Group

Zeni Geva

From: Tokyo, Japan
Since: 1987–present
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 21

noise rock
post-hardcore
sludge metal
math rock

About

Zeni Geva is a Japanese noise rock band featuring singer and guitarist KK Null and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida. Formed in Tokyo in 1987 as a quartet, the group's name translates roughly as "money violence" ("Zeni" is an old Japanese term for money, and "Geva" comes from the German "Gewalt," meaning "violence").

Zeni Geva performed as a trio of two guitars and drums for most of their existence. Their music can be diverse and experimental, incorporating elements ranging from death metal and hardcore punk to math rock, psychedelic, and noise rock. Their music is often technically unorthodox and demanding, and has earned progressive rock comparisons: critic Patrick Kennedy describes their 1993 album Desire for Agony as resembling "Motörhead meets King Crimson."
The Chicago-based Skin Graft Records has released much of the band's music in North America, and the band released several albums with the American Alternative Tentacles label.

From Zeni Geva on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.