Gedō (band)

Gedō
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresRock, hard rock, protopunk, blues-rock, psychedelic rock
Years active1973 (1973)–1976 (1976)
1979 (1979)–1982 (1982)
1991 (1991)
2002 (2002)–2003 (2003)
2010 (2010)–present
LabelsNippon Columbia, Polydor, King, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Universal IMS, Trio, Merudakku, Showboat, Meldac
MembersHideto Kanou
Soul Toul
Matsumoto Shinji
Past membersMasayuki Aoki
Nakano Ryoichi

Gedō (外道), also romanized simply as Gedo or Gedou, is a Japanese rock band. They were formed in 1973. The band split up for the first time in 1976, then reformed and split again several times. Their first self-titled album is highly acclaimed in their home country, and was featured on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest Japanese albums (N°24) and Julian Cope's Japrocksampler, among other lists.