Balzac

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BALZAC is a Japanese horror punk band formed in 1992 in Kyoto. The band was founded by singer and songwriter Hirosuke Nishiyama, who has remained the only constant member of the band since its creation. Members: Vocals: Hirosuke Nishiyama Guitar/Chorus: Atsushi Nakagawa Bass/Chorus: Akio Imai Former members: Guitar: Tetsuya (1992-1993) Bass: Yoritsugu "Anti" Azuchi (1992-1996) Drums: Naoki Shinjo (1992-1993) Drums: Koji (1993–1994) Drums: Hajime Nishio (1994–1996) Drums: Masami (1996–1997) Drums: Kill (1997–2001) Drums (support): Futoshi Okano (1997–2002) Drums/Digital effects/Chorus: Takayuki Manabe (2001-2025) From the beginning, BALZAC was highly influenced by the sound and image of the famous horror punk band The Misfits and, especially during the very early years, Glenn Danzig's Samhain, adopting and combining the musical and visual style of both bands to create their own. To this day, they are considered by many to be the Japanese counterpart to The Misfits. Recently the band has put on a work consisting on a new sound created by them along Takeshi Ueda of The Mad Capsule Markets fame. This new sound was called "new digital horrorpunk sound" or just "digital horrorpunk" for short. It used elements of BALZAC's classic sound plus an strong influence of digital hardcore, already found on a lesser degree on previous works. The band often stays away from the "campy" horror lyrics and image found in most horror punk bands, as the lyrics by Hirosuke tend to be more li

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