---
title: "Saber Tiger"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/saber-tiger"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "Japan"
formed: 1981
---

# Saber Tiger

**Saber Tiger** is a progressive metal band, from Japan, active 1981 to present.

Saber Tiger  is a Japanese heavy metal band from Sapporo. It was founded in 1981 by guitarist and sole-constant member Akihito Kinoshita - as well as two other musicians - who is responsible for producing, engineering and composing most of the band's work.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saber_Tiger

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Saber Tiger |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Formed | 1981 |
| Releases in catalog | 23 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [下山武徳](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-563a72e6) | Lead vocals | 1997 to present | Current |
| [木下昭仁](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-1491fcd2) | Guitar | 1981 to present | Current |
| [水野泰宏](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-53c4e4c2) | Membranophone | 2010 to present | Current |
| [湊雅史](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-98620cf5) |  |  | Current |
| [ANGEL](https://themetalnet.com/musician/angel) |  | 2005 to 2007 | Former |
| [鈴木政行](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-e773c668) | Membranophone | 2008 to 2009 | Former |
| [久保田陽子](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-47c94763) | Lead vocals | 1991 to 1993 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1986 | [Rise](https://themetalnet.com/album/20ff4a74-6012-469b-a5bc-d09574dcff49) | EP |
| 1987 | [Crush & Dush](https://themetalnet.com/album/6fff8cc3-ac5f-4284-b5c5-bdf63ff8e88e) | EP |
| 1991 | [Paragraph](https://themetalnet.com/album/6dbb1aac-a83b-419f-ab58-8545e74b56ea) | Album |
| 1992 | [Invasion](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f307f08-90f0-4e2c-82c5-b5f59328745d) | Album |
| 1994 | [Agitation](https://themetalnet.com/album/46e18ccb-ec11-4064-86f7-bca3c129668e) | Album |
| 1994 | [Paragraph 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/29b79e28-89d2-4b2e-9379-dbe9d6da343f) | Album |
| 1995 | [Timystery](https://themetalnet.com/album/38ea0a86-9ef4-427a-a050-329a4848f6f2) | Album |
| 1997 | [Project One](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c0a46cf-bddf-429c-8902-3c57651ae1d2) | Album |
| 1998 | [Brain Drain](https://themetalnet.com/album/529b228b-7d43-4bcd-bd23-99920e039e24) | Album |
| 1998 | [Paragraph 3 - Museum](https://themetalnet.com/album/55264a50-d847-4e4f-9747-2c0c47fdc1c1) | Album |
| 2001 | [Saber Tiger](https://themetalnet.com/album/d58f23dc-7c77-453c-9197-41eac90dbb38) | Album |
| 2002 | [F.U.S.E.](https://themetalnet.com/album/bec20c34-64b0-4a1c-ab77-d25a52e3143d) | Album |
| 2005 | [Indignation](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc0a4fdf-48ed-4581-b883-b38a4cb43762) | Album |
| 2011 | [Decisive](https://themetalnet.com/album/1a8ef938-9065-430f-b045-ddbf81cc868a) | Album |
| 2011 | [Paragraph IV](https://themetalnet.com/album/96c1c67e-0213-496b-bc55-514db4c2a3c9) | Album |
| 2012 | [Hate Crime](https://themetalnet.com/album/35f482da-aab9-42ee-8447-efb38b7185b5) | EP |
| 2012 | [Messiah Complex](https://themetalnet.com/album/f9a18b3c-f915-4c38-a110-f543c6cdc4f8) | Album |
| 2018 | [Bystander Effect](https://themetalnet.com/album/3fe7f9f6-b835-474d-80e2-f1f7849b3343) | Album |
| 2018 | [Obscure Diversity](https://themetalnet.com/album/e7f3822d-6dc9-401b-8978-ff4dc2d20a99) | Album |
| 2018 | [Unorthodox Paragraph](https://themetalnet.com/album/7ae7e949-5874-49c5-a746-af63b2058851) | Album |
| 2019 | [The Shade of Holy Light](https://themetalnet.com/album/a5049714-6fb3-48ce-92cb-bf8ffc52c87c) | EP |
| 2021 | [Paragraph V](https://themetalnet.com/album/ac599cc8-6453-48b7-aa9e-6d40abca7c4c) | Album |
| 2024 | [ELIMINATED](https://themetalnet.com/album/c3030d78-ac14-4aca-831e-5565138447ff) | Album |

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- [LOUDNESS](https://themetalnet.com/band/loudness) (shared members)
- [Valhalla](https://themetalnet.com/band/valhalla-ab60c294) (same tags)
- [RousseauBABA](https://themetalnet.com/band/rousseaubaba) (same tags)
- [Marshall](https://themetalnet.com/band/marshall) (same tags)
- [Legend of the Seagullmen](https://themetalnet.com/band/legend-of-the-seagullmen) (same tags)
- [Tommy Concrete](https://themetalnet.com/band/tommy-concrete) (same tags)
- [Magnum](https://themetalnet.com/band/magnum) (same tags)
- [No Void Shelter](https://themetalnet.com/band/no-void-shelter) (same tags)
- [Latifundio](https://themetalnet.com/band/latifundio) (same tags)
- [Valas](https://themetalnet.com/band/valas) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Saber_Tiger/8428
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wAz9pjd2CL04ipaswhfce

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