Boris (ボリス Borisu?) is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop. As of 2008, personnel are drummer-vocalist Atsuo, bassist-guitarist-vocalist Takeshi, and guitarist-vocalist Wata.
Boris takes its name from a song on the Melvins' Bullhead, and released its first album, Absolutego, on the group's own label, Fangs Anal Satan, in 1996. Since then, they have released 17 studio albums (including such acclaimed works as Pink, Heavy Rocks and "Akuma No Uta"
, a number of EPs, 7" singles, and full-length collaborative recordings, on various record labels around the world.The members of the band each go by one name only. Fans often assume that Atsuo is the leader of the group, which is because Atsuo speaks near-fluent English and is therefore primarily represented in English language interviews and press releases.
Atsuo – lead vocals (1992–1996); drums/lead vocals (1996–1998); drums/backing vocals (1998–present)
Wata – electric guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals
Takeshi – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Michio Kurihara (2007–present) – touring guitarist and regular guest
Nagata – drums (1992–1996)