current_members years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
take-shit hideki kame koji 1991 -- present sinkie , toy 's factory , carnage cocobat
 ryuji suzuki shinichi matsuzaki tomoda murochin group_or_band heavy metal , groove metal japan cocobat
cocobat

cocobat is a japanese heavy metal band , named after bobo brazil 's finishing move `` coco butt '' .
the band formed in 1991 with four members : bassist take-shit , vocalist ryuji , guitarist suzuki shinichi and drummer matsuzaki .
their first album , `` cocobat crunch '' , was released in april 1992 on the indie label sinkie .
in august , the band released a second album , titled `` struggle of aphrodite '' and began a tour of japan with a number of other bands .
in 1993 , cocobat switched to toy 's factory and re-released its original album under this label .
subsequently , the band underwent a series of changes in its line-up .
of the four original members , two left in december 1993 , leaving only take-shit and ryuji .
1994 saw the arrival of two new members -- tomoda -lrb- guitar -rrb- and murochin -lrb- drums -rrb- -- and the departure of ryuji following the release of `` foot prints in the sky '' .
after releasing a fourth album , `` posi-traction '' , the band dispersed in 1995 , leaving take-shit as the only remaining member .
cocobat reformed in december 1996 with the addition of three new members -- hideki -lrb- vocals -rrb- , kame -lrb- drums -rrb- and koji -lrb- guitar -rrb- -- and released a fifth album titled `` return of grasshopper '' .
