Church of Misery

is a doom metal baund frae Tokyo, Japan. Church of Misery's style melds early-era Black Sabbath style doom wi psychedelic rock.

## History
Maist sangs bi Church of Misery are aboot serial killers an mass murtherers. Efter several releases on sma unthirlt record labels, they released the EP *Murder Company* on Man's Ruin Records, then muivit on to Southern Lord Records tae release their debut full-length album, *[[Master of Brutality]]*. In 2004 they released their seicont full-length album, *The Second Coming*. That same year Japan's Leaf Hound Records released a compilation o the baund's early wirks. They released three split EPs, twa wi Sourvein an ane wi Deer Creek, an a live DVD o their 2005 European tour. They played the Roadburn Festival in 2008, 2009, 2010 an 2012.

Church of Misery hae appeared on three compilation tribute CDs—tae Trouble, Black Widow an Death SS.

They managit tae perform their first tour o the Unitit States in 2012.

## Memmers
Current:
*Tatsu Mikami - bass (1995-)
*Junji Narita - drums (2000-)
*Kensuke Suto - guitars (2010-)
*Hideki Fukasawa - vocals & synthesizers (2004–2009, 2012-)
Former:
*Tomohiro Nishimura - guitars (1995–2001)
*Takenori Hoshi - guitars (2002–2006)
*Osamu Hamada - guitars (2001)
*Tom Sutton - guitars (2006–2010)
*Kazuhiro Asaeda - vocals (1995)
*Nobukazu Chow - vocals (1996–2000)
*Yoshiaki Negishi - vocals (2000–2004, 2009-2011)
*Hideki Shimizu - drums (1995–2000)

## Discografie
### Albums
**[[Master of Brutality]]* (2001 Southern Lord Records)
**The Second Coming* (2004 Diwphalanx Records)
**[[Vol. 1]]* (2007 Doom Records)
**Houses Of The Unholy* (2009 Rise Abuin Records/Metal Blade Records)

### Reissued Albums
**Early Works Compilation* 2xCD/3LP (2004 Leaf Hound Records / 2010 Emetic Records)
**The Second Coming* CD re-release (2005 Salvation Records/Let There Be DOOM Records/2011 Emetic Records)
**Master of Brutality* CD re-release (2006 Diwphalanx Records/2011 Emetic Records)
**Master of Brutality* LP (2006 Leaf Hound Records)
**The Second Coming* LP (2006 Salvation Records/Let There Be DOOM Records)
**Vol. 1* LP (2007 Leaf Hound Records/2011 Emetic Records)
**Master of Brutality* CD wi bonus tracks/2LP (2011 Rise Abuin Records)
**The Second Coming* CD wi Bonus Tracks/2LP (2011 Rise Abuin Records)

### EPs/Split Releases
**Born Too Late* split CD wi Sheavy (1998 Game Two Records)
**Taste the Pain* MCD (1998 Bad Acid Trip Records)
**We've Learned Nothing / Murder Company* split CD wi Iron Monkey (1998 Man's Ruin Records)
**Murder Company* 10" EP (1999 Man's Ruin Records)
**Boston Strangler* 12" EP/MCD (2002 Kult Of Nihilow Records)
*Split CD with Acrimony (2003 Game Two Records)
*Split 7" with Sourvein (2006 Dada Drumming Records)
*Split 7" with Sourvein (2006 Calculon Records)
*Split 12" EP with Deer Creek (2006 Game Two Records)
**Dennis Nilsen* 12" EP (2008 Kult Of Nihilow)
**Greetings From Jonestown* 12" EP (2009 A Pile of Dirt Music)

### Live
**Live From the East* split cassette wi Millarca (1998 sel-released)
* *[[Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase]]* DVD (Diwphalanx Records 2005)
**Houses Of The Unholy* DVD (2006 Diwphalanx Records)
**Live in Red, Eurotour 2005* DVD (2007 Salvation Records)
**Live at [[Roadburn Festival|Roadburn]] 2009* (2010 Roadburn Records)

### Compilation
*"Where Evil Dwells (Richard Ramirez)" an "Spahn Ranch (Charles Manson)" on *Doomsday Recitation* (1997 Conucopia Records)
*"Come Touch the Sky" on *Bastards Will Pay: Tribute tae [[Trouble (baund)|Trouble]]* (1999 Freedom Records)
*"Accident" on *King of the Witches: [[Black Widow (band)|Black Widow]] Tribute* (2000 Black Widow Records)
*"Chains of Death" on *Beyond the Realms of [[Death SS]]* (2000 Black Widow Records)
*"Sick of Living (Zodiac)" on *Stone Deaf Forever* (2000 Red Sun Records)
*"Lucifer Rising (live)" on *Blood Curdling Nightmare* (2002 sel-released)

## References

## Freemit airtins
* Church of Misery offeecial wabpage (maistly in Japanese)
* Church of Misery Myspace page
* [ Church of Misery] at Allmusic