The Stalin has been played on NTS in shows including Brain Dead Radio, featured first on 3 November 2020. Songs played include 水銀, Stop Jap and Fish Inn.

The Stalin was a punk rock band of the early 80's.

Former leader and the only constant member of the band was Michiro Endo - 遠藤ミチロウ, born November 15, 1950, a socialist activist.

According to Michiro, the name Stalin is hated by many Japanese, so he thought it was a good name to create the image he wanted for his band. He further explained that because of his socialist stance, the band name encapsulated the downside of every good…