--- title: "Church of Misery" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/church-of-misery" genre: "Doom Metal" country: "Japan" formed: 1995 --- # Church of Misery **Church of Misery** is a doom metal band, from Japan, active 1995 to present. Church of Misery is a Japanese doom metal band from Tokyo, formed in 1995. Church of Misery's musical style melds early Black Sabbath–style doom with psychedelic rock; most of the band's songs are about serial killers and mass murderers. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Misery ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Church of Misery | | Genre | Doom Metal | | Parent genre | Doom Metal | | Origin | Shinjuku, Japan | | Formed | 1995 | | Releases in catalog | 13 | ## Genres [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Stoner Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-metal) · [Stoner Rock](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-rock) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Hiroyuki Takano](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hiroyuki-takano) | Lead vocals | 2015 to present | Current | | [Tatsu Mikami](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tatsu-mikami) | Bass guitar | 1995 to present | Current | | [Kensuke Suto](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kensuke-suto) | Guitar | 2010 to 2011 | Former | | [Tom Sutton](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-sutton) | Guitar | 2006 to 2010 | Former | | [Yoshiaki Negishi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/yoshiaki-negishi) | Lead vocals | 2000 to 2011 | Former | | [Fumiya Hattori](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fumiya-hattori) | Guitar | 2020 to 2021 | Former | | [Hideki Fukasawa](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hideki-fukasawa) | Synthesizer, Lead vocals | 2004 to 2014 | Former | | [Hideki Shimizu](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hideki-shimizu) | Drums (drum set) | 1995 to 2000 | Former | | [Junichi Yamamura](https://themetalnet.com/musician/junichi-yamamura) | Drums (drum set) | 2017 to 2020 | Former | | [Junji Narita](https://themetalnet.com/musician/junji-narita) | Drums (drum set) | 2000 to 2014 | Former | | [Kazuhiro Asaeda](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kazuhiro-asaeda) | Lead vocals | 1995 to 1995 | Former | | [Nobukazu Chow](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nobukazu-chow) | Lead vocals | 1996 to 2000 | Former | | [Takenori Hoshi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/takenori-hoshi) | Guitar | 2002 to 2006 | Former | | [Tomohiro Nishimura](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tomohiro-nishimura) | Guitar | 1995 to 2001 | Former | | [Yasunori Takada](https://themetalnet.com/musician/yasunori-takada) | Drums (drum set) | 2020 to 2021 | Former | | [Yasuto Muraki](https://themetalnet.com/musician/yasuto-muraki) | Guitar | 2015 to 2020 | Former | | [川辺育磨](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-36759be8) | Guitar | 2012 to 2014 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1997 | [Vol. 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/5946c5a9-68b6-3795-a081-750a02545a93) | Album | | 1998 | [Born Too Late](https://themetalnet.com/album/b2aedea5-8f67-39df-82d9-f322056814a1) | Album | | 1998 | [Taste the Pain](https://themetalnet.com/album/f485be52-e7b8-3a2f-a50d-2f7e6d0a6d0d) | EP | | 1999 | [Murder Company](https://themetalnet.com/album/303a4286-cb66-47fd-8e51-b8606bdf9d59) | EP | | 2001 | [Master of Brutality](https://themetalnet.com/album/7877494e-0be2-397c-abed-27cc5550c2bb) | Album | | 2002 | [Boston Strangler](https://themetalnet.com/album/054a40c1-2de1-3463-91e7-bc1d166f12a9) | EP | | 2004 | [The Second Coming](https://themetalnet.com/album/3db8a0b5-1072-3a97-91bd-1a0c9bcc65cf) | Album | | 2008 | [Dennis Nilsen](https://themetalnet.com/album/b4ade55c-2ac3-420d-b11e-9737a5fa7a34) | EP | | 2009 | [Greetings From Jonestown](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b48155e-4a73-48d3-b2d9-a0a53967b81b) | EP | | 2009 | [Houses of the Unholy](https://themetalnet.com/album/fa47cfcc-245b-31ce-a952-b3a5bc9b1589) | Album | | 2013 | [Thy Kingdom Scum](https://themetalnet.com/album/de0db1e6-b3ee-4cfa-baea-1ad4de136474) | Album | | 2016 | [And Then There Were None…](https://themetalnet.com/album/31c9fa92-d7ad-4895-94f9-543645eeeb11) | Album | | 2023 | [Born Under a Mad Sign](https://themetalnet.com/album/41d70e88-3a2e-467e-9b90-8cf376fa6f10) | Album | ## Related bands - 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spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/48oiffaUrQHZXzfvr5aO1L - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Church_of_Misery/763 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/386299 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/church-of-misery](https://themetalnet.com/band/church-of-misery). 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