Artist Info: Yazuka

With high praise from the metal press, local and national newspapers, and highbrow publications alike, Chicagos Yakuza has succeeded in garnering attention of all kinds, all the while not compromising the bands free-flowing and spontaneous musical integrity. Yakuza stays deeply rooted in a genre all its own: a metal base with progressive flair, while incorporating elements of jazz, world beat, and post-rock ambience. Picture (if you can) a mixture of King Crimson, all periods of John Coltranes career, Tortoise, and Napalm Death. [read more...]