The First Cut's The Deepest
Tokyo Blade was founded in 1982 by Andy Boulton (lead guitar) and Andy Rob… Read Full Bio ↴Tokyo Blade was founded in 1982 by Andy Boulton (lead guitar) and Andy Robbins (bass) along with Alan Marsh (vocals), Ray Dismore (guitar) and Steve Pierce (drums) under the name Killer. They recorded a demo, and went through a name change, to Genghis Khan, before another change to Tokyo Blade. After this, Dismore left and was replaced by John Wiggins. After re-releasing their demos, they recieved a record contract with Powerstation.

They released their first self-titled album, and played several major European festivals; namely the Aardschock Festival (with Venom & Metallica) and headlining the Earthquake Festival. They started writing and recording a new album, what was to become their most popular, Night of the Blade, but after it was finished, Alan Marsh was forced out of the band by the Management and Record Company, who wanted a more commercially viable vocalist.

Vic Wright was recruited, and re-recorded Alan's vocals on the new album. This was released, and followed by another string of festivals, in which they released a third album, Blackhearts and Jaded Spades. This album was more Americanised than their previous offerings, possibly due to the vocalist switch. Many fans disliked the album, and Vic soon left. The band then split up, with several members joining Alan Marsh in his other project, Shogun, and Andy Boulton continuing with the Tokyo Blade name, but not in the Tokyo Blade style.

In the early 1990's, many of the band found themselves together in Mr. Ice, and, due to the strong European support for Tokyo Blade, the management felt as if the band should revert back to the Tokyo Blade moniker. Boulton left the band, however, after more disagreements with the management.

The remainder of the band hooked up with Jez Lee and formed Pumphouse, and recorded an album, but, due to record company politics, it was not released for six years, and, when it was released, it was released under the Tokyo Blade name in order to cash in.

Eventually, the "true" Tokyo Blade put out another album, true in that they were called Tokyo Blade, and didn't have the name forced upon it. The album was Burning Down Paradise, released in 1995.

Discography

Tokyo Blade - 1983
Night Of The Blade- 1984
Midnight Rendezvous- 1984
Madame Guillotine- 1985
Blackhearts & Jaded Spades- 1985
Ain't Misbehavin'- 1987
No Remorse- 1989
Burning Down Paradise- 1995
Night Of The Blade - The Night Before- 1997
Mr Ice- 1998
Pumphouse- 1998
Live In Germany- 2009
Thousand Men Strong- 2011
Genghis Khan Killers- 2011
Unbroken- 2018
Dark Revolution- 2020
Fury- 2022
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The First Cut's The Deepest
Tokyo Blade Lyrics


Attack Attack [Boulton/Marsh] Sunrise, another day, smile on a killer's…
Blackhearts And Jaded Spades [Boulton/Wright] In the subways the creatures crawl to th…
Breakout Stare through the window, a cold and empty cell Recalling a…
Burning Down Paradise [Boulton/Marsh/Wiggins] Do you believe in God in heaven …
Dead End Kid [Boulton/Marsh/Wiggins] Young boy say you got a bad attit…
Dead Of The Night [Boulton/Marsh/Wiggins] In the dark of the night, you sta…
Death On Main Street [Boulton/Marsh] In the heat of the night, in the light of…
Dirty Faced Angels [Boulton/Wright] They blind your mind You're mama's blue…
Fever Run for your life, there's danger in the air You know…
Heartbreaker [Boulton] Something in the way you drag me down Started …
Highway Passion [Boulton/Marsh] Screaming with pleasure, wind tears your …
Hot For Love [Boulton/Zito] Lookin' for a lady then I met you And nev…
If Heaven Is Hell [Boulton/Marsh] Light, burning in your eyes, telling all …
Kickback [Boulton/Marsh/Wiggins] My head is spinning, my ears keep…
Liar I don't stop for no-one, no-one pushes me I'm here just…
Lightning Strikes [Boulton/Marsh/Wright] I want to know if there's a reason…
Love Struck [Boulton/Marsh/Wiggins] I can't stand it, feels like a he…
Madame Guillotine [Boulton/Marsh] Running through the streets The silence …
Make It Through The Night [Boulton/Wiggins/Wright] You captured love in your every …
Mean Streak [Boulton/Marsh] Standing in the shadows, evil smile upon …
Midnight rendez-vous Another day, another lonely night I want to know who can…
Movie Star [Boulton/Zito] See your idols on the silver screens Well…
Night of the Blade [Boulton/Marsh] Night, down on the streets, nothing seems…
Powergame [Boulton/Marsh] You like to mess around with all the gu…
Shadows Of Insanity [Boulton/Pozz] Shadows of so many souls are Calling Oh k…
Sunrise In Tokyo [Boulton/Marsh] Listen to the sounds, they fill my head …
Tokyo City [Boulton/Zito] I found a note that you left me, said we…
Tonight Stands at the bar, just a glance away Could be she's…
Undercover Honeymoon [Boulton/Wright] Kiss the bride and make her cry Sugar d…
Unleash The Beast [Boulton/Marsh] Step this way, don't be afraid Ten minut…


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