Photos by Geoff Henao On Tuesday, July 14th, Japanese noise-core band Melt-Banana returned to Chicago’s Empty Bottle for the first time in 15 years. Touring across the country with them is stoner metal band, and genre-defying Hot Nerds opened the… Continue Reading
When you’re an independent punk-ish band that’s been around for 20+ years, a long catalog of splits and singles are amassed over time… especially when a lot of your early catalog features songs that clocked in at an average of… Continue Reading
Melt-Banana has been creating aggressive noise-core for more than two decades now. However, through the band’s career, they’ve changed their sound a bit, experimenting with electronica and pop instrumentation to complement vocalist Yasuko Onuki’s iconic, high-pitched screech and guitarist Ichirou… Continue Reading
It’s been six years since Melt-Banana’s last studio album, Bambi’s Dilemma, and a lot has changed for the band in the interim. 2011’s Tohoku earthquake stalled fetch‘s release, then the band’s long-standing bassist, the diminutive Rika mm, left the band in 2012.… Continue Reading