Melt-Banana is a band from Tokyo, Japan. They were formed around 1991/1992 by singer Yasuko Onuki. They run their own A-Zap Records label.
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IGTD-021 |
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Melt-Banana | Raw Egg Till Morning (Cass) | Iguana Coax | IGTD-021 | Japan | 1993 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NUX-D 9 |
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Melt-Banana | Speak Squeak Creak (Album) | Nux Organization | NUX-D 9 | US | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHOC-030 |
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Melt-Banana | Cactuses Come In The Flocks (Album) | Chocolate Monk | CHOC-030 | UK | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chipfarm = Optical-8* + Melt Banana* + Elliot Sharp* + Zeena Parkins | Chipfarm = Optical-8* + Melt Banana* + Elliot Sharp* + Zeena Parkins - Chipfarm (CD, Album) | God Mountain | gmcd*016 | Japan | 1995 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MECI-25041 |
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Melt-Banana | Scratch Or Stitch (Album) | Skin Graft Records, Nux Organization | MECI-25041 | Japan | 1995 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AZLP-0001 |
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Melt-Banana | Charlie (Album) | A-Zap Records | AZLP-0001 | US | 1998 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TZ 7219 |
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Melt Banana* | MxBx 1998/13000 Miles At Light Velocity (Album) | Tzadik | TZ 7219 | US | 1999 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AZCD-0003 |
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Melt-Banana | Teeny Shiny (Album) | A-Zap Records | AZCD-0003 | US | 2000 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AZLP-0005 |
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Melt-Banana | Cell-Scape (Album) | A-Zap Records | AZLP-0005 | US | 2003 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AZCD-0007 |
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Melt-Banana | Bambi's Dilemma (Album) | A-Zap Records | AZCD-0007 | US | 2007 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AZCD-0008 |
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Melt-Banana | Melt-Banana Lite Live: ver.0.0 (CD, Album) | A-Zap Records | AZCD-0008 | Japan | 2009 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AZLP-0009 |
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Melt-Banana | Fetch (Album) | A-Zap Records | AZLP-0009 | Japan | 2013 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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IGTS-301 |
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Melt-Banana | 1993 Demo (Cass, S/Sided, EP) | Iguana Coax | IGTS-301 | Japan | 1993 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHS-5 |
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Melt-Banana | Hedgehog (7", EP) | Charnel Music | CHS-5 | US | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HG-024 |
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Melt-Banana / God Is My Co-Pilot | Melt-Banana / God Is My Co-Pilot - Melt-Banana / God Is My Co-Pilot (7", Ltd) | HG Fact | HG-024 | Japan | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GR24, NUX-EP01 |
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Melt-Banana | It's In The Pillcase (EP) | Skin Graft Records, Nux Organization | GR24, NUX-EP01 | US | 1995 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HG-042 |
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Melt-Banana / Discordance Axis | Melt-Banana / Discordance Axis - Melt-Banana / Discordance Axis (7", Ltd) | HG Fact | HG-042 | Japan | 1995 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AM-16 |
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Melt-Banana / Pencilneck | Melt-Banana / Pencilneck - Split (7") | Anti-Music Records | AM-16 | US | 1995 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melt-Banana / Target Shoppers | Melt-Banana / Target Shoppers - Split E.P. (7", EP, Blu) | Destroy All Music, Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers | none | US | 1996 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melt-Banana | Melt-Banana (7", EP, Ltd, Num) | Gentle Giant Records | gg703 | US | 1996 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melt-Banana / Stilluppsteypa | Melt-Banana / Stilluppsteypa - Melt-Banana / Stilluppsteypa (10") | Something Weird | some 03 | Iceland | 1996 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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#39 |
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Melt-Banana | Eleventh | Slap A Ham Records | #39 | US | 1997 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CT-008 |
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Melt-Banana / Xerobot | Melt-Banana / Xerobot - Melt-Banana / Xerobot (5", EP) | Coat-Tail Records | CT-008 | US | 1997 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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POP 7.001, RR14 |
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Melt-Banana / Killout Trash | Melt-Banana / Killout Trash - Most Wanted World Wide sp (7", Ltd) | kool.POP, Rødel Records | POP 7.001, RR14 | Germany | 1997 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melt Banana* / Plainfield | Melt Banana* / Plainfield - Y-Axis / Aquatic Bee / Gargoyles (7", Ltd, Num, Red) | Smelly Records | none | US | 1997 | Sell This Version |
Reviews Show All 5 Reviews

glowworm1
October 8, 2019
My review of this incomparable, extraordinary, astonishing band???? Quite simply the Greatest band in this or any other Universe!!!! From the very first time I heard them on where else but John Peel, they blew me away...a blistering, savage, unrelenting aural assault on the senses, that leaves you in billions of fragments, as though you were being flung into a black hole...live they are even more visceral, truly obliterating you with relentless shards of sonic terror. Be it a 10 second blitz, or their longer tracks, the sheer heart attack energy will shatter you into your component parts, before splitting the parts into quarks...all their albums are awesome, with Cell-Scape possibly their masterpiece. Truly unlike any other band out there...

kamikaze_deadboy
April 7, 2014
edited over 9 years ago
no reviews?! I will start off by saying MxBX are a very unique and sometimes uneasy listening band, you can either love or hate MxBx (i personally love them). Once described by Kerrang! magazine as "been trapped in a elevator with slayer and a three ring circus" (in a good way) MxBx's sound is heavily spearheaded by Agata's mighty guitar effects, Yasuko's occasional yelping lyrics, speedy grindcore-esque breakblast drums and (now formely) jazzy rough bass provided by Rika.
the lyrics are often silly and amusing nonsensical about animals and things that all rhyme together, but this is just another facet of the MxBx sound. beginners might instantly turn off if they hear the early melt banana sound from 1994-1995, but after teeny shiny and onwards their music actually became listenable, and enjoyable/sometimes confusing to introduce some of my more "extreme" metal friends.
If you are keen though i suggest picking up Cell Scape as a starter album (as i did, and never looked back) and then work your way backwards to see which era you prefer, as albums like Scratch Or Stitch may test your patience in listening. Also be sure to check some of their cover song work, as they totally ripped songs like the beach boy's surfin' USA into a whole new level of groove.
the lyrics are often silly and amusing nonsensical about animals and things that all rhyme together, but this is just another facet of the MxBx sound. beginners might instantly turn off if they hear the early melt banana sound from 1994-1995, but after teeny shiny and onwards their music actually became listenable, and enjoyable/sometimes confusing to introduce some of my more "extreme" metal friends.
If you are keen though i suggest picking up Cell Scape as a starter album (as i did, and never looked back) and then work your way backwards to see which era you prefer, as albums like Scratch Or Stitch may test your patience in listening. Also be sure to check some of their cover song work, as they totally ripped songs like the beach boy's surfin' USA into a whole new level of groove.
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