High-octave futuristic speed metal/ grindcore duo from Tokyo. Not cutesy bubble gum pop but instead the duo of singer Yako and guitarist Agata creates intriguing, complicated staccato songs. Think sake shots, glitter, bright lights & Hello Kitty. This is music I can imagine in a spinning class and definitely seeing live. The duo’s 10th album, fetch, provides a 33-minute adrenaline rush. Melt-Banana [one of the best band names] hits the road on a North American tour on October 16.

North American TOUR DATES:

10-16 Vancouver, BC at The Biltmore Cabaret
10-17 Seattle, WA at Chop Suey
10-18 Portland, OR at Dante’ s
10-19 Boise, ID at Neurolux
10-20 Salt Lake City, UT at Urban Lounge
10-21 Denver, CO at Laimer Lounge
10-23 Minneapolis,MN at Triple Rock Social Club
10-24 Milwaukee, WI at The Cactus Club
10-25 Grand Rapids, MI at The Pryamid Scheme
10-26 Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop
10-27 Chicago, IL at Double Door
10-28 Pontiac, MI at The Crofoot Ballroom
10-29 Toronto, ON at Lee’s Palace
10-31 Philadelphia, PA at Union Transfer
11-01 Brooklyn, NY at Saint Vitus
11-02 Providence, RI at AS220
11-03 Boston, MA at The Sinclair
11-04 Washington DC at Black Cat – Backstage
11-05 Chapel Hill, NC at Local 506
11-06 Atlanta, GA at 529
11-08 Dallas,TX at Club Dada
11-09 Austin, TX at FFF Fest
11-11 Albuquerque, NM at Launchpad
11-12 Phoenix, AZ at Last Exit
11-13 Los Angeles, CA at The Troubadour
11-14 San Diego, CA at The Casbah
11-15 Pomona, CA at The Glasshouse
11-16 Oakland,CA at Oakland Metro Opera House