Viṣṇu

Viṣṇu (ヴィシュヌ) was Kyo's second band and the one where he changed his stage name from 殀磨 (Yoma) to 京 (Kyo). They formed right after the disbandment of 月蝕 in early 1994 and renamed to Masquerade in May 1995. The band name is often written as Visun.

Member History

The member history of Viṣṇu isn't entirely clear. This is the band's line-up on a flyer for their last live:

• Vocals – 京 (Kyo)
• Guitar – Seine
• Bass – 麗 (Rei)
• Drums – Masa

These members were provided by Seine:

• Guitar – Shuji
• Guitar – アイリ (Airi)

Live History

Date	Venue	Notes
1994.07.??	Unknown (in Kyoto)	Live debut.
1995.01.12	Unknown	–
1995.05.24	京都MUSE HALL	Last live with bassist Rei and before renaming to Masquerade.

Release History

Interestingly, Viṣṇu apparently only recorded a single demo tape with one song, titled 真紅 (Shinku). However, 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
	真紅	1. 真紅

Gallery

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  Airi, Seine, Kyo, Masa, Rei

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  Masa, Seine, Kyo, Rei, Airi

Navigation

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