Chariots Overdrive: Tracing Tang Dynasty's Origins from NYC to China
Formed in 1989 by Chinese American guitarist Kaiser Kuo upon his return to his parents' homeland, Tang Dynasty emerged before the internet facilitated global cultural exchange.
The band Tang Dynasty started in 1989, when New York-born Chinese American guitarist Kaiser Kuo moved back to the country of his parents' birth. (The actual Tang Dynasty began in 618 AD.) Before the modern internet, culture didn't flow as freely between China and the rest of the world, so when Kuo played some of his favorite Western artists for his new friends in Beijing, the impact was immediate and immeasurable. They had no choice but to start China's first heavy metal band.
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_Originally reported by [Stereogum](https://stereogum.com/2500329/the-bizarre-pilgrimage-of-chariots-overdrive/columns/breaking-the-oath/)._
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