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. Interestingly, on the AIR demo tape, only Kyo and Seine are listed, while on a flyer, Masa is listed as well, and on a different flyer, Eye is also listed.
- 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 | – |
| 1995.07.15 | 梅田amHALL | According to Kisaki's old website, STELLA MARIA performed on this date with MASQUERADE. As the name is written in allcaps, it might've been a different Masquerade. |
| 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 (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. It's unknown which songs belong to which band. On this website, the songs 静寂 (Shijima) and Masquerade are mentioned along with existing songs, but there are no further details.
| 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 | |