| Hideki Fukasawa | |
|---|---|
 Fukasawa in 2013. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth Name | Hideki Fukasawa |
| Alias | B. Hideckinson Mr. 666 Maiden Puppuman |
| Born | 2 May 1979 |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Genres | Doom Metal, Stoner Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Hardcore Punk, Grindcore, Heavy Metal |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Synthesizer, Drums |
| Labels | Rise Above Records, Leaf Hound Records, DiwPhalanx Records, Metal Blade Records, Earthbound Records |
| Associated acts | Church of Misery, Sound Like Shit, Bleed For Pain, S.C.U.M. |
Hideki Fukasawa is a vocalist based out of Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. Starting off his career performing with punk and metal bands in the late 1990s, he is best known as a vocalist for the Japanese doom metal band Church of Misery, known for his manic, hardcore vocal delivery. Through his tenure with the band he would perform on three of the band's six studio albums, along with other releases in two runs spanning a total of eleven years, the longest with any vocalist in the band.
Biography[]
- For more details feel free to view the page on Church of Misery.
Prior to joining Church of Misery, Fukasawa had performed with several heavy metal, hardcore punk and grindcore bands. Notably he performed with two Kofu based bands in Bleed For Pain (a hardcore/grindcore band) and Sound Like Shit (A thrash metal/crossover band). He also notably performed drums for the band S.C.U.M., an acronym for "Society Confronts Unknown Madness".[1] On 25 July 2003 Fukasawa would join Church of Misery, replacing previous singer Yoshiaki Negishi.[2] Work would begin on The Second Coming in the Fall, recording at the Los Angeles Club (Tokyo, Japan) from November 2003 to March 2004.
Following a string of live performances The Second Coming would be released on 9 June 2004. In 2005 The Second Coming would be re-issued by French label My Own Salvation, surrounding the band's first ever tour of Europe, known as The Second Coming European Tour 2005. A follow-up tour of Europe known as No Sleep Til' Halloween European Tour 2006 would take place the next year with Sourvein. Church of Misery would largely perform in Japan through 2007 and 2008, supporting touring acts as part of Doom Age Festival. Finally, after their first appearance at Roadburn Festival in April 2008 and releasing the Dennis Nilsen EP, work would begin on a new album.
The band originally recorded the album in 2008 in Den Haag with Guy Tavares (Orange Sunshine) but due to recording issues among other things the sessions were scrapped.[3] Thus, recording would take place with longtime engineer O-Mi Kihara at Los Angeles Studios in Tokyo through November 2008. Mastering would take place at Peace Music in January 2009. When the sessions would be finished, Fukasawa would abruptly leave the band, as announced on 23 January 2009, with Yoshiaki Negishi taking his place for two hometown shows and a tour of Europe.[4] It had been stated that Hideki simply disappeared without warning, forcing the band to eventually recruit Negishi after talking things out.[5] Houses of the Unholy would be released in England on 20 April 2009 and on 7 July 2009 in the United States via Metal Blade Records,[6] attaining positive reviews.
Fukasawa would return in 2011 as Church of Misery would tour Europe, Australia, Japan and North America over the next few years, eventually building up to a new studio album. Recording with longtime producer O-Mi Kihara, Thy Kingdom Scum would be released circa 21 May 2013 via Rise Above Records[7] and 11 June 2013 in North America via Metal Blade Records.[8] Church of Misery would tour extensively to support the album. However following three tours of Europe in 2014, Fukasawa, guitarist Ikuma Kawabe and longtime drummer Junji Narita would all leave the band at the end of September 2014.[9]
Little is known of Fukasawa currently outside of his lengthy tenure with Church of Misery.
Bands[]
- Bleed For Pain - Vocals (Unknown Time Period)
- Sound Like Shit - Vocals (Unknown Time Period)
- S.C.U.M. - Drums (Unknown Time Period)
- Church of Misery - Vocals, Synthesizers (2003 - 2009, 2011 - 2014)
Selected Discography with Church of Misery[]
- The Second Coming (Studio Album) (2004, DiwPhalanx)
- Church of Misery / Deer Creek (Split with Deer Creek) (2006, Game Two Records)
- Church of Misery / Sourvein (Split with Sourvein) (2006, Dada Drumming; Calculon)
- Dennis Nilsen (EP) (2008, Kult of Nihilow)
- Houses of the Unholy (Studio Album) (2009, Rise Above Records)
- Greetings From Jonestown (EP) (2009, A Pile of Dirt Music)
- Thy Kingdom Scum (Studio Album) (2013, Rise Above Records)
Other Discography[]
- Various Artists - Reborn - Kofu City 7Bands Compilation (Compilation; Vocals on A4 - A9) (2000, Throw Up Records)
- Sound Like Shit - Once Upon The Metal (Studio Album) (2000, Six Weeks)
- Bleed For Pain - Is Hard Core Religion? (Demo Cassette) (2000, Self-Released)
- Bleed For Pain - 邯鄲の夢 (Studio Album) (2001, Earthbound Records)
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Church of Misery Official via Wayback Machine
- ↑ Church of Misery Official via Wayback Machine
- ↑ Jame World
- ↑ Church of Misery Official via Wayback Machine
- ↑ Jame World
- ↑ Metal Blade Records
- ↑ Rise Above Records Official
- ↑ Metal Blade Records
- ↑ Church of Misery Facebook "At the end of September...", accessed 24th June 2015