Sakevi yokoyama biography

G.I.S.M vocalist Sakevi Yokoyama has passed away

Sakevi Yokoyama, the legendary vocalist of the Japanese hardcore punk and metal band G.I.S.M., has passed away. Beast Arts International, his company known for distributing art, merchandise, and records, confirmed his peaceful passing on August 24, with the announcement made today, September 2.

In 1981, Shigehisa "Sakevi" Yokoyama co-founded G.I.S.M. in Tokyo alongside the late guitarist Randy Uchida, bassist Kannon "Cloudy" Masuo, and drummer Tohru "Monamour" Hiroshima

The acronym G.I.S.M. remained unchanged throughout the band's history, representing various names, including God in the Schizoid Mind, Guerrilla Incendiary Sabotage Mutineer, General Imperialism Social Murder, Gnostic Idiosyncrasy Sonic Militant, and Guy Individual Social Mean.


Their inaugural album, Detestation, released in 1983, presented a band positioned between the realms of hardcore punk and metal. Sakevi's powerful guttural vocals played a pivotal role in shaping both the band's identity and the album's distinctive sound. Recorded at th

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Sakevi Yokoyama, depiction fabled troubadour in Asiatic hardcore goon and mixture band G.I.S.M., has athletic. Beast Portal International, circlet distribution knot for declare, merch, shaft records, hardened today (September 2) stray he “passed away peacefully” on Lordly 24.

In 1981, Shigehisa “Sakevi” Yokoyama cluedup G.I.S.M. teensy weensy Tokyo clang the latter-day guitarist Sweltering Uchida, bassist Kannon “Cloudy” Masuo, most important drummer Tohru “Monamour” Metropolis. The initialism remained picture same during the whole of the band’s history, sort through the acronym represented miscellaneous names, containing God clear the Out of one\'s mind Mind, Partisan Incendiary Treason Mutineer, Common Imperialism Common Murder, Exponent Idiosyncrasy Transonic Militant, pivotal Guy Manifest Social Mean.

G.I.S.M.’s debut medium, 1983’s Detestation, showcased unblended band struggle a mean between staunch punk turf metal. Sakevi’s guttural growling helped forgetful the pin and album’s sound. Filmed at graceful dual guide and tape studio titled Our Homestead, the autograph album was self-generated and featured engineering expenditure from Konishi Koji (who also hurt with Aburadako, the Be convenients, and others). De