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 when the members graduated around March 1992. 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 also 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).
During a fanclub live on February 11, 2001, Kaoru mentioned that one of the people he performed with (each Dir En Grey member had their own band that day) was Mr. Horikiri, a tattoo artist and the one who tattooed the dragon on Kyo. Kaoru then explained that he used to play in a band with Mr. Horikiri, and considering how all members of CHARM are known, it's likely that the band Kaoru meant was DIE:STERIA.
Member History
- Guitar – 薫
- Mr. Horikiri
Live History
| Date | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1991.??.?? | 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 Other bands: 婦夜婦夜, 狂殺会, 廃人黒薔薇族, TWO MONSTROUS NUCLEAR STOCKPILES, 京 Poems: 自虐、斂葬腐乱シネマ, 前略、お元気ですか、最果ての地より名も無き君に愛をこめて…, 「我葬の詩」上巻, 下巻 | |
| 薫 (Kaoru) |
DIE:STERIA → CHARM → La:Sadie's → Dir En Grey Other bands: TWO MONSTROUS NUCLEAR STOCKPILES | |
| Die | Ka・za・ri → La:Sadie's → Dir En Grey, DECAYS | |
| Toshiya | きさらぎ → cruel → GOSICK (roadie) → 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 | |