S.O.B. (band)

S.O.B. (abbreviated from Sabotage Organized Barbarian) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in Osaka in 1983.^[1] Their original vocalist Yoshitomo "Tottsuan" Suzuki committed suicide in 1995. They are also considered hugely influential on grindcore bands such as Napalm Death^[4][5][6] and the genre of death metal^[7] as well as one of the mainstays of the thrashcore genre.^{[8][1][9][10]} The band have sometimes been described as grindcore, themselves.^[11][12]

S.O.B.
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	Thrashcore hardcore punk grindcore
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Rise Above[1] Selfish[2] Virgin[3] Toy's Factory[3] Specialized Fact[3] Sound of Burial[3]
Members	Etsushi Kawataka Daisuke Toshimi Seki Satoshi Yasue
Past members	Kazuki Daido Naoto Fukuhara Yoshitomo 'Tottsuan' Suzuki

Discography

Albums

• 1987 – Don't Be Swindle
• 1988 – No Control
• 1990 – What's the Truth?
• 1993 – Gate of Doom
• 1994 – Vicious World
• 1995 – Symphonies of Brutality
• 1999 – Dub Grind
• 2003 – Still Grind Attitude^[13]

EPs

• Sabotage Organized Barbarian (1985)^[2]
• Leave Me Alone (1986)
• Western Kids Omnibus 2 (Coke) (1986)
• split w/ Napalm Death (1988)

Members

Current line-up

• Etsushi – lead vocals (2002–present)
• Kawataka Daisuke – bass (1983–1986; 1990–present)
• Toshimi Seki – guitar (1983–present)
• Satoshi Yasue – drums (1983–present)

Past members

• Kazuki Daido – bass (1986–1990)
• Naoto Fukuhara – lead vocals (1995–2002)
• Yoshitomo 'Tottsuan' Suzuki – lead vocals (1983–1995)