Yakuza 5 (Kiryu Kazuma) | en

Yakuza refers to two bands. 1) Avant-Garde / Experimental metal band from Chicago, Illinois, USA. 2) Indie Rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1) Yakuza is an avant-garde metal band, formed in Chicago in 1999. They have been acclaimed for their incorporation of jazz and world music elements. Staying deeply rooted in a genre all its own, Yakuza’s existence lies on a metal base with progressive flair, while somehow also incorporating elements of jazz, world beat, and post-rock ambience. Yakuza was formed in 1999 by the Chicago quartet of instrumentalists Jim Staffel, Eric Plonka, Bruce Lamont and Eric Clark. Using...

Full blown d-beat assault from Spain. .

Pampa Yakuza is an Argentinian pop/rockband from Liniers, Buenos Aires. Founded in 1997, the band recorded two albums (Carnaval para tu desconsuelo (2003) & Orilla(2006)) and will release a third album in 2007. Their music is related to the strong Argentinia/Uruguyan movement of bands who make happy, danceable pop/rock music with strong ska/reggea influences. .