Sukekiyo

Sukekiyo (stylized as sukekiyo and also referred to in katakana form as スケキヨ) is a Japanese band formed in 2013 by Dir en grey vocalist Kyo. It is sometimes referred to as a supergroup as every member of the band is or has been in other well-known acts in the Japanese visual kei movement.

History

Sukekiyo was formed as a side project^[2] by Kyo along with members of other Japanese rock bands. The band's activities are by periods as Kyo's main project Dir en grey is still his priority.^[3] Since the band released their first album, they have had a handful of tours in Japan, and more recently, Europe.^[4]

In November 2014, they announced a new mini-album called Vitium, that will contain 8 new tracks^[5] and will be released on February 4, 2015.^[6] The limited edition will come with a second disc that includes collaborations with other artists such as X Japan vocalist Toshi and actor Hiroshi Mikami.^[7]

Members

• Kyo (京): vocals (Dir en grey)
• Takumi (匠): guitar, piano (Rentrer en Soi, Dir en grey's support member)
• Uta: guitar (9Goats Black Out)
• Yuchi (裕地): bass (Kannivalism, Wing Works^[8])
• Mika (未架): drums (Rentrer en Soi, Forbidden Days Rhapsody^[9])

Discography

Albums

• Immortalis (2014)^[10][11]

EPs

• Vitium (2015)

Singles

• "The Daemon's Cutlery" (2014)^[12]
• "2014 live: 'wakare wo oshimu furi wa anata no tame'" (2014)
• "Mimi Zozo" (2015)
• "Anima" (2016)

Videoclip

Their first video for the song "Aftermath" was released on January 1, 2014 through iTunes.^[13] which appears on their first album Immortalis. A second video for the song "In All Weathers"^[14] was released on the bonus Blu-ray Disc along with "Aftermath".

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