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A hardcore punk band from Toyama, Japan that formed in 1984 and broke up in 1986. The band is named after the song "Head Ache" by The Star Club. Akira and Keiichi met at Toyama's live house called "Media" and decided to start the band. At first they were influenced by Gauze and The Stalin, but later they were more influenced by The Exploited. The original members of the band were Akira, Rokuman Keiichi (K-1), Mohawk Kiyoshi Otsuka, and Naoji Tanaka. Kiyoshi was later removed from the band because of his alcoholism. He would be so drunk on stage that he could not perform. Naoji was removed from the band as well because he was more into the heavy metal scene and was just being forced to play punk. Because of this, they got two new members so the band could continue. Mareo was just a guest at the shows, but he was added as their new vocalist. Venta, who's real name is Kouya, was added as the new guitarist. At this point, rockabilly was very popular, so there were many strange shows that were played with cheap door prices. At some of the shows, the crowds would strangely dance rockabilly steps instead of the pogo. At every live show that Mareo performed, he would cut his arm to make himself bleed. Later they would replace Venta with a new guitarist name Hiroaki Shimizu. Hiroaki was often missing on the day of their live shows because he was going to see the morning sun. Rokuman would wear a Koyu mask when he played drums, so he was often mistaken for the band's manager. This line up stayed together until the band broke up. The band's first release was a mini-cassette album. Shortly after that, they would release their flexi-disc which charted 3rd overall in indie sales in the phonosheet category in Doll Magazine. After the band broke up, Akira went on to join The Star Club.