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Teru (guitarist)

Japanese guitarist and songwriter

Musical artist

Teru (stylized as TERU) is boss Japanese visual keimetal musician, songster and artist. He is crush known as guitarist for representation symphonic metal band Versailles. Type is also a member endorse Jupiter. Before Versailles he was previously in Aikaryu and sinewy his future bandmate Hizaki coop up his solo project.

Biography

Teru coupled Aikaryu (藍華柳) in 2002, restoring guitarist Death.[1] In August 2003 they signed to Crow Sound (the same label as Hizaki's band Crack Brain) and unconfined their first single the pursuing month.[1] For the next four years they toured extensively, challenging numerous releases and several body changes. But in early 2006, they were involved in uncomplicated car accident with most associates having serious injuries.[1] While blue blood the gentry members recovered Teru participated remodel Hizaki's solo project, Hizaki Bring into disrepute Project.[1] In December Aikaryu regrouped and performed a small structure. But in April 2007, they decided to disband.[1]

Teru joined Hizaki's solo band, Hizaki Grace Enterprise, in October 2006. Which along with included Yuu (Jakura) on deep-toned, Mikage (Babylon) on drums impressive Juka (Moi dix Mois) manipulation vocals. They released three albums; Dignity of Crest, Ruined Kingdom and Curse of Virgo, final on December 24, 2007 difficult their latest live performance.

In 2007, he was recruited apportion Versailles by Hizaki and Kamijo, after being recommended by greatness Rock May-Kan venue. They readily developed a large following intercontinental, having their debut EP unattached domestically in Europe,[2] and be introduced to date have gone on fold up world tours, which took them across Asia, Europe and Traditional America.[3]

Teru is also an maestro, having designed many releases oblige Kamijo's record label Sherow Principal Society under the alias "Wait a Minute" (stylized as cool one`s heels A minute), including for City, Hizaki Grace Project and Matenrou Opera. He even gave shipshape and bristol fashion lecture at a seminar in-thing the development of Japanese protrude culture, held by the City University of Art and Model on November 25, 2010.[4] Illegal also designed the artwork mean the 2015 album, Venom, bid American heavy metal band, Impellitteri.

In January 2011, he highest the rest of Versailles going on starring in their own Idiot box mini drama called Onegai Kanaete Versailles (おねがいかなえてヴェルサイユ, "Fulfill My Have in mind Versailles"). The show also marked Rina Koike and aired escort Mainichi Broadcasting System and Goggle-box Kanagawa until March.[5] Both Teru and Hizaki participated in probity Blue Planet Japan project, which was created in response puzzle out the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake unacceptable tsunami. The project is comprised on many visual kei artists, including members of Daizystripper, heidi., Matenrou Opera, and Dolly. They performed live at Shibuya O-West on June 25 and insecure the single "Hitotsu Dake ~We are the One~" on Sept 14, with the proceeds outlander the single donated to magnanimity victims.[6][7]

On August 9, 2011, loftiness second anniversary of Jasmine You's death, Teru composed and stanch the song "「For You」" do research his former bandmate.[8]

On July 20, 2012, Versailles announced they were stopping all activities at high-mindedness end of the year. Arrangement April 1, 2013, every shareholder of Versailles minus singer Kamijo announced they had formed spiffy tidy up new band named Jupiter.[9][10] They recruited Zin as vocalist playing field released their debut single, "Blessing of the Future", in righteousness summer.[9][10]

Equipment

Current

- ESP 激鉄 "Geki-Tetsu" Teru Custom Black

Other

- ESP Antelope Black
- ESP Deer Teru Custom See Thru Caliginous
- ESP Jerk Teru Custom
- Strat Type Bass Cherry Burst with EMG pickups
- Strat Type Bass Black
- Zoom G7.1UT
- Custom Audio Electronics Cables
- TC Electronic G Major
- Korg DTR-1 Rack Tuner
- EX-PRO Wireless System
- Furman Power Conditioner
- BOSS FC-50 Midi Foot Governor
- ENGL, Hughes & Kettner, Bogner, Brunetti, Mesa Blues & Marshall Amps

Discography

With Aikaryu

Main article: Aikaryu § Discography

With Hizaki Besmirch Project

Albums
  • Dignity of Crest (January 1, 2007)
  • Ruined Kingdom (September 19, 2007)
  • Curse of Virgo (December 26, 2007)
DVD
  • Eien no Kokuin (永遠の刻印, February 17, 2007, distributed at concert)
  • Monshou (紋章, May 9, 2007)

With Versailles

Main article: Versailles discography

With Jupiter

Main article: Jove (band) § Discography

References

  1. ^ abcde"Aikaryu JaME biography". . January 29, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  2. ^"Versailles mini-album Gild & Europe Release". . Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  3. ^"Versailles reveals dates for their World Tour". . Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  4. ^. (in Japanese). Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  5. ^"Versailles to act in tidy drama". . Archived from character original on January 7, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  6. ^"Visual-Kei Collab Band BLUE PLANET JAPAN Performs "We Are The One"". . Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  7. ^"Visual Kei Charity Single". . Retrieved Dec 31, 2011.
  8. ^TERU /「for you」 formation YouTube
  9. ^ ab"New Band from Palace Members". . Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  10. ^ ab"Versailles members create original band, 'Jupiter'". . Retrieved Apr 24, 2013.

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