AGALLOCH

October 1st, 2008 – 1135 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Genre(s) Atmospheric Folk/Dark Metal Lyrical theme(s): Nature, Loss, Depression, Death, Winter Origin: United States of America (Portland, Oregon) Formed in: 1995 Current label: Unsigned Status: Active Sphere: Related Content Related posts MACHINA ARCANA (0) LYRIEL (0) VIKING METAL EXPLAINED (0) THE PLASMATICS (0) OSHARE-KEI EXPLAINED (0)


FAERGHAIL

August 6th, 2008 – 2008 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Faerghail was formed in the summer of 1995 by Kai Lehtinen (guitars), Petri Moisio (bass) and Tomi Kangassalo (drums) in order to play somekind of melodic metal. In the autumn of 1995 Jussi Ranta and Tuomas Murtojärvi joined the band as session members and with this line-up Faerghail recorded the first demo tape titled “In [...]


SUGAR

July 29th, 2008 – 2002 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Vocals: Loki Guitar: Sizna Bass: Shingo Drums: Atsuto Started: 2005 Status: Active Profile Sugar formed in 2005 consisting of Loki (ex-Vall’na Racill), Sizna, Koto and Atsuo.They officially began activity with a live at Urawa Narciss on February 1st of that year. Their first CD “ridicule/Dry Flower”, which was limited to 500 copies and consisted of [...]


D’ESPAIRSRAY

July 22nd, 2008 – 2007 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Vocals: Hizumi Guitar: Karyu Bass: Zero Drums: Tsukasa Started: 1999 Status: Active Profile D’espairsRay was formed on September 9, 1999. They played their first concert on September 24, but waited until October to release their first single “Kumo”. It was such a successful single, that it was later re-released in 2001. The band continued to [...]


X JAPAN

July 7th, 2008 – 1723 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Bass: Heath Guitar: Pata Vocals: Toshi Piano/Drums: Yoshiki Guitar/Vocal: Hide Bass: Taiji Started: 1980 Status: Disbanded X Japan was a visual rock band that started their career in the 1980s. Yoshiki and Toshi were the first to start the band. More members were added and the band X was created. Their first singles were I’ll [...]


ELEGACY

July 5th, 2008 – 1629 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Massimo La Russa: electric and acoustic guitars, bass,  keyboards and backing vocals. Constantin Terzago: piano and keyboards, backing vocals. Gianluigi Girardi: lead and backing vocals. Danilo Bar: electric, acoustic and classical guitars. Everything dates back to 1999, when second-year university students and former school-mates Massimo La Russa (guitar) and Constantin Terzago (keyboards), both from Turin, [...]


VIDOLL

July 2nd, 2008 – 1938 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Vocals: Jui Bass: Rame Guitar: Shun Drums: Tero Guitar: Giru Started: 2002 Status: Active  Vidoll is a visual kei band that consists of five members, with three former members. The five current members would be Rame (Bass), Jui (Vocals), Shun (Guitar), Tero (Drums), and Giru (Guitar). Yukine (Guitar) and HIDE (Guitar) left earlier in 2005 [...]


LYRIEL

July 1st, 2008 – 1931 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

The band “Lyriel” from Gummersbach (Germany) established itself in the autumn 2003. Three of the seven musicians originate from the metal band “Sorrowsend”, which already exists since 1994. One member and also mastermind of Lyriel, Oliver Thierjung (guitar), decided to found a side project with Jessica. Two other Sorrowsend members also joined the new project: [...]


VIOLE STOLZ

June 19th, 2008 – 2002 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Vocals: Hiyame Guitar: Shii Bass: Juya Drums: Ruimio Started: 2004 Status: Disbanded Profile: Viole Stolz was formed April 2004 by Hiyame (roadie for Schwardix Marvally), Shii (ex-member of la fille male garder), Shuya, and Rumio. They have done 7 shows. On July 16th, the band performed their first live called Meguro. On July 20, 2004 [...]


THE PLASMATICS

June 6th, 2008 – 1324 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Genre: Punk, Heavy Metal, Porn Rock Lyrical theme: Sex, Love, Loss, War, Violence, Chaos, Life Last known line-up: Wendy Orlean Williams – Vocals (R.I.P. 1949-1998) Wes Beech – Rhythm Guitar Michael Ray – Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar Chris “Junior” Romanelli – Bass Ray Callahan – Drums Sphere: Related Content Related posts PORN ROCK EXPLAINED (0) [...]