Tak Matsumoto Group

Tak Matsumoto Group (often abbreviated as TMG) is a supergroup consisting of members from several bands around the world. It includes Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, and Jack Blades. From July to September 2004, they embarked on their "Dodge the Bullet Tour" of Japan.

After a single, an album, 20 shows, and a live video, the band never performed again. In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone India, Martin said he asked Matsumoto every year about a possible reunion, to which Matsumoto always answered, "Let me think about it".

On February 28, 2024, in an interview with Rockpages.gr, Jack Blades revealed that the band would be making a second album. A week later, on March 8, the band officially announced its reformation 20 years after its initial conception and would be releasing a second album and hold a nationwide tour across Japan.

Lineup

 * Official members
 * Tak Matsumoto (B'z) – guitar, leader
 * Eric Martin (Mr. Big) – lead vocals
 * Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees, Shaw Blades) – bass, backing vocals


 * Support members
 * Brian Tichy (Billy Idol, Ozzy Osbourne, Seether, Whitesnake, Foreigner, Pride & Glory, Glenn Hughes, Sass Jordan, Slash's Snakepit) – studio drums
 * Cindy Blackman (Lenny Kravitz) – studio drums
 * Chris Frazier (Whitesnake, Foreigner) – live drums

Albums

 * TMG I (June 23, 2004) Oricon ranking: No. 1

Singles

 * "Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)" (March 31, 2004) No. 3

Videos

 * Dodge the Bullet (December 15, 2004) No. 8