Envy

There are multiple groups, or aliases, by the name of Envy: 1. envy is a Japanese screamo/hardcore band which formed in 1992. Members: ** Vocals, Sequenzer: 深川哲也 (Tetsuya Fukagawa; like bassist Manabu Nakagawa, he is a steadfast original member dating back to the BLIND JUSTICE era; he serves as the band's leader and a central figure, handling tasks such as booking live shows; 1992-2016; 2019-present) ** Guitar: 河合信賢 (Nobukata Kawai; main composer) Read more on Last.fm …read full bio

There are multiple groups, or aliases, by the name of Envy: 1. envy is a Japanese screamo/hardcore band which formed in 1992. Members: ** Vocals, Sequenzer: 深川哲也 (Tetsuya Fukagawa; like bassist Manabu Nakagawa, he is a steadfast original member dating back to the BLIND JUSTICE era; he serves as the band's leader and a central figure, handling tasks such as booking live shows; 1992-2016; 2019-present) ** Guitar: 河合信賢 (Nobukata Kawai; main composer) ** Bass: 中川学 (Manabu Nakagawa) ** Support Guitar 1: Tsuyoshi "yOshi" Yoshitake (also in killie; 2018–present) ** Support Guitar 2: 滝善充 (Yoshimitsu Taki; 9mm Parabellum Bullet and キツネツキ; 2018-present) ** Support Guitar 2: 辻友貴 (Tomotoka Tsuji; cinema staff; alternating with Yoshimitsu Taki, for example on their Europe tour 2025) ** Support Drums: 渡部 宏生 (Hiroki Watanabe; heaven in her arms; 2018-present) Ex members: ** Guitar: 高杉大地 (Daichi Takasugi; Formerly of BEYONDS. A member during the era of their fourth album, "a dead sinking story". The band featured a six-piece, triple-guitar lineup only during this period) ** Drums: Yusuke Katoh (Drummer since the later BLIND JUSTICE era; remained with the band through the period of their first album, "breathing and dying in this place…") ** Guitar: 飛田雅弘 (Masahiro Tobita; 1992-2018.02.06) ** Drums: 関大陸 (Dairoku Seki; also in STORM OF VOID; 1992-2018.02.06) ** Nobutaka SATOU ** Kazuaki YAKAME ** Yusaku MAEZAWA History: Formed in 1995 officially, the band evolved from its predecessor, Blind Justice. Envy has become a dominant band in the independent hardcore and screamo scene in Japan. Their music has evolved over the years to incorporate hardcore, screamo, and most recently, the epic tendencies of post-rock. Envy is characterized by their ability to master screamo's loud-soft dynamic to evoke both crushing brutality and gentle beauty, often within the same song. Much has been made of vocalist Tetsuya Fukugawa's own skill at commanding this dichotomy and thus their live shows have grown in legend over the years. The band is also noted for their deep and poetic lyrics. Their early sound was purely influenced by some of the grittiest hardcore and screamo out there, as evidenced by the albums "Breathing and Dying in this Place..." and "From Here to Eternity". It is worth noting Tetsuya's vocals became harsher and more guttural as the years progressed. His recurrent use of clean vocals and spoken word, often within the same song, should also be noted. They are the perfect contrast to his screamo vocal delivery. The band has become increasingly popular among the post-rock scene in the last few years for their incorporation of Mogwai-esque sound and composition dynamics into more traditional screamo songs. This new influence can be most easily identified on these three releases: "All The Footprints You've Ever Left And The Fear Expecting Ahead" released by Dim Mak,"A Dead Sinking Story" released on Level Plane and "Insomniac Doze" released on Temporary Residence Limited. However, its first hints can be heard on "The Eyes Of A Single Eared Prophet" from the year 2000. The band has since become friends with Mogwai and vocalist Tetsuya Fukagawa was featured on a track from Mogwai's 2006 album "Mr. Beast." In March of 2006, it was announced that Envy had signed to Temporary Residence Limited for American distribution of Insomniac Doze (though it was released by Mogwai's Rock Action label in Europe and Envy's own Sonzai Records in Japan). The move was significant because Level Plane is a screamo oriented label and Temporary Residence is a post-rock oriented label (featuring bands like Mono and Explosions In The Sky), thus signalling a more serious shift in the band's style of music. The band has said that this album is one step closer to their ideal music. The 7 track album, Insomniac Doze, was released in the summer of 2006 and was accompanied by a full american tour, some of which was in conjunction with Explosions in the Sky and Mono. In 2006, the band also performed at the Fuji Rock Festival. The band also ended up becoming friends with Mono and Tetsuya was featured on the only Mono song with vocals to date, entitled "The Hand That Holds the Truth" from the 2014 album "Rays of Darkness". The song might as well be an Envy song due to its progression and primal melancholic aggression. Additionally, Tetsuya's vocals are at its most guttural here. Insomniac saw them at the peak of their post-rock influences as the instrumentation would not be out of place on a regular instrumental post-rock record and most of its aggression comes from the harsh vocals alone, there are hardly any hardcore moments present. The 2007 EP entitled "Abyssal" was somewhat of a return to hardcore with a pinch of math rock on the side containing only one long song. 2010's "Recitation" could be the spiritual successor to Sinking Story and 2015's "Atheist's Cornea" was their shortest and hardcore-ish record since the "All the Footprints..." days. The band has had an extensive string of split records with many different bands over the years. On April 1, 2016, vocalist Tetsuya announced that he decided to leave the band. The remaining four members, Nobukata Kawai, Dairoku Seki, Masahiro Tobita and Manabu Nakagawa continued on as envy. On February 6, 2018, Envy announced a new lineup consisting of Tsuyoshi Yoshitake, Yoshimitsu Taki, and Hiroki Watanabe. A Japanese press release added that two members had left the band, and founding guitarist and drummer Masahiro Tobita and Dairoku Seki were no longer listed as members on the band's Facebook page or website. On April 1, 2018, Tetsuya Fukagawa surprise-rejoined Envy on stage for the first time in two and a half years, cementing his return to the band. This was subsequently confirmed via the band's official social media pages. Their comeback single Alnair in August was released in November 2018 followed by a full album "The Fallen Crimson" in 2020. The same year they released the live album "LAST WISH - Live at Liquidroom Tokyo". In 2022 they released the EP "Seimei". The album "eunoia" was released in 2024 followed by extensive touring including a Europe tour in 2025. Currently, they release their work through Sonzai Records (a label they founded themselves) in Japan, Temporary Residence Limited (a post-rock label) in North America, and Rock Action Records (Mogwai's label) in Europe. During their early to mid-career, they released material via the domestic hardcore punk label HG Fact. Vocalist Tetsuya made a guest appearance on the track "I Chose Horses" from Mogwai's album "Mr Beast" and on MONO's "The Hands That Holds The Truth" on the album "Rays Of Darkness". Discography: Studio albums From Here to Eternity (1998) All the Footprints You've Ever Left and the Fear Expecting Ahead (2001) A Dead Sinking Story (2003) Insomniac Doze (2006) Recitation (2010) Atheist's Cornea (2015) The Fallen Crimson (2020) Eunoia (2024) EPs Breathing and Dying in This Place (1996) Angel's Curse Whispered in the Edge of Despair (1999) The Eyes of Single Eared Prophet (2000) Burning Out the Memories 10" (2000) Abyssal (2007) Alnair in August (2018) Definition of Impossibility (2019) Seimei (2022) Splits Split 7" with Sixpence (1997) Split 7" with Endeavor (1997) Split 7" with This Machine Kills (2000) Split 10" with Iscariote (2002) Split CD with Yaphet Kotto and This Machine Kills (2003) "Envy/Jesu" (2008) "Thursday / Envy" (2008) 7"s Eyes of Final Proof (2000) Last Wish (2001) Singles "As Serenity Calls Your Name" (2011) DVDs Transfovista DVD (2007) Compilations Compiled Fragments 1997-2003 (2005) Invariable Will, Recurring Ebbs and Flows (2013) --------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 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