---
title: "Boris"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/boris"
genre: "Doom Metal"
country: "Japan"
formed: 1992
---

# Boris

**Boris** is a doom metal band, from Japan, active 1992 to present.

Boris  is a Japanese rock band that draws variously from styles such as sludge metal, drone, noise, psychedelia, and minimalism. Formed in 1992 in Tokyo, the band is composed of drummer Atsuo, guitarist/bassist Takeshi, and guitarist/keyboardist Wata. All three members provide lead vocals. Boris has released more than 20 studio albums on various labels around the world, as well as a variety of live albums, compilations, EPs, singles, and collaborative albums.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Boris |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Formed | 1992 |
| Releases in catalog | 59 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Drone Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/drone-metal) · [Stoner Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Atsuo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/atsuo) | Background vocals, Lead vocals, Percussion, Drums (drum set), Electronic instruments, Gong | 1992 to present | Current |
| [Takeshi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/takeshi) | Lead vocals, Electric bass guitar, Electric guitar | 1992 to present | Current |
| [Wata](https://themetalnet.com/musician/wata) | Keyboard, Lead vocals, Ebow, Electric guitar, Effects | 1992 to present | Current |
| [Nagata](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nagata) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to 1996 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996 | [Absolutego](https://themetalnet.com/album/a8643ef4-e72a-334f-926a-4da54f0b4b32) | Album |
| 1996 | [Barebones / Boris](https://themetalnet.com/album/2cc99017-b761-38e3-835b-39d159be99ef) | EP |
| 1998 | [Amplifier Worship](https://themetalnet.com/album/8b81ade4-21d9-30ba-b04f-94cc3adbfed2) | Album |
| 1999 | [More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape](https://themetalnet.com/album/d94345aa-1a47-3182-95d3-084d1fa0bc94) | Album |
| 2000 | [flood](https://themetalnet.com/album/321c2496-642f-35f0-9493-9f27a0c63223) | Album |
| 2002 | [Heavy Rocks](https://themetalnet.com/album/bcd1d972-2d7e-39d1-b802-b975b9f6c363) | Album |
| 2002 | [Megatone](https://themetalnet.com/album/b1517b6f-5714-3f45-a568-772d63b7a438) | Album |
| 2003 | [boris at last –feedbacker–](https://themetalnet.com/album/58bb1463-4e62-32d6-b368-81ebc91de975) | Album |
| 2003 | [あくまのうた](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c1b4907-9d93-4cb5-b357-e9a451f28c34) | Album |
| 2004 | [目をそらした瞬間 –the thing which solomon overlooked–](https://themetalnet.com/album/9ffdb428-a130-386f-ac7e-6001f69a274e) | Album |
| 2005 | [dronevil](https://themetalnet.com/album/11431e95-21ff-3d3f-85c6-04381e5e26be) | Album |
| 2005 | [PINK](https://themetalnet.com/album/6c8b3082-65a6-367c-b35f-140ede4ac855) | Album |
| 2005 | [Sun Baked Snow Cave](https://themetalnet.com/album/f3341512-0183-3011-bb40-8846b0d42c92) | Album |
| 2005 | [マブタノウラ sound track from film “mabuta no ura”](https://themetalnet.com/album/e6d3620b-b13b-3db3-adb7-b98b4fee5fd1) | Album |
| 2006 | [Altar](https://themetalnet.com/album/5abf53a8-dee9-300b-900d-5572d6aca1c9) | Album |
| 2006 | [Rainbow](https://themetalnet.com/album/149a8ab6-4935-38be-80f4-1e26c1533ef6) | Album |
| 2006 | [vein](https://themetalnet.com/album/4b5eb8af-9665-3061-a3be-8282ba06eab0) | Album |
| 2006 | [目をそらした瞬間 2 –the thing which solomon overlooked 2–](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d97e22f-65e1-313f-a9f6-e6b0e80be847) | Album |
| 2006 | [目をそらした瞬間 3 –the thing which solomon overlooked 3–](https://themetalnet.com/album/04a59012-51fe-3e14-a84a-45a2e0a6f1db) | Album |
| 2007 | [DAMAGED](https://themetalnet.com/album/b72ea7dc-598a-418d-a6ec-f3fda65d8735) | EP |
| 2007 | [Walrus / Groon](https://themetalnet.com/album/7935a3c3-c5d9-38ee-962b-a076847a23a0) | EP |
| 2008 | [Cloud Chamber](https://themetalnet.com/album/a30159c5-654c-318c-8ad9-040084c6ed3a) | Album |
| 2008 | [SMILE](https://themetalnet.com/album/f27b4bc0-2353-308a-8b7b-a40f13f66fbe) | Album |
| 2009 | [Golden Dance Classics](https://themetalnet.com/album/5a1d7b0a-34ac-4bee-89e0-84556d09c1a9) | EP |
| 2010 | [BXI](https://themetalnet.com/album/fd3e3250-aa91-4012-bf83-e244cf6d0a61) | EP |
| 2011 | [Attention Please](https://themetalnet.com/album/a6b46e8d-c484-476b-a94d-506c642844cf) | Album |
| 2011 | [Heavy Rocks](https://themetalnet.com/album/bef114d7-678a-454d-87fe-765310e27493) | Album |
| 2011 | [Klatter](https://themetalnet.com/album/61db3de2-d3f2-4c0b-a3bd-45382aed92b4) | Album |
| 2011 | [New Album](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ab1a3b8-bf6d-4007-b433-73e86f6f270f) | Album |
| 2012 | [Asobi Seksu x Boris](https://themetalnet.com/album/c878e3eb-0e0c-4f05-b606-ee385bb033a4) | EP |
| 2012 | [Boris / Joe Volk](https://themetalnet.com/album/8e9fba04-d0ef-48c2-ae30-18c66233c07f) | Album |
| 2013 | [präparat](https://themetalnet.com/album/12342858-1be0-4eb4-9155-659a6f90a27c) | Album |
| 2014 | [NOISE](https://themetalnet.com/album/7160d149-d561-4176-ad5e-055cc683be2d) | Album |
| 2014 | [目をそらした瞬間 extra –the thing which solomon overlooked extra–](https://themetalnet.com/album/9a68ed89-2f20-4140-a52d-dc996f798e53) | Album |
| 2015 | [asia](https://themetalnet.com/album/5104af16-f41c-425c-b1ec-d24f9925eff4) | Album |
| 2015 | [EROS](https://themetalnet.com/album/05206213-994a-46af-953b-213492f03a35) | EP |
| 2015 | [urban dance](https://themetalnet.com/album/9d54447d-b3a6-432b-b82e-420d69e6bdb9) | Album |
| 2015 | [warpath](https://themetalnet.com/album/c7e01fef-f1ad-4ccf-b3e0-4021e20b6fb6) | Album |
| 2016 | [Gensho](https://themetalnet.com/album/0abbc34e-5965-4b2d-811d-71cc1f8106c6) | Album |
| 2016 | [Mr. Shortkill](https://themetalnet.com/album/9d69e320-cb77-4b1a-b7f7-f5d8e3874d79) | EP |
| 2017 | [Dear](https://themetalnet.com/album/7b080f68-0914-465b-9b89-ee7511505429) | Album |
| 2018 | [Secrets](https://themetalnet.com/album/0a40bd49-31c5-4bd8-9d89-88b9ce387e32) | Album |
| 2018 | [unknown flowers](https://themetalnet.com/album/939ee953-1817-419a-8cc0-818fce194c0a) | EP |
| 2019 | [1985](https://themetalnet.com/album/dbe59bfa-3a80-4e41-ad47-8a1d869fba3f) | Album |
| 2019 | [EarthQuaker Devices Presents: Boris | Relaxer | Crypt City | Lisa Bella Donna](https://themetalnet.com/album/c411beef-d228-49c0-87f3-dac0514ac3e1) | EP |
| 2019 | [LΦVE & EVΦL](https://themetalnet.com/album/deb07ce7-f420-42a7-8ddf-b9b75fd998d6) | Album |
| 2020 | [2R0I2P0](https://themetalnet.com/album/4e4eeea7-4d1d-4d8c-a982-c4815ec5586c) | Album |
| 2020 | [NO](https://themetalnet.com/album/65f7aa68-c5d2-417e-ba4c-716d64d219b2) | Album |
| 2020 | [リフレイン](https://themetalnet.com/album/c124a6d1-d439-46c6-a431-b5b495333b0a) | Album |
| 2021 | [New Album 2009](https://themetalnet.com/album/e39ef144-c715-4576-aa07-0a8dfce7b0d2) | Album |
| 2022 | [Christmas EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/f7abd20a-931e-4198-b86b-ffe754433558) | EP |
| 2022 | [fade](https://themetalnet.com/album/9b9765d3-3ca4-420f-85bd-238a23f4209e) | Album |
| 2022 | [Heavy Rocks](https://themetalnet.com/album/722abda0-0529-4912-84b6-bd6ede3efd11) | Album |
| 2022 | [Rocky & The Sweden / Boris](https://themetalnet.com/album/e4b7266a-f06c-4217-832c-9babc9e61996) | Album |
| 2022 | [W](https://themetalnet.com/album/288cbd1b-92fd-4696-81db-a0bb1d954b15) | Album |
| 2023 | [Bright New Disease](https://themetalnet.com/album/e755270e-0576-4fca-8f7b-4a95ab8b0ee9) | Album |
| 2024 | [hello there](https://themetalnet.com/album/518a041d-156d-4e33-bd1d-8851c479a429) | Album |
| 2024 | [Twins of Evil](https://themetalnet.com/album/95ad9d83-5ec3-4639-9ae4-f8d31529161f) | Album |
| 2026 | [Rainbow 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/72d4fdd2-df3d-4f88-acc9-dfc8c03cba8b) | Album |

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- [Earth](https://themetalnet.com/band/earth-60dd41cf) (listened together)
- [Melvins](https://themetalnet.com/band/melvins) (listened together)
- [Electric Wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/electric-wizard) (listened together)
- [Jesu](https://themetalnet.com/band/jesu) (listened together)
- [Isis](https://themetalnet.com/band/isis) (listened together)
- [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together)
- [Neurosis](https://themetalnet.com/band/neurosis-a9416fb3) (listened together)
- [Sleep](https://themetalnet.com/band/sleep) (listened together)
- [Ulver](https://themetalnet.com/band/ulver) (listened together)
- [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together)
- [Converge](https://themetalnet.com/band/converge) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/borisheavyrocks
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Boris/9387
- x: https://twitter.com/borisheavyrocks
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EgMK920cIH5aLxFnJ6zSi
- bandcamp: https://boris.bandcamp.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/borisdronevil/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/11507431
- website: https://borisheavyrocks.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/429514621
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxbQgIM2znZxHK_UKdJr-yw

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/boris](https://themetalnet.com/band/boris). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt