Country of origin: Japan Location: Tokyo, Kantō Status: Active Formed in: 2000 Genre: Death Metal Lyrical themes: Samurai history and folklore Current label: Disk Union Years active: 2000-present 兀突骨 (pronounced "Gotsu Totsu Kotsu") is actually a name of an old samurai warrior, and the band themselves have samurai-related themes in their music. Rather than call themselves death metal, Gotsu Totsu Kotsu label themselves "Samurai Metal". Gotsu-Totsu-Kotsu are interviewed in the documentary "Japan Extreme Metal the Documentary PT 1", by Visual Justice Films.