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The Stalin
Origin Fukushima, Japan
Genre(s) punk rock
Years active 1980—1985, 1988—1993
Label(s) Politics Records (1980 – 1981)
Tokuma Onkou (1982 – 1985)
Alfa Records (1989 – 1993)
Members
Michiro Endo
Ritsu Saito
Chikao Adachi
Shigeo Mihara
Former members
Atsushi Kaneko
Shintaro Sugiyama
Jun Inui
Kazuo Tamura
Hitoshi Oda
Keigo Nakata
Tatsuya Nakamura
June-Bleed
Teruya Ogata
Masayuki Ono
Kubota
May
Shoko
Aihiko Yamamori
Yusuke Nishimura

The Stalin was an influential Japanese punk rock band formed in 1980, by Michiro Endo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese Musician. He was born in Nihonmatsu City and graduated from Yamagata University. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

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History

1980-1982 Formation

The Stalin began in 1980 and was founded by Michiro Endo, a 32 year-old socialist activist. is a Japanese Musician. He was born in Nihonmatsu City and graduated from Yamagata University. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution He chose the name because "the name Stalin is very hated by most people in Japan, so it is very good for our image. Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party " At live shows, Michiro behaved like a madman, leaving a wake of destruction everywhere he went. The Stalin were quickly banned from many venues, especially after beating up members of the audience, or simply leaving after singing one song.

For the first LP, 1981's Trash, they sped up the pace and began to sound like a hardcore band. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Released on Political Records, the record is so rare that it has been bootlegged even in Japan. The new sound of the Stalin was due partly to the addition of guitarist Tam, formerly of Typhus, the band that spawned the band Gauze. Gauze is a fast Hardcore / Punk band from Japan. Since their formation in 1981 Gauze has been a major influence in both the Japanese hardcore scene

1982-1984

Cover of a single Romantist (1982)
Cover of a single Romantist (1982)

The band's major label debut was 1982's Stop Jap LP. The lyrics from this album supposedly reflect a more anti-nationalist, anarchistic slant on political issues. Anti-nationalism is the idea that Nationalism is undesirable or even dangerous in one form or another and sometimes though less often the idea that all nationalism is dangerous Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i The band reached their peak in popularity with the next two hardcore records in 1983: the 4-song Go Go Stalin 12" and the Mushi LP. The Stalin was one of the first Japanese bands to reach an international audience when their song "Chicken Farm" appeared on MRR's seminal Welcome to 1984 compilation alongside other international hardcore pioneers like Raw Power and BGK. Shortly after, Tam left the band. 1984's Fish Inn LP found the Stalin with American musicians playing parts. After releasing a 1985 double live album, the Stalin called it quits.

1988-1990 Birth of "Stalin"

Inspired by the monumental events of 1988, especially the collapse of Soviet Communism}, Michiro formed a new band just called "Stalin". The Soviet Union 's collapse into independent nations began early in 1985 He had been fascinated with the Polish Solidarity movement, which began the same year as the band, and after a visit to Warsaw he organized a Japanese tour for the Polish punk band Dezerter. The Stalin completed the cultural exchange in 1990 when they toured Eastern Europe. At some point the band converted to Video Stalin, a video production ensemble. One video they made, "The History of the Stalin," has live footage and promo clips from the band's early days.

Discography

The Stalin

Albums & EPs
Singles

Stalin

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Singles

Video-Stalin

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