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Gabriels Stiletto
6+ albums
rockGothicglammetalalternative
about
Gabriels Stiletto, the band formerly known as gadget. is an alternative rock band based in Tokyo. Members: KENZO-A (Vo. Gt.) Marcherry (Ba. Cho.) Nanka (Ds. Cho.) Snow3 (Gt.) The music style is in the vein of heavy metal, psychedelia, funk, gothic rock, post hardcore, grunge, shoegazer, glam rock and so on. However, the charactaristic of their sound is better explained as a combination of the riffs and noise that stick to your brain, the melody that floats emortionally and yet psychedelically, the groove winds beneath it all in a tribal manner, and the primarily punk-ish stage performance. Carrying on the omnivorous nature of "alternative rock", they've acquired the support of broad audience. Kenzo-A spent his high-teen era in Los Angels and laid his musical foundation there being sorrounded by arty, psychedelic, punky atmosphere of the city's nature. When he moved to Tokyo, he formed a new band called the Gadget with a drum player Takada (Mono). Then he started a solo project called "gadget. "(in small letters with a dot on the end) and that was the start. Marcherry was an illustrator who had designed some Kenzo-A's bands' flyers and posters and CD covers. She had no experience as a bass player but some as a saxophone player in a jazz band. She started playing the bass when she decided to join "gadget." . After several member changes, Nanka joined as a drummer and made a great contribution to developing their rhythm style. Jun-pei (a.k.a. Red Show) who had just
