Akihito "Aki" Morimoto (guitar and vocals) and Kazuto Maekawa (bass) first met in high school in Osaka.

[2] Before Electric Eel Shock, Aki and Maekawa first formed an 80s metal cover band in high school[2][3] called Caducious.

Maekawa introduced their drummer, Tomoharu Ito (known as Gian, due to his similar appearance to a well-known Japanese comedian of that name) to Aki.

Electric Eel Shock set up the Micro Music record label with their friends[11] and released their first full-length album, Maybe...

They had lined up a handful of dates in and around New York, including CBGB,[4] with their friends[4][8] Peelander-Z who had relocated there some time earlier.

[4] Due to the success of these gigs, the initially planned handful of dates expanded into an East Coast tour.

Whilst spending time in the Netherlands, they developed their friendship with Grammy-nominated producer, Attie Bauw, (who had worked with Judas Priest and the Scorpions) that they had met in Amsterdam during the Danko Jones tour[citation needed].

The aim was to capture the energy and character of an Electric Eel Shock performance with a production comparable to the early Black Sabbath albums that inspired their creation[citation needed].

Throughout 2005 EES shows became larger; with tours in the US and Europe alongside the Bloodhound Gang,[3][20][21] headlining festivals,[22] and playing with the West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra.

Electric Eel Shock has strong support from their fans and became one of the first bands without previous significant record label success to fully embrace crowdfunding.

Having played an important role in establishing the viability and model for crowdfunding in music, they have now launched their own crowd funding site Fan-Bo.com.

Launched in June 2012, Fan-Bo is a place where fans of Japanese pop culture can support independent bands, artists, writers and other creatives.