question: Apocalyze was an album by a Japanese band from what city?
answer: Osaka
context: Title: Mari Hamada (actress)
  Passage: Mari Hamada (濱田マリ , Hamada Mari , born December 27, 1968 at Kobe, Hyogo, Japan) is a Japanese singer and actress who starred in numerous Japanese movies and Japanese television dramas. and released two solo albums and solo singles in the 1990s, after being part of the Japanese band "Modern Choki Chokies".  She was also part of the Japanese "unit" (temporary band) "Unknown Soup & Spice" in 2003.
  Title: 98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare
  Passage: 98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare (98.12.28 男達の別れ , 98.12.28 Otokotachi no wakare ) is the third and final live album by the Japanese band Fishmans.  It would be the last live performance the band would ever undertake.  It marked a huge turning point in the band's career, and is widely considered to be a prominent and notable album of their discography.  It was recorded and filmed at Akasaka Blitz, a Japanese music venue based in Minato, Tokyo, on December 28, 1998, and was later released as a live album titled "98.12.28 男達の別れ", under the record label Polydor Records.
  Title: Thunder in the East (album)
  Passage: Thunder in the East is the fifth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, and the first released by a major American label after the contract signed with Atco Records, then a subsidiary of Atlantic Records.  Aside from being the band's first all-English release, it is the first Loudness album produced by Max Norman, who also produced "Lightning Strikes" in 1986 and "Soldier of Fortune" in 1989.  "Thunder in the East" features the single "Crazy Nights", the band's biggest hit in America, and the power ballad "Never Change Your Mind".  This album marked the first time a Japanese band entered the US Top 100 chart, where it remained for 23 weeks, peaking at No. 74.
  Title: Hatano Jazz Band
  Passage: Hatano Jazz Band (Japanese: Hatano Orchestra ハタノ・オーケストラ) was a Japanese band founded by graduates from Tokyo Music School in 1912.  The leader of the band was Fukutarō Hatano who went on to become a songwriter.  Although some described it as the first Japanese jazz band, Hatano himself stated that he had "never had much to do with jazz".  Hatano (cornet and violin) co-founded the band with a cellist, banjoist, accordionist and drummer, and it played aboard the trans-Pacific ship, the "Chiyo Maru".  On stopovers in San Francisco, the musicians were exposed to different forms of music, which they took back to Japan.  "Within five years the Hatano orchestra had 12 members, mostly string players."  Hatano recalled the dance music they played in Japan in 1921: "we played fox trot, one-step, and two-step scores, which I'd bought in America, as they were.  Nobody knew anything about ad-libbing yet".
  Title: Sappukei
  Passage: Sappukei is a 2000 released album by the Japanese band, Number Girl.  This album was produced by Dave Fridmann who is known for producing bands such as The Flaming Lips and frontman Shutoku Mukai's subsequent band, Zazen Boys.  The album is a departure from their previous releases of lyrics pertaining to sentimentality and adolescent struggles and more towards urban decay, isolation, and modern transcendence of Japanese culture.  The album was ranked #37 on Snoozer's "100 Greatest Japanese Albums of All-Time."
  Title: Apocalyze
  Passage: Apocalyze is the third album by Japanese electronicore band Crossfaith.  It was released on September 4, 2013 through The End Records.
  Title: NYC (band)
  Passage: NYC was a Japanese band.  The band's members are Ryosuke Yamada and Yuri Chinen, who are members of another Japanese band called Hey!  Say!  JUMP, and Johnny's Jr. Yuma Nakayama in 2010.  Before that, seven-members unit NYC Boys (stylized NYC boys) was formed on June 7, 2009, to promote the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009, an event that began on July 31 and ended on August 23, 2009.  They performed the theme song "NYC" in Tokyo and Osaka before each game.
  Title: Crossfaith
  Passage: Crossfaith (クロスフェイス) are a Japanese heavy metal band from Osaka that was formed in 2006.  The band released their first demo "Blueprint of Reconstruction" in 2008.  The band consists of vocalist Kenta Koie, guitarist Kazuki Takemura, Hiroki Ikegawa on bass guitar, drummer Tatsuya Amano and Terufumi Tamano on keyboards.  They are renowned for their fusion of metal and hardcore with dubstep and electronic dance music, and for their intense live performances.
  Title: Sakanaction (album)
  Passage: Sakanaction (stylized as sakanaction, ] ) is the sixth studio album by Japanese band Sakanaction, released on March 13, 2013.  Primarily created in recording sessions that began in September 2012 and lasted approximately four months, the album was recorded at the home of band's vocalist and songwriter, Ichiro Yamaguchi.  In order to reach an audience, the band challenged themselves by creating music for commercial tie-ups and television dramas.  Prior to the album, the band released three singles: two acting as theme songs for Japanese television dramas and another used in a commercial campaign for the design school Mode Gakuen.
  Title: Identity (Sakanaction song)
  Passage: "Identity" (Japanese: アイデンティティ , Hepburn: Aidentiti ) (] ) is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction.  It was released in July and August 2010 as the band's first single after the release of their four album "Kikuuiki" in March 2010.  The band's first summer-time release, "Identity" was an upbeat song featuring Latin percussion and lyrics about self-identity.  In September 2011, it was added to the band's fifth studio album, "Documentaly".
citations: Crossfaith Apocalyze