Left to right: Jiro Ito - Guitars Hisao Hashimoto - Drums Katsumasa Yoshida - Bass Seiji Kakuzaki - Vocals / Guitars
In 1991, INTESTINE BAALISM was formed by Seiji Kakuzaki (Vocals / Guitars), Takeshi Ohkouchi (Drums) and other unknown local musicians. They played Thrash Metal in the early days, but after Katsumasa Yoshida (Bass) joined in 1992, they changed their music style into true Death Metal and started to play at clubs in Tokyo.
INTESTINE BAALISM's first milestone was the recording of the official demo titled "The Energumenus", which was released in 1994 and sold more than 500 copies in a very short term. Being encouraged by the reputation of the demo, they began to look for a label that could spread out their music world-wide.
In 1997, INTESTINE BAALISM's 1st full-length album, "An Anatomy of the Beast", was finally released by Repulse Records.
"An Anatomy of the Beast" was appreciated by underground metalheads in the world. However, under its success, no one was able to expect that INTESTINE BAALISM would have to conquer a severe situation.
They were forced to stop activities due to their unstable line-up and other unexpected troubles. In the meantime, Takeshi, one of the founding members, left the band. Seiji and Katsumasa, however, never gave up INTESTINE BAALISM. They continued writing music and rehearsing, while they were looking for full-time members who were able to dedicate themselves into the band.
In 1998, although the line-up was still not fixed, Seiji and Katsumasa decided to start recording because they had already written a lot of materials by that time. The recording was done quite slowly and intermittently with helps by their friends.
In 2000, Seiji and Katsumasa finally succeeded in recruiting dedicated and reliable full-time members, Jiro Ito (Guitars) and Hisao Hashimoto (Drums). They completed the recording for the 2nd album, "Banquet in the Darkness" by the end of 2000.
After the recording, INTESTINE BAALISM started to play gigs again with the best line-up ever, while they were looking for a deal for the new album. Among several offers, they decided to sign with Blackend Records in 2002.
Finally, "Banquet in the Darkness" was released from Blackend Records in April, 2003. This album was reviewed and highly appreciated by a lot of magazines / zines in the world.
In May of the same year, the long time out of printed 1st album, "An Anatomy of the Beast", was also re-issued by Blackend.
