Avengers in Sci-Fi (アヴェンジャーズ・イン・サイファイ, Avenjāzu in Saifai, stylised as avengers in sci-fi) is a Japanese rock band, signed to Victor Entertainment. Their multi-genre sound has been described as such things as "a spaceship of rock"[1] and "spacey dance rock."[2]
Biography
The band members were all classmates at a high school in Kanagawa. They formed the band in 2002, debuting as an independent artist under K-Plan in 2004 with the extended play Science Rock, followed by their debut album Avenger Strikes Back in 2006.[1]
In 2007, the band played at the rookie stage in the Fuji Rock summer festival,[3] and toured with The Band Apart.[4] In 2008, the band released their second album, Science Rock, and toured the United States as part of Japan Nite.[5]
The band collaborated with Kaela Kimura, producing her 2009 single "Banzai."[6] They also contributed to a Disney song cover compilation album, Disney Rocks!, covering "Mickey Mouse March."[7] 2009 also saw tours with bands The Hiatus and Nothing's Carved in Stone,[8][9] and for the band to release their first release with a major label, Victor Entertainment, with their second EP Jupiter Jupiter.[1] The band were subsequently picked as one of the iTunes Japan "Sound of 2010" break-through artists.[10]
In 2010, the band released their third album, Dynamo, led by the single "Delight Slight Lightspeed," which debuted at #20 on Oricon's daily singles charts.[11]