Masquerade
Masquerade (マスカレード) was Kyo's third band, formed in May 1995 by renaming from Viṣṇu and adding a new bassist. It was Kyo's last band before he moved from Kyoto to Osaka, where he formed La:Sadie's, Dir En Grey's direct predecessor. Although they were active for only five months, Masquerade even had a fanclub, named "Monologue".
Member History
Masquerade is one of the few of Kyo's bands that had no known member-changes. However, on the AIR demo tape, only Kyo and Seine are listed; there's also a flyer with Kyo, Seine and a third member.
- Vocals – 京 (Kyo)
- Guitar – Seine
- Bass – 目 (Eye)
- Drums – Masa
Live History
| Date | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995.07.?? | Unknown | Live debut. |
| 1995.07.06 | 京都MUSE HALL | – |
| 1995.08.15 | 心斎橋MUSE HALL | – |
| 1995.08.25 | Unknown | – |
| 1995.08.30 | Unknown | – |
| 1995.09.30 | 梅田amHALL | – |
| 1995.10.?? | 梅田GUILD | – |
| 1995.10.12 | 京都MUSE HALL | "Emergency live" is held. Masquerade most likely disbanded after this live. |
Release History
The following song titles were provided by Seine for Viṣṇu and Masquerade: neo-nazis, 風の無い処へ (Kaze no nai tokoro e), sabbat, slave, ice, mania and end. They also had an unnamed ballad. It's unknown which songs belong to which band.
| Picture | Name | Tracklist |
|---|---|---|
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AIR | 1. AIR |
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AIR#2 | 1. AIR#2 |
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幻覚の華 | 1. 幻覚の華 |
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幻覚ノ華 / AIR | 1. 幻覚の華 2. AIR |
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幻覚の華 / AIR | 1. 幻覚の華 2. AIR |
Gallery
Eye, Seine, Masa, Kyo
| Members | Dir En Grey History | |
|---|---|---|
| Before Dir En Grey • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 | ||
| 京 (Kyo) |
ALBATROSS (roadie) → 黒夢 (roadie) → 月蝕 → Viṣṇu → Masquerade → La:Sadie's → Dir En Grey • sukekiyo • Petit Brabancon Other bands: 婦夜婦夜 • 狂殺会 • 化け化け族 • 廃人黒薔薇族 • TWO MONSTROUS NUCLEAR STOCKPILES • 第三帝國楽団 • 腐乱シネマ帝國楽団 | |
| 薫 (Kaoru) |
DIE:STERIA → CHARM → La:Sadie's → Dir En Grey Other bands: TWO MONSTROUS NUCLEAR STOCKPILES, TTT | |
| Die | 1st band (on drums) → 2nd band (LINDBERG cover band, female vocalist, Die on guitar) → 3rd band (ZIGGY cover band, on vocals) → Ka・za・ri → La:Sadie's → Dir En Grey • DECAYS | |
| Toshiya | 如月 → cruel → GOSICK (roadie) → Unknown band → PIERROT (roadie) → GOSICK → D†L → Dir En Grey | |
| Shinya | 人工天使 → Siva → Ruby → La:Sadie's → Dir En Grey • SERAPH Other bands: Unknown session band • 廃人黒薔薇族 | |