Pay money To my Pain

The Japanese band Pay Money to My Pain (commonly abbreviated to PTP) played music that wouldn't have sounded out of place on Western rock radio, a potent yet commercial cocktail of post-hardcore and nu-metal with anguished, emotional lyrical themes. They were also uncommon among Japanese bands in that all their lyrics were in English, a move made deliberately in order to appeal to a global audience. They were formed in Tokyo early in 2005 following the dissolution of vocalist K's prior band, the popular Gun Dog; he recruited guitarists Pablo and Jin, bassist Tsuyoshi, and drum...