What is Crush 40?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Crush 40 | Img = Crush40LiveTokyo2012.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = | Img_size = 300 | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = Sons Of Angels | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = Japan and United States | death_date = |death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = {{flatlist| * [[Hard rock]] * [[alternative metal]] * [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] * [[alternative rock]] * [[electronic rock]] * [[video game music|video game]] }} | Occupation = | Years_active = 1997–present | Label = [[Victor Entertainment]], [[Frontiers Records]], [[Wave Master|Wave Master Entertainment]] | Associated_acts = [[Anthem (band)|Anthem]], [[Axel Rudi Pell]], [[Hardline (band)|Hardline]], [[Jun Senoue]], [[Loudness (band)|Loudness]] [[Cash Cash|Alex Makhlouf]] [[Cash Cash|Jean Paul Makhlouf]] | URL = http://crush40.net | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = [[Jun Senoue]] (1998-present)<br/>[[Johnny Gioeli]] (1998-present)<br/>Takeshi Taneda (2001-present)<br/>Act. (2019-present) | Past_members = Naoto Shibata (1998-2001)<br/>Hirotsugu Homma (1998-2001)<br/>Katsuji (2001-2005)<br/>Mark Schulman (2003)<br>Toru Kawamura (2005-2019) }} '''Crush 40''', formerly known as '''Sons of Angels''', is a Japanese-American [[hard rock]] band formed in 1997. The primary lineup from 1998 to 2009 consisted of [[guitarist]] [[Jun Senoue]] and [[singer|vocalist]] [[Johnny Gioeli]]. They became known for game soundtracks for [[Wave Master Entertainment]], including the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] series. {{music-stub}} [[Category:American hard rock bands]] [[Category:American heavy metal bands]] [[Category:Japanese rock bands]]