D -Biography-

D is a Japanese visual kei band which formed in March 2003. Their strongest points are, without a doubt, the vocals and variety of their compositions. Their music is a mixture of metal and melodic rock.

Vocals: ASAGI
Guitar: Ruiza
Guitar: Hide-Zou
Bass: Tsunehito
Drums: Hiroki

Official Website: http://www.d-gcr.com/

D is an extremely talented Japanese rock/metal band formed in March 2003. They are part of the Visual Kei scene, also because of the musical background of the band members. In fact, all of them have great experience in the music scene: ASAGI, Ruiza and SIN were all members of the Gothic Rock/Visual Kei band Syndrome, leading band of the indie label Matina from 2000 to 2002. Leader of Syndrome and also head of the Matina label was KISAKI, who played in various Gothic/Visual bands like La:Sadie's, MIRAGE, and more recently, Phantasmagoria.

In November 2002 KISAKI's health problems led to the disbandment of Syndrome and the end of Matina (he would later recover and return to the music scene with his solo project, founding a new recording label, Under Code Productions).

ASAGI, Ruiza and SIN still wanted to play in the Visual Kei scene, but without KISAKI they couldn't continue under the banner of Syndrome, so they decided to start together another band. Apparently Syndrome's drummer, Shion, didn't want to play anymore as a Visual Kei artist, and he joined a rock/pop band, Shelly Trip Realize. The remaining ex-Syndrome members found another bassist, LENA, formerly of the band PERSONA; and a drummer with remarkable technical skills: Hiroki, formerly member of Aioria and S to M / Michiru Project.

The newly formed 5 members unit took the name D. The meaning of this letter and the reason why they choose it are still unknown; but we can point out that the first demo tape of Distraygene of D". ASAGI's fascinations with vampire themes also lead to think about "Vampire Hunter D", the famous series of horror novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi (later adapted in animation series). (Ruiza's first band) released in 1998 was called "