Sukekiyo

Sukekiyo
Origin	Japan
Genres	Experimental rock nu gaze
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Firewall Div.
Members	Kyo Takumi Uta Yuchi Mika
Website	sukekiyo-official.jp

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 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. Since the band released their first album, they have had a handful of tours in Japan, and more recently, Europe.

In November 2014, they announced a new mini-album called Vitium, that will contain 8 new tracks and will be released on February 4, 2015. 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.

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)
• Mika (未架): drums (Rentrer en Soi, Forbidden Days Rhapsody)

Discography

Albums

• Immortalis (2014)

EPs

• Vitium (2015)

Singles

• "The Daemon's Cutlery" (2014)
• "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. which appears on their first album Immortalis. A second video for the song "In All Weathers" was released on the bonus Blu-ray Disc along with "Aftermath".