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Current Members:Seiji - Guitar WolfU.G - Bass WolfToru - Drum Wolf
Former Members:Narita – Drums Billy - Bass Guitarist Guitarist Seiji and bassist Billy became friends while the two were in
Harajuku. The two workedacross from each other, Seiji in a used clothing store and Billy in a punk rock shop nearby.Realizing
they shared similar musical tastes, the two decided to join together to play rock and roll. After convincing Seiji's coworker Narita
to accompany them on drums, Guitar Wolf formed in Harajuku in1987. After creating the band, each member adopted a
Ramones-style surname r ...read more
Current Members:Seiji - Guitar WolfU.G - Bass WolfToru - Drum Wolf
Former Members:Narita – Drums Billy - Bass Guitarist Guitarist Seiji and bassist Billy became friends while the two were in
Harajuku. The two workedacross from each other, Seiji in a used clothing store and Billy in a punk rock shop nearby.Realizing
they shared similar musical tastes, the two decided to join together to play rock and roll. After convincing Seiji's coworker Narita
to accompany them on drums, Guitar Wolf formed in Harajuku in1987. After creating the band, each member adopted a
Ramones-style surname reflecting their instrument of choice: Seiji became Guitar Wolf, Billy became Bass Wolf, and Narita
became Drum Wolf. In time, Narita left the band, apparently to become a fortune teller, and was replaced by Toru.
In time the band would come to develop its own unique strain of punk rock music, fusing multiple genres together intowhatthe
band described as JetRock 'n' Roll. The term Jet Rock 'n' Roll was coined by the band to describe their musical
style;aconglomeration of punk, traditional rock, heavy distortion, feedback, and screamed vocals. The name is derived from the
last name of musician Joan Jett, whom Guitar Wolf frontman Seiji considershis greatest influence. To date, the term Jet Rock is
infrequently applied to anyone other than Guitar Wolf itself. Nevertheless, the members of Guitar Wolf would eventuallybeginto
tout themselves as "The World's Greatest Jet Rock 'n' Roll Band."
In 2005, Bassist Billy/Bass Wolf, real name Hideaki Sekiguchi, suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 38.
The band is known for songs with piercing vocals and an extremely loud style of noise-influenced punk which emphasizes heavy
distortion and feedback.
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