D.O.G.S. is a grunge / alternative rock band from Tokyo, Japan.

current members are: Koji Tamura(Guitar, Vocals), Katsumi Yokota(Guitar), Jun Nishio(Bass) and Shojiro Sugama(Drums)

Koji and Katsumi has been playing together since 2003, they had been having some hard time finding the permanent drummer/bassist.

Starting as an acoustic unit with just two acoustic guitars and a vocal, Koji and Katsumi played some bars, venues and parks around Kichijoji area in Tokyo.

Though they never played cover songs, but their influences from early 90's grunge bands such as Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, lied deep in their original songs written mostly by Koji.

After two desperate years, they've finally found a drummer and a bassist to fill the lineup, and they started gigging around Tokyo area livehouses in 2005.

In the summer of 2006, they've entered the studio with Canadian recording engineer Leon McCormick and recorded 13 songs, which became their first self-released album, "Out Of The Prison". (released in January 2007)

The album didn't get to anywhere without any promotion nor any help from labels, but the songs like 'No Tomorrow', 'Growing Old', 'Crawl' and 'Hold On' gained some attention from fans world-wide.

Once again shuffling the lineup, they've entered the studio again in February 2008 to record some new songs. They've recorded two songs 'Butterfly And A Fly' and 'Sound Of Breaking Glass(Walk Outside)', but the bassist and the drummer left the band during this session.

A year later, they've finally found replacements, and went back to the studio to record more songs. Even after that the things don't go easy, once again after recording two songs 'Go Down' and 'Separate' the drummer left the band.

They've welcomed the new drummer Shojiro Sugama shortly after, and they're ready again to go back to the studio to complete the long-awaited upcoming album, "Over The Walls" ...

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