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 unusual instruments like the saxophone and clarinet, and incorporating free jazz, world music, and ps...
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