SAND
1999年頃、適当に結成
2003. 1stアルバム「24-7」リリース
幾度かのメンバーチェンジを経ていまに至る.
2004.6月に東京NUMB.名古屋CALUSARIと共にスプリット音源quoutlawをリリースし3バンドでツアーを敢行.
2007.2nd ALBUM 「NUTHIN’ BUT A BITTER MOUTH」
リリース後は32カ所以上怒濤の全国TOURを敢行.
翌年にはレギュラーオファーのみで、前年度のリリースツアー本数を上回る.
海外からもその注目度は高く、ドイツのFILLED WITH HATE RECORDSでは販売開始直後3週連続セールス1位を獲得.
2007.12月には3度目の韓国ライブを敢行.
2008年6月にはEDGE OF SPIRITと共に北米ツアーを敢行.
2008年8月“MERAUDER”をアメリカより招聘しJAPANツアーを敢行.
ツアーファイナルとなるOSAKAでは[FREESTYLE OUTRO’5]を主催.2000人強の動員を記録.
2009年8月、”MADBALL”を招聘しJAPANツアーを敢行.
ファイナルとなるOSAKAでは[FREESTYLE OUTRO’6]を主催.3100人強の動員を記録.
2010年5月にNEW YORK HARDCOREの祭典B’N’B BOWL
(旧 SUPERBOWL OF HARDCORE / ニューヨーク州マンハッタン)に招聘されPA、BaltimoreでのLIVEを含むU.S. SHORT TOURを敢行、物販全てSOLDOUTに.
2010年8月にSKARHEAD JAPAN TOURを企画、招聘、ファイナルとなるOSAKAは[FREESTYLE OUTRO’7]を主催.3300人強の動員を記録.
2011/06/22 3曲入りEP「Tie the shoelaces, just knock em」発売
2011年6月にはアメリカ東海岸の大規模フェスEAST COAST TSUNAMI FESTIVAL(ペンシルベニア州レディング)に招聘され、再びU.S.TOURを敢行.ツアーT-SHIRTSがSOLDOUTになる.
2011年8月にNEXT STEP UP JAPAN TOURを企画、招聘、
ツアーファイナルの[FREESTYLE OUTRO’8]を主催.4000人超の動員を記録.
2012年春 ワールドワイドハードコアベネフィットコンピをNEXT STEP UPのJRと共に企画し発売.1曲新曲を提供.
同年7月にはSummer Of Hate Festival(オハイオ州クリーブランド)出演を含む
USツアーをNUMBと敢行.TOUR T-SHIRTとEPがSOLDOUT.
2012年8月にNASTY/WARHOUND JAPAN TOURをNUMBと共同で企画、招聘、
ファイナルとなるOSAKAでは[P.D.F. SUMMER BASH]を主催(キャパ1000人)、SOLDOUT.
2012.10月難波章浩(Hi-STANDARD)と梅田クラブクアトロで2マン.
2013.KEN YOKOYAMA (Ken Band/Hi-STANDARD)と難波ハッチで2マン.
Vehement Serenade/Suburaban Scum JAPAN TOURをNUMBと共同で企画、招聘、ファイナルとなるOSAKAでは[P.D.F. SUMMER BASH]を主催.
SAND 3rd ALBUMアジア盤がPIZZA OF DEATHより10月9日リリース.
SAND 3rd ALBUM US/EU盤がBEATDOWN HARDWEARより9月27日にリリース.
2013年10/11月、Nasty、Words Of Concreteとヨーロッパツアーを敢行.
[ONE LIFE ONE CREW FEST], [RELMOSH FEST], Duisburg, Sarrlouis, Siegen, Frankfurt, Wien, Augsburg,Gorlitz, Kortrijkなどドイツ、ベルギー各地を周る.
2013年10月から2014年5月まで全国33箇所でJAPANツアーを敢行.
ツアーファイナルの東京TSUTAYA O-west、大阪BIGCATでは、両公演SOLDOUTを記録.
2014年8月にはアメリカ東海岸TOUR
(Baltimore / Phoenixville / Amityville / Plymouth / Detroit / Lakewood / Columbus / Altoona)を敢行.
同年9月にNASTYとともにジャパンツアーの敢行.
2014年11月26日発売のBBQ CHICKENSプロデュースのオムニバスアルバム[Japanese Katana Soundtrack]に新曲2曲で参加.
2015年7月にアメリカ東海岸で開催された.大規模フェス THIS IS HARDCORE Xに出演.出演日にはマーチがSOLD OUTに.
それに伴い、アメリカ東海岸TOUR(WashingtonDC/Albany/Cleveland/Altoona/Detroit)を敢行.
同年9月に、UKよりDESOLATEDを招聘し、JAPAN TOURを企画.
同月、TOUR FINALの大阪で [P.D.F SUMMER BASH] を企画、敢行.
SAND 4th ALBUM [DEATH TO SHEEPLE ]がPIZZA OF DEATHより同年10月7日リリース.
同年12月 ZEPP札幌にて行われた[POWER STOCK]でHi-STANDARDと共演.
同年12月にKEN YOKOYAMA (Ken Band)と横浜ベイホールで2マン.
2016年3月に4都市(三重、福岡、東京、大阪)で[DEATH TO SHEEPLE ]ツアーを敢行.
三重、東京、大阪ではSOLDOUTを記録.
同年3月 アメリカFastbreakRecordsから [DEATH TO SHEEPLE ] US版がリリース.
同年6月 EUのBeatDownHardWearから[DEATH TO SHEEPLE ]ヨーロッパ版がリリース.
同年10月 NASTY主催のヨーロッパツアー「Taste Of Anarchy」に参加が決定している.
Total hardcore fury – SAND
OFFICIAL WEBSITE :
http://sandjapan.com
http://www.pizzaofdeath.com
SAND was formed in 1999, originally without any specific goals,
just for hanging out with friends and jamming songs.
In 2003, the band released their 1st album “24-7″.
Since then the band has passed through a couple of member changes and solidified its lineup.
In June 2004, with Tokyo’s Numb and Nagoya’s Calusari, they released a split cd titled “quoutlaw”, and then embarked on nationwide touring.
In March 10th 2007, their 2nd album titled “Nuthin’ But A Bitter Mouth” was released.
After the release they played 32 record release shows all over the nation.
They got a lot of positive feedback on the tour,
which caused them to get offered to play more shows than they did in 2007.
The album caught the attention of the overseas hardcore community
as it reached top sales for German label/record shop Filled With Hate Records for 3 weeks.
In December 2007, the band went to play a fest in Korea for the 3rd time.
In June 2008, they embarked on Canada & Brooklyn NY tour with Edge Of Spirit.
In August 2008, they invited Merauder from U.S. to Japan
and embarked on Japan tour together.
They presented a fest in Osaka titled “Freestyle Outro’5” .
In August 2009, they invited Madball and did a Japan tour.
As the last date on the tour, they presented “Freestyle Outro’6” with over 3,100 attendees.
In May 2010, they were offered to play New York’s hardcore festival Black N Blue Bowl
(formerly known as Superbowl Of Hardcore), went on a US mini-tour including dates in PA and MD,
that resulted in selling out all the merchandise they brought.
In August 2010, they organized the Skarhead Japan Tour as well as the tour’s last show “Freestyle Outro’7” .
SAND releases the 3-track EP “Tie the shoelaces, just knock em” on June 22, 2011.
In 2011, they went back to U.S. again and toured the east coast including appearances at East Coast Tsunami Fest
and sold out all the merch they brought. Summer of 2011, they organized the Next Step Up Japan Tour as well as the tour’s last show “Freestyle Outro’8″ .
In 2012, organized worldwide hardcore benefit compilation “Unite For Relief” with Next Step Up’s JR,
SAND provided a new song for it.
In the summer, the band went back to the States again with Numb including a date at Summer Of Hate Festival 2012.
Right after that, they and Numb organized a Nasty/Warhound Japan Tour including their own show “P.D.F. Summer Bash” (SOLD OUT).
On October 2012, they played a 2-band show with Akihiro Namba (Hi-STANDARD) at Umeda Club Quattro.
In 2013, they played a 2-band show with Ken Yokoyama(Ken Band/Hi-STANDARD) at Namba Hutch.
They and Numb then organized a Vehement Serenade/Suburaban Scum Japan Tour
including their own show “P.D.F. Summer Bash”.
SAND’s 3rd album Asian edition is released by Pizza Of Death in [9.Oct]
SAND’s 3rd album US/EU edition is released by BEATDOWN HARDWEAR in [27.Sep]
In Oct/Nov 2013, the band embarked on a European tour with Nasty and Words Of Concrete and played at
[ONE LIFE ONE CREW FEST], [RELMOSH FEST], also shows in Germany & Belgium such as
Duisburg, Sarrlouis, Siegen, Frankfurt, Wien, Augsburg, Gorlitz, Kortrijk.
Embarked on Japan tour playing 33 cities since October 2013 till May 2014.
Tour final shows at TSUTAYA O-west in Tokyo and BIGCAT in Osaka sold out
Toured the East Coast US (Baltimore / Phoenixville / Amityville / Plymouth / Detroit / Lakewood / Columbus / Altoona) in August 2014
Went on a Japan tour with Nasty in September of the same year
Contributed 2 songs for the compilation album “Japanese Katana Soundtrack”
produced by BBQ CHICKENS and released on November 26, 2014.
SAND is participated 2015’s THIS IS HARDCORE music festival held on America’s East Coast in July.
Together with that, they toured the East Coast.
SAND then invited UK hardcore band DESOLATED to Japan for a tour in September 2015.
The last show of the tour will took place in Osaka at P.D.F SUMMER BASH, which SAND organized and played at.
SAND’s 4th ablum “DEATH TO SHEEPLE” is released by PIZZA OF DEATH RECORDS on October 7, 2015.
SAND played together with Hi-STANDARD at Zepp Sapporo in December 2015.
In the same month, SAND played a 2-man show at Yokohama Bay Hall with Ken Yokoyama (Ken Band).
Embarked on a domestic tour in march 2016 in 4 major cities (Mie, Fukuoka, Tokyo, and Osaka).
The Mie, Tokyo, and Osaka shows were all played to a sold out audience.
US edition of “DEATH TO SHEEPLE” released on Fast Break! Records in March 2016.
EU edition of “DEATH TO SHEEPLE” released on BeatDownHardWear in June 2016.
Scheduled to participate in the NASTY-headlined European tour “Taste of Anarchy” in October 2016.
Total hardcore fury – SAND
OFFICIAL WEBSITE :
http://sandjapan.com
http://www.pizzaofdeath.com