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, sometime between April and June 1994 and renamed to Masquerade in May 1995. The band name is often written as Visun.
Member History
As with Gesshoku, the member history of Viṣṇu isn't entirely clear. What can be said for certain is that the vocalist and bassist stayed the same throughout the band's history.
- Vocals – 京 (Kyo)
- At the beginning, Kyo still called himself 殀磨 (Yoma), but changed it to 京 (Kyo) at some point.
- Guitar – Shuji → アイリ (Airi) and Seine → Seine
- According to Seine, Shuji had already performed in Gesshoku. As his name isn't mentioned in any published material, the exact details are unclear.
- Shuji was later replaced by Seine and Airi. The latter also seceded at some point, reducing the number of members to four.
- Bass – 麗 (Rei)
- Along with Kyo, Rei was one of the two constant members of Viṣṇu. When he seceded, the band changed their name to Masquerade.
- Drums – Shura → Masa
- Shura can be seen on the earliest photo of Viṣṇu, along with Yoma and Rei. He seceded at some point and was replaced by Masa.
Live History
Date | Venue | Notes |
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1994.05.12 | 枚方BLOW DOWN | According to Kisaki's old website, LAYBIAL performed on this date with 月蝕. As 月蝕 had disbanded in April, it might've been Viṣṇu who actually performed. |
1994.07.23 | 京都ROCK天国 | Live debut. |
199?.??.?? | Unknown (in Nagoya) | – |
199?.??.?? | 枚方BLOW DOWN | – |
1995.01.12 | 京都MUSE HALL | Fourth live. |
1995.05.24 | 京都MUSE HALL | Last live with bassist Rei and before renaming to Masquerade. |
Release History
Viṣṇu has only one known release, a one-track demo tape titled 真紅 (Shinku). However, the following song titles were provided by Seine for Viṣṇu and Masquerade: neo-nazis (or Neo ナチス (Neo Nachisu)), 風の無い処へ (Kaze no nai tokoro e), SABBAT, SLAVE, MANIA, ICE and END. They also had an unnamed ballad. Interestingly, Viṣṇu also performed AIR and 幻覚の華, the two songs that would later be released by Masquerade.
Picture | Name | Tracklist |
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真紅 (Shinku) | 1. 真紅 (Shinku) |
Gallery
Members | Dir En Grey History | |
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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 |