Beat Crusaders, commonly abbreviated BECR, was founded at the end of 1997 by Tōru Hidaka, as an experimental U.S. Lo-Fi Indie Rock unit.
The rest of the band later joined as a result of continual experimental gigs performed around the Shimokitazawa area of Tokyo.
A month later their first mini-album, Howling Symphony of... was released; this entered the charts again with various music magazines giving a big thumbs up.
They also were involved in four compilations, including a shared EP entitled WXY, with songs from Japanese punk band Captain Hedgehog.
Later on, their song "Hit in the USA" was used for the opening of the BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad anime, which moved the band into the Japanese mainstream.