Guitar Wolf is one of the original garage punk rock bands to emerge from Japan. The trio -which consists of guitarist Seiji, bassist Billy and drummer Toru- formed in 1987 along with groups like 5.6.7.8's, Teengenerate, and Mad 3. They strongly believe that the essence of their style originates from the pure fundamentals of rock'n'roll. It is quite evident when you see Guitar Wolf's 50's Rock'n'Roll appearances.
Another reason why Guitar Wolf has come this far is due to their charismatic performances. Their shows are always loud, chaotic, but at the same time humorous and always unpredictable. Guitar Wolf's first album "Wolf Rock"(which came out on vinyl only) was released in 1993 from an indie label, Goner Records, in the U.S. The response to their 2nd full length album" Kung-Fu Ramone" was unbelievable and the majority of the Japanese media considered Guitar Wolf the best new band that year. In 1996, Guitar Wolf singed with Matador Records in the U.S., and released their third full length album "Missile Me". In 1997, their fourth album "Planet of the Wolves" was released from Sony Music in Japan and Matador in the U.S.& Europe. Their fifth full album "Jet Generation" was released in Japan early 1999, followed by the Matador's release in the U.S., Europe, Australia and Brazil on Trama.
The sixth album "Rock'n'Roll Etiquette", the seventh album "Live!" were released consecutively in February and in June, 2000 in Japan. The eight, the latest album "UFO Romantics" was release in March, 2002 in Japan. It is now scheduled to be released in Europe on Skydog Label. Guitar Wolf first toured the U.S. in 1993 when they were invited to perform at the Garage Shock event in Bellingham, Washington. Since then, they have toured the U.S. with John Spencer Blues Explosion, The Cramps, The Makers, and Oblivians.. In 2001, Guitar Wolf was invited to Campo Grande, Brazil to headline two-night shows.