a flood of circle (ア フラッド オブ サークル) is a Japanese alternative rock band from Tokyo/Shimokitazawa which formed in 2006. Members: Vocals & Guitar: 佐々木亮介 (Ryousuke Sasaki; since 2006) Guitar: アオキテツ (Tetsu Aoki; support since 2016, member since 2018) Bass: Guitar: HISAYO (since 2010) Drums: 渡邊一丘 (Kazutaka Watanabe; since 2006) Ex members: Guitar: 岡庭匡志 (Masashi Okaniwa;from 2006 to 2009) Bass: 石井康崇 (Yasutaka Ishii; from 2006 to 2010) Guitar: Duran (from 2014 to 2015) History: The band was formed in 2006 in Shimokitazawa by vocalist and guitarist Ryosuke Sasaki and drummer Kazutaka Watanabe. Since 2018, the lineup has consisted of co-founders Sasaki and Watanabe, bassist Hisayo, and guitarist Tetsu Aoki. The band's sound mixes blues and rock and roll, and is easily identified by Sasaki's powerful vocals. a flood of circle is often called "AFOC" or "フラッド" (furaddo/"flood"). In 2007, they released their self-titled first mini-album on July 11. The band released the single "Buffalo Dance/Thunderbolt" only at Tower Records stores on March 4, 2009. They also contributed "Electric Stone" to the omnibus album Under Construction ~Rock'n'Roll Revival from Tokyo!!!~, which was released on the same day. On April 22, they made their major label debut on Speedstar Records with their first full-length album, Buffalo Soul produced by Junji Ishiwatari. In July, Okaniwa disappeared before the final concert of the band's nationwide tour. Although they were eventually able to confirm he was safe, the other members were unable to contact him for over three months and therefore announced his departure from A Flood of Circle on October 14. Dai Okumura (wash?) was joining the band as a support member for live performances.They released Paradox Parade, their second album, on November 18. It features guest guitarists Dai Okumura of Wash?, Eijun Suganami of The Back Horn, Takeo Noriaki of FoZZtone, and Takuro Yasutaka of Tsubakiya Quartette. 2010 saw the release of their first proper single "Human License" on July 21, and the release of their third album Zoomanity on September 15. On December 14, it was revealed that Ishii had informed the band that he wanted to leave on October 14 due to chronic tendonitis, which left him unable to play to his own satisfaction. The message also announced his replacement, female bassist Hisayo of the Tokyo Pinsalocks. The band's fourth album, Love is Like a Rock'n'Roll, was released on November 23, 2011. A Flood of Circle switched to Imperial Records on September 20, 2012, and released the mini-album Fuck Forever on December 5. Former Rootless guitarist Duran joined the band in September 2014, and they released the album Golden Time on November 5. However, he left the group less than a year later on March 31, 2015. In an interview conducted with Natalie to explain the situation, Sasaki and Duran revealed it was due to the latter's commitments to his other band, Made in Asia, conflicting with those of Flood. In February 2016, A Flood of Circle traveled to the United Kingdom to record, and also performed their first three overseas concerts in London, where Sasaki lived as a child. They released their first compilation album, The Blue, on February 24. In June, the band held open auditions for a new guitarist. Tetsu Aoki was selected from the audition as a support member in September 2016, and the album New Tribe was released on January 18, 2017. Aoki became an official member of A Flood of Circle on February 17, 2018. Three days later, the band released their self-titled eighth studio album. In 2019, A Flood of Circle released the album Center of the Earth on March 6, and the mini-album Heart on November 6. The former's single, "The Key", was used as the ending theme song for the Japanese anime adaptation of the Chinese manhua Ultramarine Magmell. On April 28, they released the tour-only single " BEAST MODE " and the DVD "Film Lucky Lucky Lucky Lucky." However, due to the postponement of the tour due to the COVID-19 outbreak, these will only be available for purchase online . The band's tenth album, "2020", was released on October 21, 2020 followed by "Densetsu no Yoru o Kimi to" in 2021, "Hana Furu Sora ni Fumetsu no Uta o" in 2023 and "Wild Bunny Blues / No Usagi no Blues" in 2024. On November 9th, they held a free live concert at Shinjuku Kabukicho Cinecity Square to celebrate the release of their new album, "Rainbow Over the Night Sky". During the concert, they announced that they would be performing at the Nippon Budokan in 2026. On November 12th 2025 they released their album "Yozora ni kakaru niji". http://afloodofcircle.com/ <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/a+flood+of+circle">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.