Girugamesh

Girugamesh
Also known as	Girugämesh ギルガメッシュ
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genre(s)	Hard Rock Alternative Metal
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	Danger Crue (JP) Gan-Shin (EU)
Website	www.girugamesh.com
Members
Satoshi Nii Shuu Ryo
Former members
Cyrien Hotaru

Girugamesh (ギルガメッシュ, girugamesshu^?, derived from the name Gilgamesh, sometimes typeset as girugämesh)^[1] is a Japanese rock band, formed in 2003.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Lineup 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Extended Plays 3.3 Singles 3.4 DVDs 4 References 5 External links

History

Formed in 2003 in the suburbs of Tokyo, Shuu and Nii had been friends since elementary school, the earliest incarnation of the band made its first performance while the members were still in high school.^[3] Girugamesh began playing gigs with their current lineup in 2004, until they were signed to record label Gaina-Japan. Their first major single, Kaisen Sengen was ranked #10 on the Oricon Indies chart.^[2] In 2005, Girugamesh embarked on a nation-wide tour, after which they released their first live DVD, featuring footage from the tour, and after more touring, released an EP, Goku - Shohankei Enban. In 2007, Girugamesh was signed to the European label Gan-Shin, making them one of the select Japanese rock groups to be distributed outside of Japan. The band then was part of a 9-band Japanese rock festival in Los Angeles, California called "J-Rock Revolution". They were part of the second night alongside Merry, D'espairsRay, and Mucc^[4]. Around the time of J-Rock Revolution, many of the bands released material on iTunes, including Girugamesh, making them one of the few Japanese rock artists to be available on the popular music store. In the summer of 2007, Girugamesh released an EP entitled Reason of Crying, and in December released their eponymous album, Girugamesh. In 2008, the band will play at the landmark metal festival, Wacken Open Air^[5] as well as going on their first european tour earlier in the year.

Lineup

• Satoshi (左迅, Satoshi^?) – vocals, lyricist^[3]
• Nii (弐, Nii^?) – guitar
• Shuu (愁, Shuu^?) – bass guitar
• Ryo – drums, primary songwriter^[3]

Discography

Albums

• 13's Reborn (September 27, 2006)
• Girugamesh (December 26, 2007)

Extended Plays

• Goku - Shohankei Enban (May 25, 2005)
• Reason of Crying (July 18, 2007)

Singles

• "Jelato" (August 3, 2004, distributed single)
• "Kaisen Sengen -Kikaku Kata Enban-" (August 15, 2004)
• "Mikongyaku" (August 24, 2004)
• "Kuukyo no Utsuwa -Kyosaku Kata Enban-" (December 25, 2004)
• "Kosaki Uta -Kaijou Kata Enban-" (February 8, 2005)
• "Senyuu Kyoutou Uta" (Coupling CD with Marusa) (April 20, 2005)
• "Kyozetsusareta Tsukue -Tandoku Kata Enban-" (June 17, 2005)
• "Fukai no Yami -Mayosake Kata Enban-" (September 14, 2005)
• "Honnou Kaihou -Kakusei Kata Enban-" (November 30, 2005)
• "Risei Kairan -Ranchou Kata Enban-" (November 30, 2005)
• "Rei -Zero- -Mukei Kata Enban-" (April 5, 2006)
• "Omae ni Sasageru Minikui Koe" (April 12, 2006)
• "Volcano" (March 14, 2007, DVD single)

DVDs

Live

• Fuyu no Yukidoke Tourou
• Kaisen Sengen (映像. 開戦宣言)

Music videos

• Owari to Mirai (終わりと未来)
• Volcano
• Kaisen Sengen (開戦宣言)

References

External links

• Official Site (Japanese)
• Official MySpace