. . "Flatbacker"@en . "1982Z"^^ . . . "Ezo (\u30A4\u30FC\u30BA\u30A3\u30FC\u30AA\u30FC, Iizii\u014D) was a Japanese heavy metal band originally formed as Flatbacker in the spring of 1982 in Sapporo, Japan out of the remnants of two high school bands, Power-Station and Scrap. Ezo has been named a \"seminal influence by such artists as Steve McDonald of Redd Kross and Michael Steele of The Bangles.\""@en . . . "Ezo"@en . "group_or_band" . . "1990Z"^^ . . .