![]() The following year, The Mad Capsule Markets signed to major record label Victor Entertainment and recorded their second album, P.O.P. After the album's release, original guitarist Minoru Kojima left the band, and was replaced by former roadie Ai Ishigaki. In October, they released their debut album, Humanity, which also featured a number of Berrie songs and retained their punk sound. In August 1990, the new band released their first single, "Government Wall", a re-recording of the Berrie song. In April 1990, Berrie changed its name to The Mad Capsule Market's, purportedly a term for distributors of Betaphenethylamine, a fictional drug from the cyberpunk novel Neuromancer. However, within months of the performance, drummer "Seto" left the band, and was replaced by Tokyo resident Motokatsu Miyagami. (Two of these three songs were later re-released on the Speak!!! album.) Their popularity in the Japanese underground music scene steadily grew and in 1990 this success earned them a place as the opening act for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. ![]() The band recorded a three-song demo tape entitled Poison Revolution, which they distributed themselves. ![]() One year later, the duo were joined by bassist Takeshi Ueda and drummer "Seto", at which point the quartet began performing at concerts and entering Battle of the Bands competitions. ![]() In 1985, while in high school, vocalist and songwriter Hiroshi Kyono and guitarist Minoru Kojima formed the punk band Berrie. 1.3 Stylistic change and international recognition (1997–2005). ![]()
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