When looking at the pedigree of rock quartet Muddy Apes, it's hard not to mention the term "supergroup." After all, the band's members — which consist of bassist Taka Hirose of British rock act Feeder, guitarist Kiyonobu "Inoran" Inoue of Japanese arena-rock band Luna Sea, vocalist Masaki "Maeson" Maenosono of Japanese rock group 8otto, and Feeder supporting guitarist Dean Tidey — are all established and successful musicians, albeit in different scenes, genres and countries. But for the musicians themselves, it's just about getting together with a couple of friends and making music.