Guitar Wolf
The band Guitar Wolf, founded in Japan in 1987, are known for their piercing vocals and extremely loud style of garage punk that emphasized heavy distortion. They coined the phrase “Jett Rock ‘n’ Roll”, which they also used to describe their musical style — an energetic cross between The Ramones, rockabilly, classic punk, and noise rock.
Guitar Wolf originally consisted of Seiji (Guitar Wolf), Billy (Bass Wolf), and Narita (Drum Wolf). Narita quit the band to be a fortune teller. They asked a different band for a new drummer, and they found Toru. Billy/Bass Wolf died in Tokyo on March 31, 2005, presumably from a heart attack after coming off the last leg of their U.S. tour. In September of 2005, Guitar Wolf played their first show with their new bassist, U.G. Guitar Wolf presently consists of Seiji, U.G. and Toru.
Guitar Wolf was predated by a series of similar Japanese bands such as Teengenerate and Supersnazz, although none achieved the cult status this trio did. Since their inception, they have influenced a neo-renaissance of punk rock in Japan.
Jett Rock ‘n’ Roll is a term coined by Guitar Wolf to describe their musical style. It is conglomeration of punk, traditional rock, heavy distortion, and screaming that has only ever been applied to their band.
The name is derived from the last name of musician Joan Jett, whom Guitar Wolf frontman Seiji considers his greatest influence.
See King Brothers for one such band that is influenced by Guitar Wolf.
Guitar Wolf often touts itself as “The World’s Greatest Jett Rock ‘n’ Roll Band”. Matador claims their Jet Generation album is the loudest CD in history
The band have their own line of Jett clothing consisting of jackets, pants, T-shirts and belts. The Guitar Wolf motorcycle jacket, a variation of the 613 Perfecto called 613GW, is manufactured by Schott NYC.
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Source: Wikipedia
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