La'cryma Christi

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La'cryma Christi
Origin Japan
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 1994 - 2007
Former members
Taka
Hiro
Shuse
Levin
Koji

La'cryma Christi (Latin for "The Tears of Christ") is a J-Rock band, which formed in 1994 and disbanded in January of 2007.

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[edit] History

The band was originally formed under the name of Strippe-D Lady in 1993 by vocalist and leader Taka with his college friend, Hiro. The two friends held a small audition in Kansai to find new talent for the band. And the result, they recruited Koji and Levin who were high school friends, and a bassist Kita-J. This Osaka based indie band played hard rock and heavy metal during this time period. In October 1994, Kita-J decided to leave the band and was replaced by Shuse.

After this the band changed their name to La'cryma Christi before releasing their first single, "Siam's Eye" on a local indies label in 1994. The band moved to Tokyo in 1996, releasing their first mini album, Warm Snow which sold 15,000 copies. In 1997 they signed with a major label and debuted with Ivory Trees. Their single "Mirai Koro" was used as the ending for the anime Nightwalker and reached #3 on the Oricon singles chart.[1]

They founded their own label, Majestic Ring, in 2003. Koji left the band in March of 2005 (after a gig on the 21st), and in September 2006, the band announced that they will officially disband in January 2007.

[edit] Members

  • Taka: Vocals
  • Hiro: Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Shuse: Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Levin: Drums

[edit] Ex-Members

  • Koji: Guitar (left: March 2005)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demo Tapes

  • "Stripped-D Lady" [1994.02.??]

[edit] Singles

  • "Siam's Eye" - (1994.10.??)
  • "Forest" - (1997.03.13)
  • "Ivory Trees" (1997.05.08)
  • "The Scent" (1997.07.30) #23
  • "Nangoku" (1997.10.29) #25
  • "With-You" (1998.05.08) #10
  • "Mirai Koro" (1998.06.26) #3
  • "In Forest" (1998.11.11) #8
  • "Without You" (1999.05.26)
  • "Eien" (1999.08.25)
  • "Lime Rain" (2000.01.19)
  • "Life" (2000.11.22)
  • "Jump!!" (2001.10.24)
  • "Jounetsu no Kaze" (2002.02.06)
  • "Hirameki" (2002.12.04)
  • "Mystical Glider" (2003.03.26)
  • "Grovve Weapon" (2003.07.30)
  • "Cannonball" (2004.04.21)
  • "Hot Rod Circuit" (2004.08.11)
  • "Yesterdays" (2005.03.23)
  • "Sweet Lil' Devil" (2006.06.06)
  • "Breaking" (2006.08.23)

[edit] Albums

  • Warm Snow (1996.02.04)
  • Dwellers of Sand castle (1996.07.22)
  • Sculture of Time (1997.11.12) #8
  • Lhasa (1998.11.25) #8
  • Magic Theater (2000.03.15)
  • Single Collection (2000.06.28)
  • &.U (2002.03.06)
  • Deep Space Syndicate (2003.11.05)
  • Greatest Hits (2004.09.08)
  • Zeus (2005.05.25)
  • Sound & Vision The Singles~ 10th Anniversary (2006.06.28)
  • Where The Earth Is Rotting Away (2006.09.27)

[edit] DVDs

  • Live at Lhasa (1999.06.30)
  • 4U.True Color (2003.11.01)
  • Six Visions (2004.06.30)
  • The 10th Anniversary Live "Decade" (2005.03.31)
  • 4U True Color (2005.06.29)

[edit] VHSs

  • Glass Castle (1997.03.??)
  • 4U (1998.02.11)
  • Zero (1998.12.24)
  • Live at Lhasa (1999.06.30)
  • True Color (1999.12.22)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Anime News Network - Answer Man August 01 2002 Column Retrieved on Sep 09 2007 (English)

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