Church of Misery

Church of Misery
Church of Misery in 2003
Background information
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresDoom metal, stoner metal
Years active1995–present
LabelsDoom, Bad Acid, Game Two, Man's Ruin, Southern Lord, Kult of Nihilow, Diwphalanx, Dada Drumming, Calculon, A Pile of Dirt, Rise Above, Metal Blade
MembersTatsu Mikami
Kazuhiro Asaeda
Fumiya Hattori
Toshiaki Umemura
Past membersHiroyuki Takano
Yasunori Takada
Yasuto Muraki
Junichi Yamamura
Hideki Fukasawa
Junji Narita
Ikuma Kawabe
Yoshiaki Negishi
Tom Sutton
Nobukazu Chow
Tomohiro Nishimura
Hideki Shimizu
Takenori Hoshi
Kensuke Suto
Scott Carlson
Websitechurchofmisery.net

Church of Misery (チャーチ・オブ・ミザリー, Chāchi obu Mizarī) is a Japanese doom metal band from Tokyo, formed in 1995. Church of Misery's musical style melds early Black Sabbath-style doom with psychedelic rock; most of the band's songs are about serial killers and mass murderers.

The band has gone through many lineup changes, with bassist Tatsu Mikami being the sole constant member throughout the years.