Ezo (band)

EZO
Also known asFlatbacker
OriginSapporo, Japan
GenresHeavy metal,[1] glam metal[2]
Years active1982–1990
LabelsVictor, Geffen Records
Past membersMasaki Yamada
Taro Takahashi
Shoyo Iida
Hirotsugu Homma

EZO (イーズィーオー, Iiziiō) was a Japanese heavy metal band originally formed as Flatbacker in the spring of 1982 in Sapporo, Japan[3] out of the remnants of two high school bands, Power-Station and Scrap. EZO has been named a "seminal influence by such artists as Steve McDonald of Redd Kross and Michael Steele of The Bangles."[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AMG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Yang, Gan & Hong 1997, p. 264.
  3. ^ Nippop's EZO Profile Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Sep 21, 2007