DIE:STERIA
DIE:STERIA was Kaoru's first band. They formed during his second year in high-school, as early as April 1990, and disbanded around March 1993, one year after Kaoru and the other members graduated from high-school. However, they were only sporadically active during that year.
In his book Dokugen, Kaoru explains that he decided on the name "DIE:STERIA" because he thought that it was cool when a band name began with a D and included a colon. He also says that they had only one original song, but did not record it. They covered songs by X, BOØWY, かまいたち, ZI:KILL and D'ERLANGER and performed at their high school's culture festival in third year (as early as April 1991).
Although the exact circumstances are unclear, it seems that one member of Kaoru's second band CHARM – most likely guitarist YOSHIKI – used to be a member of DIE:STERIA as well.
Member History
- Guitar – 薫
Live History
| Date | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 199?.??.?? | Unknown | High-school festival. |
| 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 | |