R.O.S.S.O.

Rosso's lifespan was brief, but the Japanese supergroup still left a visible mark on the national scene with their exclusive blend of punk, blues, hard rock, and pretty much everything else in between. Their robust record activity helped as well, as the band, born as a side project, squeezed two studio albums and an EP into a four-year period. Rosso was a vehicle for the vocalist/guitarist Chiba Yusuke, a former member of Thee Machine Gun Elephant, and the bassist Toshiyuki Terui of Blankey Jet City, who teamed up with the drummer Masato of the charmingly named Assfort to reco...