Japanese noise aKa Japanoise band created in 1984 by Yamataka Eye.
They were notorious for their dangerous live shows. Some of the band's most infamous shows included Eye cutting a dead cat in half with a machete, strapping a circular saw to his back and almost cutting his leg off, and destroying part of a venue with a backhoe bulldozer by driving it through the back wall and onto the stage.
At a 1985 show in Tokyo's Superloft, the audience were required to fill out forms due to the possibility of harm caused by the show. The show was stopped due to Eye preparing to throw a lit molotov cocktail onto the stage.
After several years of the intense live shows, Hanatarash was forbidden from performing at most venues, and were only allowed to return to live performances in the 1990s after Eye would agree to cease his destructive on-stage behavior.
eYe went solo and is still performing to this day. As well as his music, Eye is famous for his mixed-media style of art. Eye has presented his work at one of the largest art institutions in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art called MoMA/PS1.