Loyal to the Grave is a Japanese hardcore punk band that was formed in Tokyo in 1998. The band introduced itself to an international audience with its first record, a debut mini-album titled North Truth, before dropping its debut studio album Abstract Sensations, in 2002. With chugging rhythms and heavy guitar breakdowns, the band earned a following among world-wide hardcore audiences that continues to grow with each of Loyal to the Grave's subsequent albums, including 2007's Still Climbin' Still Believin', and Against the Odds, which was released with Eulogy Recordings in 2012.