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VAMPS

About Me

The new band created by HYDE and K.A.Z.
Working together since 2003, HYDE and K.A.Z justannounced the formation of their band VAMPS.

LIVE INFO
VAMPS upcoming first tour, "VAMPS LIVE 2008", is a Japan nationwide tour starting August 1st at ZeppSendai and ending October 28th at Zepp Tokyo. 46 shows at the prestigious Zepp live houses throughoutJapan, in just 3 months... a rough schedule indeed. Both HYDE and K.A.Z agreed though, there is nobetter way to announce VAMPS than getting out in front of the fans right away. Please come and checkout what is sure to be yet another great collaboration between HYDE and K.A.Z!

Tickets available at play guides
... available now!
Ticket price: 6,660yen(Tax incl./ Drink fee excl.)

VAMPS "LoveAddict" TV Spot

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/8/2008
Band Members: HYDE(Guitar & Vocals)
Vocalist of L'Arc～en～Ciel, HYDE has also been working on other projects vigorously since his solo debut in 2001. His first solo album "Roentgen" (X-ray in German), released in 2002, contained 3 singles, "Evergreen", "Angel's Tale", and "Shallow Sleep". In 2003, HYDE made his first major movie acting debut in the film Moon Child, co-staring Japanese singer Gackt. Later that year he also released his 4th and 5th solo singles, "Hello", and "Horizon", both from the December released "666" album. 2004 introduced HYDE's first solo tour for the "666" album, an English version of the "Roentgen" album, as well as the DVD "Roentgen Stories." In 2005 he composed “Glamorous Sky”, the theme song for the breakout success movie “NANA”, while also releasing his 6th single "Countdown." Both the single “COUNTDOWN”、and the 7th single “SEASON'S CALL”, released early in 2006, topped the Japanese charts. In April 2006, following to the release of his 3rd album ”FAITH”、HYDE launched his second nationwide solo tour ”HYDE TOUR 2006 FAITH”, which sold out instantly. In the same year he also performed in 4 shows on the West Coast of the US, which also sold out instantly. At the close of 2006 HYDE rejoined his L'Arc～en～Ciel band mates for a few 15th Anniversary performances. In 2007 HYDE was back in the studio with L'Arc～en～Ciel recording, then touring all over Japan, finishing the year with large arena shows in Japan's biggest cities. So far this year, HYDE has been continuing his work with L'Arc～en～Ciel, while working with K.A.Z on VAMPS.

K.A.Z(Guitar)
K.A.Z formed the band ”Oblivion Dust” in ’96 and debuted in ’97 with 3 singles, "Sucker", "Numb", and "Falling", off the album "looking for Elvis" released the same year. In 1998, K.A.Z joined the band "Hide with Spread Beaver", releasing 2 singles, "Rocket Dive", and "Pink Spider." 1998 also saw the release of 2 more Oblivion Dust singles, "Therapy", and "Trust", from their album "Misery Days." In 1999 K.A.Z and Oblivion Dust released 4 more singles, "Blurred", "You", "Goodbye", "Crazy", and a music video for the song "Overdose", all from the album, "Reborn." 2000 saw a quick reunion with Hide with Spread Beaver, another single, "Designer Fetus", and album "Butterfly Head" with Oblivion Dust. The next year, Oblivion Dust released their Best Of album, "Radio Songs", but the group disbanded. Also in 2001 K.A.Z started work with Tetsu from L'Arc～en～Ciel on his solo project TETSU69. In 2002, he formed the rock unit Spin Aqua with vocalist/model/actress Anna Tsuchiya, producing three singles and one album, "Pisces". Soon after K.A.Z started to co-write and co-produce songs with HYDE. For HYDE’s 3rd solo album ”FAITH”, he wrote 5 songs including the single “SEASON’S CALL” and co-produced all songs. K.A.Z then accompanied HYDE on his "Faith" tour as guitarist throughout the summer and fall of 2006. In 2007 K.A.Z and 2 of the 3 previous member of Oblivion Dust decided to get back together, spending most of the year writing and recording their January 2008 self-titled release, "Oblivion Dust." Early this year, Oblivion Dust had a short tour to signify their reformation, and while still actively working with Oblivion Dust as well as various other projects, K.A.Z and HYDE decided to start VAMPS.

VAMPS Official site: www.vampsxxx.com
HYDEIST : www.hyde.com
HYDE Official Mobile Site: http://www.hyde.com (for mobile)
K.A.Z: www.kaz1011.com
VAMPROSE: www.vamprose.com
Sounds Like:

VAMPS
Single
"LOVE ADDICT"
July, 2 2008

    LOVE ADDICT TIME GOES BY
BUY
    CdJapan YesAsia HMV Japan @Tower.JP


HYDE
DVD
"FAITH LIVE"
November 8, 2006
    JESUS CHRIST SWEET VANILLA MADE IN HEAVEN DOLLY SEASON'S CALL EVERGREEN I CAN FEEL MASQUERADE IT'S SAD PERFECT MOMENT FAITH COUNTDOWN HELLO PRAYER MIDNIGHT CELEBRATION MISSION Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds HIDEAWAY UNEXPECTED
DISC 2:
    HYDE TOUR 2006 FAITH DOCUMENTARY
BUY
    CDJapan YesAsia HMV Japan @Tower.JP

HYDE
Album
"FAITH"
April 26, 2006
    JESUS CHRIST COUNTDOWN MADE IN HEAVEN I CAN FEEL SEASON'S CALL FAITH DOLLY PERFECT MOMENT MISSION IT'S SAD
BUY
    CDJapan YesAsia HMV Japan @Tower.JP

HYDE
Single
"SEASON'S CALL"
February 22, 2006
    SEASON'S CALL UNEXPECTED [DIST.]
BUY
    CDJapan YesAsia HMV Japan @Tower.JP

HYDE
Single
"COUNTDOWN"
October 5, 2005
    COUNTDOWN COUNTDOWN (US) EVERGREEN [DIST.]
BUY
    CDJapan YesAsia HMV Japan @Tower.JP

HYDE
Album
"6 6 6"
December 3, 2003
    SWEET VANILLA HELLO (Album Mix) WORDS OF LOVE HORIZON PRAYER MASQUERADE MIDNIGHT CELEBRATION SHINING OVER YOU FRUITS OF CHAOS HIDEAWAY
BUY
    CDJapan YesAsia HMV Japan @Tower.JP

HYDE
Single
"HORIZON"
November 6, 2003
    HORIZON Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
BUY
    HMV Japan @Tower.JP

HYDE
Single
"HELLO"
June 4, 2003
    HELLO THE OTHER SIDE
BUY
    YesAsia HMV Japan @Tower.JP

My Blog

Thanks from K.A.Z

Thank you all for celebrating my birthday!During our show on the 10th, the band stoped playing in the middle of "Love Addict" to celebrate my birthday!!  It was such a cool surprise birthday pres...
Posted by VAMPS on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:23:00 PST

VAMPS Live Report now on JaME

Hi All-All is going well here in Nagoya.  VAMPS are rockin' out and the nice folks of the Nagoya area seem to love every minute of it!  I wish you could all be here to see them in person, I ...
Posted by VAMPS on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:41:00 PST

HYDEs Diary

(HYDE has posted a photo from his cell phone in the "pics" section, in the folder "HYDE's Diary", the text below refers to that photo) I was trying to make myself look like a "garu" (the nickname for ...
Posted by VAMPS on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:50:00 PST

The goods on Goods

Dear VAMPS fans-We are in Fukuoka now.  MONORAL just finished their opening performance and now VAMPS are on stage!  Fukuoka is beautiful, the bands are genki, and now some long-awaited good...
Posted by VAMPS on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:55:00 PST

Message from K.A.Z

Hi Everybody-We started the tour, and having a lot of fun so far.  The first day I was worried about my foot, but as soon as we started the show, the adrenaline "kicked-in", and I felt no pain.Af...
Posted by VAMPS on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:50:00 PST

HYDE’s Diary: The Tour Has Begun

HYDE's Diary:Everything is going smoothly so far, and the show already sounds good.  If we keep this up, I will be very happy by the end.Sendai is currently in the midst of their Tanabata festiva...
Posted by VAMPS on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:57:00 PST

Message from HYDE

Finally the day has come.  We got here after rushing through many hectic days, and now, we are so happy the CD is being released to the world.  This is a very energetic & pop song, but t...
Posted by VAMPS on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:33:00 PST

Message from HYDE, K.A.Z update, Survey results...

First, K.A.Z is feeling better and wanted to say thanks for all the well-wishes, photos, and support he received from fans since his injury.  He has been back to the doctor recently, and seems to...
Posted by VAMPS on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:52:00 PST

"Time Goes By" news!

"Time Goes By", uploading 6/11 (tomorrow)!!!
Posted by VAMPS on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:28:00 PST

Region FREE DVD goodness and more questions!

Hey VAMPS Fans- Yes, it is finally confirmed, the DVD that comes in the Limited Edition VAMPS CD/DVD package (releasing on July 2nd) will be Region Code FREE!  That means you will be able to pla...
Posted by VAMPS on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:32:00 PST