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YamaArashi
Group · Japan · Kanagawa Prefecture · formed 1996
Japanese musical group; rock band
Also known as 山嵐
Timeline
1 events◆ Formed 1
1990s
Biography
English biography233 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1330213576
Biography
YamaArashi (stylized as YAMAARASHI (山嵐)) is a six-member Japanese rock group based in Kanagawa Prefecture.
YamaArashi has performed with popular acts such as HeavensDust, Orange Range and Moomin. In 2008, YamaArashi played in the ETPFEST, the South Korean music festival alongside bands such as Dragon Ash and Death Cab for Cutie.
Musical style
YamaArashi's style of music is mainly categorized as nu metal. The band has also been described as rapcore and rap metal with an added influence of reggae fusion in their music.
Members
Yoshiaki Ishii – Drums
Takeshi – Bass and Vocal
Kaji – Guitar
Naoya Kojima – Vocal
Satoshi Ohtake – Vocal
Oga – Guitar. Joined YamaArashi in 2000. Former Member of Mach25.
Singles
1997.06.21: A New Species
1998.06.21: Yogen (予言)
1999.03.05: The Ties of Lycaon
2000.08.23: Black Hole/Hologram (ブラックホール／ホログラム)
2000.12.06: Wide Vision
2001.09.27: Yamaarashi-ism (ヤマアラシイズム)
2002.06.19: Itadaki (山嶺(いただき))
2003.10.22: La La Singin' Music feat. Leyona
2003.12.03: Arashi 2003 feat Rappagariya (嵐2003 feat.ラッパ我リヤ)
2006.02.22: Go Your Way, The ending theme for the anime The Frogman Show, produced by Seiji Kameda
Albums
1997: YamaArashi (山嵐)
1999: Mitaiken Zone (未体験ゾーン)
2001: Six Men (シックスメン)
2002: Mountain Rock (マウンテンロック)
2003: Colors Water Music, Collaboration Album
2005: Aiterasu (アイテラス)
2006: Shonan Mirai Ezu (湘南未来絵図)
2008: Noroshi (狼煙 -Noroshi-)
Split albums
2005.02.23: Kakumei (革命) (YamaArashi vs. Rize)
Compilations
2001.11.28: 1997–2001 Single Collection
2002.05.22: Super Best
DVDs
2000.06.28: Mitaiken Zone Tour '99 (未体験ゾーンTOUR'99)
2001.07.25: Six Men Tour '01 (シックスメンツアー'01)
2002.03.27: Film Collection
2004.06.23: 6 Colors
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 2 | 7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
No discography rows stored yet
MusicBrainz enrichment for this artist is still pending. Release groups appear here once it runs.
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put YamaArashi head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 2 | 7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8047570genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8047570seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YamaArashibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YamaArashi
Why this artist is in the database
- List of nu metal bands
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q8047570 · MusicBrainz: 343ab81d-a403-49a1-be39-91b55d36ee75
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