Hadouken! are a grindie band based in Leeds in the United Kingdom. The band formed after James Smith and Daniel "Pilau" Rice met at Leeds University, where they set up their own Label, Surface Noise Records After forming the label, Smith began writing and demoing the first Hadouken tracks. In February 2007 Hadouken! released a two song vinyl with the song "That Boy That Girl", which gained popularity after the video, directed by friend Bob Harlow, made it onto MTV2.

After releasing their 12-track mixtape "Not Here To Please You" on November 12, 2007 featuring originals and remixes, the band have been in the studio working on their debut album, 'Music For an Accelerated Culture.' which is to feature nine new songs as well as the single "Liquid Lives".

The band's name comes from a special move - a throwing fireball attack called "the Hadouken" - in the video game "Street Fighter".

Hadouken! hail from Watford and have been coined as ’ nu-rave / grindie ’ in terms of genre, although they hate the new rave label. Their name shares that of a fictional special attack that originated in the classic Capcom fighting video game series Street Fighter . Band Members: James- Helicopter Pilot Extraordinaire. Pilau- Echo Location Skills. Alice - B.A Joint Honours in English Literature and Art History. Nick - Official member of the European Union. Chris- Advanced Facial Choreography