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, although only Kyo is currently active in another band.
Sukekiyo  | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japan | 
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2013–present | 
| Labels | Firewall Div.[2] | 
| Members | Kyo Takumi Uta Yuchi Mika  | 
| Website | sukekiyo-official | 
History
    
Sukekiyo was formed as a side project[3] by Kyo along with members of other Japanese rock bands. The name derives from Seishi Yokomizo's novel The Inugami Clan.[4] The band's activities are by periods as Kyo's main project Dir en grey is still his priority.[5] Since the band released their first album, they have had a handful of tours in Japan, and more recently, Europe.[6]
In November 2014, they announced a new mini-album called Vitium, which contained 8 new tracks[7] and released on February 4, 2015.[8] The limited edition came with a second disc that includes collaborations with other artists such as X Japan vocalist Toshi and actor Hiroshi Mikami.[9]
On June 21, 2017, Sukekiyo released their second full-length studio album, Adoratio.[10] They covered "Gerbera" for the November 22 Mucc tribute album Tribute of Mucc -En-.[11]
Members
    
- Kyo (京): vocals, programming (Dir en grey, Petit Brabancon)
 - Takumi (匠): guitar, piano (formerly of Rentrer en Soi, Dir en grey support member)
 - Uta: guitar (formerly of 9Goats Black Out)
 - Yuchi (裕地): bass (formerly of Kannivalism, Wing Works[12])
 - Mika (未架): drums (formerly of Rentrer en Soi, Forbidden Days Rhapsody[13])
 
Discography
    
- Albums
 
- EPs
 
- The Daemon's Cutlery (2013)
 - Vitium (2015)
 
- Singles
 
- "The Daemon's Cutlery" (2014)[16]
 - "2014 live: 'wakare wo oshimu furi wa anata no tame'" (2014)
 - "Mimi Zozo" (2015)
 - "Anima" (2016)
 - "Aoguroi Hysteria" (2017)
 - "KISSES" (2018)
 - "SALUS" (2021)
 - "AMOR" (2022)
 
- Demo Tapes
 
- "Koumo chigau mono nanoka, yosuruni (1 Shot Analog Recording -Demo Ver. 20171121-)" (2018)
 - "Sesshoku" (2020)
 - "furesaseru" (2021)
 - "Valentina" (2021)
 - "Yumemi Doro" (2021)
 - "Aishita Shinzo" (2021)
 
- Live Albums
 
- Persuasio (2015)
 - Mutans (2016)
 - PASSIO (2019)
 - Liquefacio (2020)
 - Luxuria (2021)
 
Videoclip
    
Their first video for the song "Aftermath" was released on January 1, 2014 through iTunes.[17] which appears on their first album Immortalis. A second video for the song "In All Weathers"[18] was released on the bonus Blu-ray Disc along with "Aftermath".
List of Video Clips:
- "Aftermath" (2014)
 - "In All Weathers" (2014)
 - "Ameagari no Yūshi" (2015)
 - "focus" (2015)
 - "Anima" (2016)
 - "Jūniji Nijuppun Konrinzai" (2016)
 - "En" (2017)
 - "Hidauta" (2017)
 - "Waizatsu" (2019)
 - "Tada, Mada, Watashi." (2019)
 - "Candis" (2021)
 - "Candis (Another Edition)" (2021)
 
References
    
- "sukekiyo PERSUASIO 2015.2.28 sukekiyo 2015 live「The Unified Field」-VITIUM-". Mikiki. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
 - "Home". free-will.co.jp.
 - "sukekiyo official web site". sukekiyo-official.jp.
 - "Sukekiyo「IMMORTALIS」特集 京インタビュー - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー".
 - "INFORMATION - DIR EN GREY OFFICIAL SITE".
 - "SCHEDULE - DIR EN GREY OFFICIAL SITE".
 - "CDJapan : sukekiyo: 1st Mini-Album "Vitium" out on Feb 4!". CDJapan.
 - "sukekiyo official web site". sukekiyo-official.jp.
 - "Sukekiyo's solo tour. Tokyo Hall show added! Preview of collaboration with X JAPAN's Toshi, and Hiroshi Mikami". barks.jp. 2015-02-02. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
 - "Sukekiyo - ADORATIO User Opinions - sputnikmusic".
 - "Tribute Of MUCC -en-". CDJapan. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
 - "YUCHI OFFICIAL BLOG 「discharge!」Powered by Ameba". ameblo.jp.
 - jpopasia. "Forbidden Days Rhapsody". JpopAsia.
 - "sukekiyo official web site". sukekiyo-official.jp.
 - "iTunes - Music - Immortalis by sukekiyo". iTunes. 30 April 2014.
 - "the daemon's cutlery (Single)". senscritique.com.
 - "iTunes - Music Videos - aftermath by sukekiyo". iTunes.
 - YouTube. youtube.com.