRUTAL HARDCORE, which had already been established since the beginning of the activity, they draw a line with METAL taste such as DEATH / DOOM / SLUDGE. Their sound that has been put on everything and their Mexican Latin taste scattered throughout anywhere they been that makes them different.
XIBALBA raised remarkable recognition by the release work from the proper label in their country and became to be able to appear in tours and festivals in the United States and Europe. In the middle of the local show in California since the formation, the member also penetrates widely throughout the California scene due to member sharing with other bands, a booker of the local show and tattoo artists as well .
California, Pomona 's hardcore / death metal band Xibalba , who also played at Bloodaxe Festival 2016 last year , released a new song "Diablo" at CLRVYNT . This song will be included in the New EP " Diablo, Con Amor ... Adios " with 3 songs released on 2/14.
All Out War is an American metalcore band from Newburgh, New York, formed in 1991. They have released six full-length albums starting in 1997 to the present.
The band played their first show together in Newburgh, New York at the Hudson Valley skate park in 1991. The band's lineup shifted frequently in its early years before their first full-length release Truth in the Age of Lies on the German record label Gain Ground in 1997. Later in 1997 the band signed with the Chicago based record label Victory Records, where they released their second album For Those Who Were Crucified in 1998.
Turmoil within the band continued in the years following the release of For Those Who Were Crucified with multiple band members entering and leaving the band. The band returned to the studio in 2003 to record their third full length, Condemned to Suffer, which was also released on Victory Records. In 2004 the band announced that they had officially broken up due to the inability of vocalist Mike Score to continue with the band.
All Out War reunited in 2006, and released their fourth album Assassins in the House of God (2007). By early 2008 the band had left Victory Records. However, by early 2010, All Out War had returned to the record label and recorded Into the Killing Fields, which was released in August 2010.
In recent years, Japan's hardcore scene shows excitement. Among them, there are bands that definitely exist and make the scene hot. SECONDLOW who works based in Tokyo is a band that looks exactly like that.
In 2017, they played in the domestic biggest hardcore festival "BLOODAXE FESTIVAL 2017". They said that " It is a "not good" band if you keep an eye out for the future success."
NUMB is a Japanese hardcore punk - band formed in 1995. In early 1990's, they are known as a band representing hardcore punk in Tokyo
In June 1996, they released an independent demonstration tape "to maintain the method" and on December 25 the same year, they released the first mini-album "ROAR 365".
In 1995, SENTA and NATSUO take the lead and will form NUMB.
The present members of NUMB are SENTA (Vo), NATSUO (Gu), KENJIROU (Gu), YURI (Ba), and SEKI (Dr).
Their 1st mini-album "ROAR 365" was announced in December, 1996 and it took the 5th place of the topmost peg recorded on the Oricon indie chart.
Their 2nd album "PLUTINUMB" was released in April, 2000. It took the 1st place with an indies chart.
They also costarred with 2002, DABO, S-WORD and others.
In 2003, NUMB constructed with S-WORD and put the single "FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT" on the market and expanded the width of the activity to worldwide.
In 2004, the album "Death.Co" which re-recorded the past music was announced.
The first one-man live was ventured on July 6, 2007, and the tickets were completely sold-out.
Their art book of the same year "Time Has Come" was independently published.
In 2008, the first US tour and the 2nd South Korean tour was ventured.
Moreover, their U.S.TOUR which would be the 2nd times in June, 2010 was ventured. The 3rd US TOUR was in 2012 and the 4th US TOUR was in 2013.
On March 19, 2014 , 2nd album "CITY OF DREAMS" is released.
LOYAL TO THE GRAVE is a Hardcore/Metal formed in 1998. They released debut mini album, "North Truth", on Devil's Head Records (U.S.) and a split EP with THE ACACIA STRAIN. This was followed by the band's first full-length album, "Abstract Sensations", and an EP titled "Indistinct" on Imperium Recordings (Japan). We have toured consistently in Japan sharing the stage on occasion with HATEBREED, TERROR, CONVERGE.
The 2nd album "Still Climbin' Still Believin'" is a worldwide release with the help of Surprise Attack Records (U.S.), Skull and Bone Records (Australia) and Towhall Records (Korea). It was also released a two-way split on Seventh Dagger Records (U.S.) with WINDS OF PLAGUE and XAFBX. Album "Against The Odds" was released from EULOGY RECORDINGS 2012.
BLINDSIDE is a HARDCORE band from Kashiwa city Chiba Japan. The band consists of Vo-TKC, Gt-YASS, Gt-NAOKI, Ba-COLE and DR-KAZUKI. They signed to MILITIA INC.
Universe Last A Ward is a hardcore band from Fukuoka Yukuhashi City mainly working in Kitakyushu. It was formed in November 2013 consisting of 3 members. On December 27, 2014, they held a voluntary project "Start Today". A demo was released last year attracting listeners.
HORSEHEAD NEBULA is a band formed in 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. In the same year, they released the 1st EP "Survive", and since the beginning they have been lively active mainly in Tokyo, including supporting overseas bands in Japan.
In 2016, the band released 1st mini album "The Upset" and 2nd mini album "Realized". They held KNOCKED LOOSE 's JAPAN TOUR sucessfully, and be well- known with the local listeners. They will have the first appearance at BLOODAXE FES in Sephtember.
Mirrors is a 5-piece deathcore band from Tokyo, Japan. It consists of Toshiki Nomura - Vocal, Jumpei Sakakibara - Guitar, Koki Takagi - Guitar, Mario Price - Bass and Ryohei Chibiki - drum. Their latest album "Solipsistic Death" includes 8 tracks was highly appreciated.
Lionheart is a British hard rock band formed in late 1980. The band split up in 1986 but reformed in 2016 with a line-up.
The song "Lionheart", recorded by Reuben Archer, Dennis Stratton, Steve Mann, Rocky Newton, and Frank Noon belatedly surfaced on the Heavy Metal Heroes Vol. 2 (Heavy Metal Records) compilation in 1982. That track remains the only representative recording of the band's early sound, as they changed their style significantly.
Lionheart appeared on Saturday 22 October 2016, third in a seven-act line-up headlined by Steelheart at the three-day Rockingham 2016 melodic/hard rock festival, held in Nottingham, United Kingdom. Lionheart appeared at the Sweden Rock festival in June 2017.
A rare JAPAN TOUR that includes a Tokyo set composed of a special set list is a must-see for both fans!
It is the first time "Nightbringers" released in 2017, the first time in 4 years as a bunt.
The Tokyo performance is a night composed mainly of "Nightbringers" songs and their debut album.
The Black Dahlia Murder will hold an anniversary performance celebrating the 15th anniversary of "Unhallowed" being handed down as a masterpiece.
A luxurious stage is unfolded.
A rare JAPAN TOUR that includes a Tokyo set composed of a special set list is a must-see for both fans!
It is the first time "Nightbringers" released in 2017, the first time in 4 years as a bunt.
The Tokyo performance is a night composed mainly of "Nightbringers" songs and their debut album.
The Black Dahlia Murder will hold an anniversary performance celebrating the 15th anniversary of "Unhallowed" being handed down as a masterpiece.
A luxurious stage is unfolded.
Intricate melodies reminiscent of space and robots create his unique, futuristic sound.
A minus life orchestra (Makoto Shinkai Oshiritori) is a Japanese visual rock band, formed in September 2008. Punk with catchy and pop at the disco. However, they are all covered with poison. A group pursuing something interesting, mainly music. They call the live performance self-development seminar, negative leaks (freaks).
The Taiheiyō Belt (太平洋ベルト , Taiheiyō beruto, literally "Pacific Belt") , also known as the Tōkaidō corridor, is the name for the megalopolis in Japan extending from Ibaraki Prefecture in the north to Fukuoka Prefecture in the south, running for almost 1,200 km (750 mi).
The urbanization zone runs mainly along the Pacific coast (hence the name) of Japan from Kantō region to Osaka, and the Inland Sea (on both sides) to Fukuoka, and is concentrated along the Tōkaidō-Sanyō rail corridor. A view of Japan at night clearly shows a rather dense and continuous strip of light (demarcating urban zones) that delineates the region.
The high population is particularly due to the large plains – the Kantō Plain, Kinai Plain, and Nōbi Plain – which facilitate building in mountainous Japan. Coastal regions are at high risk of earthquakes and tsunamis, due to the nearby Nankai Trough (Nankai megathrust earthquakes) and Sagami Trough, notably the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, and further damaging earthquakes are expected in the region; the combination of population density and seismic activity is responsible for the high-impact earthquake and tsunami risk in Japan.
Despite many commuters travelling between cities within the region, they maintain local identity with divisions between prefectures and cities being set into Japanese law. Even if they are no longer distinct urban areas, the divisions between them are as well-defined as State borders.
Although it contains the majority of Japan's population, references to it in Japanese are mainly economic or regional in nature. The term was first used in 1960 in an Economic Commission Subcommittee Report formed to double the national income. At that time, it was identified as the core of the nation's industrial complex. Other than the Miyagi area damaged by the 2011 tsunami, nearly all manufacturing industry in the nation lies in this zone, accounting for 81% of the nation's economic output in 2007 (about 4-5 trillion USD).
Candy confectionery is a visual rock band in Japan. It was formed in Tokyo in 1997 centering on the female palace and the stone telluride. In 2000, They made their debut in the album "Inside Woman World".
Although they calls musicality himself "poison rock", since they are skillfully incorporating music into music without depriving each member's musicality, there are songs with strong colors such as metal and punk.
Although a distinctive vocal is often referred to as "vocal which does not sing well" or "hetauma vocal", the performance strength of the instrument corps itself is said to be high. All the lyrics of the song are in charge of the ladies' palace, and the feelings unique to women are often expressed poisonily
Pinocchio ( ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi. Carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a village near Lucca, he was created as a wooden puppet but dreamed of becoming a real boy. He lies often.
Pinocchio is a cultural icon. As one of the most reimagined characters in children's literature, his story has been adapted into other media, notably the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio.
Pinocchio's characterization varies across interpretations, but several aspects are consistent across all adaptations: Pinocchio is a puppet; Pinocchio's maker is Geppetto; and Pinocchio's nose grows when he lies.
Pinocchio is known for having a short nose that becomes longer when he is under stress (chapter 3), especially while lying. In the original tale, Collodi describes him as a "rascal," "imp," "scapegrace," "disgrace," "ragamuffin," and "confirmed rogue," with even his father, carpenter Geppetto, referring to him as a "wretched boy." Upon being born, Pinocchio immediately laughs derisively in his creator's face, whereupon he steals the old man's wig.
Pinocchio's bad behavior, rather than being charming or endearing, is meant to serve as a warning. Collodi originally intended the story, which was first published in 1881, to be a tragedy. It concluded with the puppet’s execution. Pinocchio’s enemies, the Fox and the Cat, bind his arms, pass a noose around his throat, and hang him from the branch of an oak tree.
Pinocchio is a wooden marionette (a puppet that is manipulated with wires) and not a hand puppet (directly controlled from inside by the puppeteer's hand). But the piece of wood from which he is derived is animated, and so Pinocchio moves independently. Basically good, he often gets carried away by bad company and is prone to lying. His nose will become longer and longer once he starts lying to others. Because of these characteristics he often finds himself in trouble, out from which, however, he always manages to get. Pinocchio undergoes transformations during the novel: he promises The Fairy with Turquoise Hair to become a real boy, flees with Candlewick to the Land of Toys, becomes a donkey, joins a circus, and becomes a puppet again. In the last chapter, out of the mouth of The Terrible Dogfish with Geppetto, finally stops being a puppet and becomes a real boy (thanks to the intervention of the Fairy in a dream).
Sweets for sweets (but not) is a visual rock band in Japan. It was formed in Tokyo in 1997 centering on the female palace and the stone telluride. In 2000 he made his debut in the album "Inside Woman World". The concept is "white coat, kimono, explosion".
Although he calls musicality himself "poison rock", since he is skillfully incorporating music into music without depriving each member's musicality, there are songs with strong colors such as metal and punk. Although a distinctive vocal is often referred to as "vocal which does not sing well" or "hetauma vocal", the performance strength of the instrument corps itself is said to be high. All the lyrics of the song are in charge of the ladies' palace, and the feelings unique to women are often expressed poisonily.
On the 22nd February 2015 the sixth album "Lie play" was released. All songs recorded at 44 Hz, new songs plus 3 songs plus 12 songs of 9 bonus tracks. Bonus track is a self-covering of nine songs recorded in the currently unavailable album "Human front room".
On December 23, 2015, she released a split album "Digi x Candy" with 6 digits total, with THE DIGITAL CITY JUNKIES belonging to vinyl killing killing from its own label pandemic record.
And for the special guests, HIP HOP in Japan, BUDDHA BRAND continues to give great influence to all music scenes appeared fully! DJ MASTERKEY, who is also one of the original members, will accompany the DA-Dee-MiX BAND and will show off a special band live set of only this day.
BUDDHA BRAND (Buddha brand) is a Japanese hip-hop unit. Formed in 1989. Major debut from cutting edge in 1996. In 2005 I formed the ILLMATIC BUDDHA MC'S by MC 3 name.
There is one certain and promising thing that if you visit Future Bass, Electronica, House, Hip Hop etc, you can not miss this year's tour.
The tour that you can enjoy the world view of the new generation producer.
It is full of pleasant melody and sophisticated sound!
There is one certain and promising thing that if you visit Future Bass, Electronica, House, Hip Hop etc, you can not miss this year's tour.
The tour that you can enjoy the world view of the new generation producer.
It is full of pleasant melody and sophisticated sound!
The group was founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their line-up to become Jerry Butler & the Impressions. By 1962 Butler and the Brookses had departed, and after switching to ABC-Paramount Records, Mayfield, Gooden, and new Impression Fred Cash collectively became a top-selling soul act. Mayfield left the group for a solo career in 1970; Leroy Hutson, Ralph Johnson, Reggie Torian (born Reginald Torian), Sammy Fenderm and Nate Evans were among the replacements who joined Gooden and Cash. Inductees into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the Impressions are best known for their 1960s string of hits, many of which were heavily influenced by gospel music and served as inspirational anthems for the Civil Rights Movement. They are also 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees for their hit "People Get Ready" and winners of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award (in 2000).
Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield met while singing in the same Chicago church choir. After singing in a number of local gospel groups, the two of them joined a doo-wop group called "The Roosters" in 1957, whose members included Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks, and his brother Arthur Brooks. By 1958, The Roosters had a new manager in Eddie Thomas, a record deal with Vee-Jay Records, and a new name: "Jerry Butler &the Impressions".
The group's first hit single was 1958's "For Your Precious Love", which hit #11 on the US pop charts and #3 on the R&B charts. However, soon after the release of the R&B Top 30 hit "Come Back My Love", Butler left the group to go on to a successful solo career. After briefly touring with the now-solo Butler as his guitarist, Curtis Mayfield became the group's new lead singer and songwriter, and Fred Cash, a returning original Roosters member, was appointed as the new fifth member.
In July 2013, the Impressions released "Rhythm!" their first single in over thirty years, on Daptone Records. The 7" record featured original members Fred Cash, Sam Gooden, and Reggie Torrian and was produced by Binky Griptite, guitarist for the Dap-Kings. "Rhythm!" was originally penned by Curtis Mayfield in the mid-sixties (and recorded by Major Lance). The B-side, "Star Bright," was written by Binky Griptite.
In August 2013, former Impressions member Leroy Hutson filed a complaint against Young Jeezy and others alleging that Young Jeezy's song "Time" inappropriately incorporated the instrumental portion of the Impressions "Getting it On", which was registered with the United States Copyright Office in 1973.
Arthur Brooks died on November 22, 2015, at age 82.
Reggie Torian died of a heart attack on May 4, 2016, at age 65.
Ralph Johnson (born on October 6, 1949 in Greenville, South Carolina) died in Piedmont on December 4, 2016 at age 67.