Music like Akuma

Akuma is a punk band from Quebec formed in 1998 from the ashes of Banlieue Rouge.

The band does not release its members' surnames.

The original line-up was Safwan (guitar and vocals), Simon (bass and background vocals), Sylva (drums), and Mark (guitar, background vocals). It was this line-up which created the group's first album, 100 Démons, released in 2001 by Yakuza Productions. In 2004, the band released the album Subversion through Pavillon Noir. For this second album, Yannick (guitar) and Martin (bass) joined Safwan and Sylva to replace Simon and Mark.

The group plays many different venues, from small establishments to large North American events like the Vans Warped Tour of 2001 or Quebec's summer festival.