TOKYO YANKEES xxx EXTREME NOISY ROCK 'N' ROLL xxx SINCE 1989 TOKYO YANKEES is a Japanese metal band, that was formed in 1988, signed to X JAPAN's YOSHIKI's Extasy Records label and distributed by Sony Music. They used to be X's roadies before forming the band. An absolute head-banging hard rock band, they are still around nowadays without changing a bit of their style. Drummer U.D.A. and former bassist Ami played in thrash metal-band Rommel. When the band played live on a gigantic festival in Japan, 1991, members from X Japan joined them for a few songs. TOKYO YANKEES released seven full-length studio albums between 1991 and 2004. In 2008, the band released their first dvd, named "20 And Alive". Members Vo. - UMEMURA (R.I.P) Gu. - NORI Ba. - YOSHI Dr. - U.D.A. http://livemedia.co.jp/~yankees/ <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/TOKYO+YANKEES">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.