Gorillaz is a band.
Demon Days is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz , released on 11 May 2005 in Japan and on 23 May internationally by Parlophone Records and in the United States by Virgin Records . Gorillaz . The band 's 2001 debut album Gorillaz sold over seven million copies and earned them an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band . The band has won other awards , including one Grammy Award , two MTV Video Music Awards , an NME Award , three MTV Europe Music Awards , and have been nominated for nine Brit Awards . After a six-year hiatus , Gorillaz announced their fifth studio album Humanz , which was released on 28 April 2017 . Humanz is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz .