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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 9 months

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TERRORIZING TOKYO WITH ANARCHY, VIOLENCE, GROWLS, & MANIC RIFFAGE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a mega photo-dump of vocalist Sakevi Yokoyama of G.I.S.M. playing a show at The Loft, Tokyo, c. 1992/1993? Pics of the late, great Randy Uchida and one (very blurry) shot of bassist Kiichi Takahashi are also featured. 📸: ❓

"These weren’t taken that long before Sakevi would be arrested for attempting to set a man on fire with a makeshift flamethrower on the Tokyo subway."

-- FORT BRAGG ZINE (UK/NYC-based webzine)

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/2731715402107094301 & SPEEDFUCKER (via X, formerly Twitter).

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iamdangerace · 6 months

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Randy Uchida, Guerrilla Incendiary Sabotage Mutineer, G.I.S.M. (ギズム, Gizumu)

#randy uchida #g.i.s.m.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 3 months

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A MEETING OF HARDCORE MINDS -- OSAKA & TOKYO PUNK BRANCHES.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Japanese hardcore punk bands G.I.S.M. and GHOUL (from Osaka prefecture), c. 1983-'84, coverage from an unnamed punk zine in the Japanese language.

Rest in Noise, GHOUL vocalist Masami, Randy, Hiroshima, & Sakevi -- more legends lost.

Source: www.picuki.com/tag/%E6%A8%AA%E5%B1%B1sakevi.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 2 months

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LIVE GIZUMU HARDCORE IN THE '80s -- "THESE DAYS WILL NEVER COME AGAIN."

PIC INFO: Spotlight on Tokyo-based metal punk band G.I.S.M. performing live to all the punters, c. mid 1980s, and more than likely somewhere in their home base of Tokyo. In memoriam -- Sakevi Yokoyama (196?-2023).

EXTRA INFO: Original scans by @under_pain_of_flesh, from the photobook "Oppressive Liberation SPIRIT Vol. 1," compiled and/or collected by Sakevi Yokoyama, published by Beast Arts International, c. 2020.

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3151185594586892320.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 1 year

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"KILL, I'LL KILL THEM PERFECTLY. I SLAUGHTER SINGING THE MADLY ANTHEM."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on some shots of Tokyo hardcore punk/heavy metal band G.I.S.M. performing live, with all of these shots being completely new to me. Never seen any of these before up until a few days ago. 📸: ? (did Gin Satoh take some of these, I wonder?).

"Hogs instruct you to go to hell."

"Look at the child's body covered with bullet marks."

"They detest the departed spirits in third world nuclear armed hogs laugh raping your wife I've sold my soul to the devils."

"Their gonorrheal cocks strangling the bedridden aged to death, shooting the excreted aged to death."

"Fire birds make an air raid and burst into fire."

"Bloodily bomb descends to you."

"The erotimaniacs give the dinner and make us butter a joke."

"Kill, I'll kill them perfectly."

"The dismembered bodies disperse and become full in the cities."

"The dirty heads pass water is deflated penis is onto our heads."

"The faceless lady dangling as if she were marionette they surely send you the demagogue, the militaristic, the bombing and the death in actions."

"The worst madmen complete the machines ruin mother earth."

"I slaughter singing the madly anthem."

-- G.I.S.M., c. 1983-'84 -- all lyrics by G.I.S.M.

Sources: Last FM, other random sites, and I did find some choice shots here: https://www.picuki.com/tag/RandyUchida.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 10 months

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NOT YET LEGENDS, BUT METAL-PUNK TERRORISTS WITH THE INTENT TO MAIM & KILL.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on vocalist/graphic artist Sakevi Yokoyama and a pre-glammed out Randy Uchida (1962-2001); late, great guitarist/graphic artist of Tokyo-based hardcore punk/heavy metal band G.I.S.M., c. early '80s, possibly 1981/'82. 📸: Gin Satoh.

-- Rest in Noise, RU, another legend lost -- "ON WITH THE REVELATION THROUGH VIOLENCE!!"

Source: www.picuki.com/tag/RANDY%E5%86%85%E7%94%B0.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 3 months

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DOWN ON THE STREETS OF HARAJUKU, TOKYO -- A SONIC MILITANT FOR THE '80s.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a shot of the late, great Sakevi Yokoyama of Tokyo-based hardcore punk/heavy metal band G.I.S.M., photographed on the streets of Harajuku, Tokyo in 1982. Photo taken on the same day as the group portrait of GHOUL with the rest of G.I.S.M.

EXTRA INFO: Both shots come from an unnamed Japanese music magazine, with all info and Sakevi pic being graciously provided by Ota Tetsuji via Old School Japanese Noise Hardcore Punk page on Facebook.

In memoriam -- for Sakevi -- another legend lost -- "ON WITH THE REVELATION THROUGH VIOLENCE!"

Sources: https://m.facebook.com/photo.php/?photo_id=844153724377870 & Picuki.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 5 months

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IN MEMORIAM -- BEAST ARTS MESSIAH OF THE 80s HARDCORE/METAL-PUNK UNDERGROUND.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on some new and old Sakevi Yokoyama shots, vocalist/graphic artist/auditory terrorist behind Tokyo-based hardcore punk/heavy metal band G.I.S.M., c. early to mid '80s, all pre-"M.A.N." era shots. 📸: Gin Satoh, various.

Again, there's some choice shots here I've never seen before, compiled with other shots that have already been doing the online rounds for a good while now. Beast Arts style, baby. In memoriam -- "ON WITH THE REVELATION THROUGH VIOLENCE!!

Source: www.picuki.com/tag/RandyUchida (all shots found on Picuki).

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 3 months

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MAY THE SAVAGE KULT OF SAKEVI REIGN ETERNAL -- TRUE CHAOS MASTER.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on mashup art of DOOM (UK crust punk) band logo with Tokyo-based hardcore punk/heavy metal band GISM -- in memoriam of one of extreme music's foremost voices and innovators, Sakevi Yokoyama (196?-2023), another legend lost. Artwork by @skeleton_witch666, c. September 2023.

BONUS PICS: Live shots of Sakevi performing as vocalist/master chaotician of the mighty G.I.S.M., c. early to mid '80s.

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/3186683527053954765 (all found on Picuki).

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 10 months

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"OUR SLOGANS ARE ANARCHY & VIOLENCE" -- WELCOME TO 1984.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the political beliefs of Japanese hardcore punk bamd G.I.S.M., the printed insert was included with the "P.E.A.C.E./War" double vinyl album released under the R Radical label in 1984. Also features here are sleeve illustrations for the "Detestation" LP and a portrait of the band.

NOTE: This is probably the first time I accurately post these lyrics, and damn near everything provided online is inaccurate. Thank you, R Radical Records!

"Endless blockades, Endless blockades, Endless blockades for the pussyfooter,

You no way notice the demagogue, You no way notice the militaristic, You no way notice the bombing, You no way notice the death in action.

They detest to awake you from fool, They detest the united masses, They detest the repressed people's scream, They detest the departed spirits in third world.

Bloodly bomb, bloodly bomb, Bloodly bomb descent to you.

They surely send you the demagogue, They surely send you the militaristic, They surely send you the bombing, They surely send you the death in action."

-- "Endless Blockades for the Pussyfooter" (1984) by G.I.S.M.

Sources: Picuki (most were found on Picuki), Relapse Records, & Unite Asia.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 1 year

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UP THE METAL PUNKS! -- NIPPON BRANCH.

NOTE: A number of these shots I've never seen before, which is pretty kool. 🤘🇯🇵💥

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on assorted shots of the late, great Randy Uchida and Sakevi of Japanese heavy metal/hardcore punk band G.I.S.M., two from the early years with Randy rocking shorter hair, and the last shot with Randy and a motley crew of Japanese bangers, c. early to mid 1980s.

📸: Various, Kiyomi Nakamura.

Sources: https://buhitter.com/search?q=sakevi and Picuki/RandyUchida.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 8 months

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"...HOGS INSTRUCT YOU TO GO TO HELL" -- WELCOME TO 1984, KIDS."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on hyper-focused metal/punk/industrial madman Sakevi Yokoyama of G.I.SM. donning paramilitary fashion and a Les Paul electric guitar onstage, as well as shots of G.I.S.M.'s late, great Randy Uchida. Date and location unknown, but more than likely somewhere in Tokyo, c. mid 1980s, possibly 1984.

Alright, so these shots are clearly all from the same gig (note Sakevi's military dress sense featured in all shots), but, alas, I wish I had more information to post on said gig. Also, I don't think shots these have been compiled in one quasi-complete set on Tumblr before, so that's pretty kool as well.

Sources: www.picuki.com/profile/fortbraggmagazine, www.dommune.com/streamings/2021/020901, buhitter, Pinterest, various, etc...

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 1 year

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STILL REIGNING PATRON SAINT OF JAPANESE METAL-PUNK GUITAR.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on late, great guitar wizard Randy Uchida (1962-2001), of Tokyo-based hardcore punk/heavy metal/metal punk band, G.I.S.M., another legend lost.

Only two surviving members of the classic "Detestation" (1983-'84) line-up remain, as of typing this, and I just remembered that original G.I.S.M. drummer Tohru "Hiroshima" Monamour exited this mortal plane back in January 2022. Eternal hails!!

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3090338405744634048.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 8 months

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SAKEVI -- RANDY -- CLOUDY -- HIROSHIMA.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on two promotional and/or record adverts for Tokyo-based hardcore punk/heavy metal band G.I.S.M., c. 1985 and 1987 (promoting their "Militaly Affairs Neurotic" full-length on Beast Arts).

Sources: www.picuki.com/profile/fortbraggmagazine (pics found on two separate picuki sites).

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 8 months

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BECAUSE THE ANARCHO ANGLE TO SAKEVI'S LIFE & WORK WILL FOLLOW HIM TO THE GRAVE.

NOTE: Meant to do this post so many weeks ago, but I never thought for a million years I'd be posting it after his death only just a little under a week ago. Another legend lost.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the late, great visual artist/vocalist/songwriter for Tokyo-based hardcore punk/heavy metal band G.I.S.M., Sakevi Yokoyama (196?-2023), seen here rocking a CRASS "Bloody Revolutions" (1980) tee, c. 1984. 📸: Gin Satoh? Sleeve art by Gee Vaucher.

Sources: https://twitter.com/punkgirldiaries/status/1281566280009617412 & www.picuki.com/profile/fortbraggmagazine.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 1 year

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JACKET DESIGN BY THE LATE, GREAT RANDY UCHIDA (✝) -- GROTESQUE IN ITS JAGGED, VICIOUS, & UNDILUTED BRUTALITY.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on close-up, isolated shots of the G.I.S.M. Detestation 12” LP sleeve art, pressed by Dogma Records/City Rocker Records, c. 1983.

Real shit, not that PC-as-fuck, wimp-ridden, censored tripe that Relapse has been pushing as of late, and I still can't believe Sakevi approved the edit of Randy's artwork in this recent reissue. It's downright disrespectful and fucking embarrassing, full stop. Poor Randy, man, and would he have even approved of Relapse's current path of self-censorship, I wonder? Obi strip, my arse. **smfh**

"ON WITH THE REVELATION THROUGH VIOLENCE!"

Source: www.picuki.com/tag/guerrillaincendiarysabotagemutineer (all found on Picuki).

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