Church of Misery on DeBaser: doom, stoner, and serial-killer riffs

The Profile

Church of Misery is a Japanese doom/stoner metal band from Tokyo, formed in 1995 by bassist Tatsu Mikami. Renowned for Sabbathian riffing and lyrics centered on serial killers, they have released albums including Master of Brutality, The Second Coming, Houses of the Unholy, Thy Kingdom Scum, and And Then There Were None....

Publicly verifiable: Japanese doom/stoner metal band founded in Tokyo in 1995 by Tatsu Mikami; recurring lyrical focus on serial killers; albums include Master of Brutality (2001), The Second Coming (2004), Houses of the Unholy (2009), Thy Kingdom Scum (2013), And Then There Were None... (2016), and Born Under A Mad Sign (2023).

Three DeBaser reviews paint Church of Misery as a Tokyo doom/stoner juggernaut steeped in Sabbathian weight and true-crime obsessions. Master of Brutality, Houses of the Unholy, and Thy Kingdom Scum get loud praise for monstrous riffs, bass punch, and unhinged vocals. The band’s serial-killer concept is repeatedly highlighted, alongside nods to 70s heavy blues and cult covers. Overall tone: raucous, gritty, and approving.

Notable Quotes

❝ Six songs for six serial killers, where our bloodthirsty tamagotchis surgically extract the Sabbathian canon from gloomy Birmingham to drag it, with kicks and punches, to the desolate landscapes of rural and cannibal America.

❝ “Thy Kingdom Scum” is the musical embodiment of the most annoying and full-of-himself bully who would steal your lunch at school and humiliate you to tears during recess.

❝ Master of Brutality is their third work: six very respectable pieces with a dark sound and tracks dedicated to famous serial killers, true to their style.