Everyone knows the Japanese are slightly mental.

They are at least 50 years more advanced than everyone else in terms of mobile phones, cars and tasty noodle dishes. The music they produce is mental too.

When you don’t find yourself sucked into listening to a sickly sweet Japanese pop song, you’ll only get extreme music. Melt Banana are a trio who make fast and noisy guitar music alongside experimental electronics with lyrics that are near-impossible to understand due to the language barrier and screaming element.

Forget all your girly pop punk and metal bands, this lot really know how to whip a crowd into a sweaty mess at a gig and put some energy into a performance.

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Melt Banana MySpace