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Ruins, which started in 1985, is led by Japanese stand out, super technical irregular-time drummer Tatsuya Yoshida (Aburadako, YBO2, etc.). Their unbelievable speed and pressure of sound is created by only two members, a drummer and a bassist! It is a minimal unit. Musical reference points? Think Magma, This Heat, Area, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow, and King Crimson. Add to that the violent speed of hardcore punk and thrash metal, and you're getting closer. Their sound influenced later avant-rock bands and has many crossovers with the New York Loft style and its proponents like John Zorn. Their crazy lyric-free vocal style is also unique. Sometimes its operatic style reminds you of Kobaian of Magma - Tatsuya Yoshida is often referred to as the "Japanese Christian Vander". Ruins roots might give the notion that they are "avant", but their overwhelming physical power is beyond the narrow boundaries of genre.