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Image courtesy of MAVERICK/JapanFiles.com

The dark and powerful sound of girugamesh continues to pave the way for Japanese rock bands in the United States. After debuting in 2007 at the J-Rock Revolution in Los Angeles, this four-piece, highly stylized band shows no signs of stopping. They are working with Hot Topic to release their newest album, Music, to American fans, and they plan to return to the US in April 2009 for Sakura-Con in Seattle.

Text by Dale North