Rider Chips

Infobox musical artist
Name = RIDER CHIPS


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Origin = flagicon|Japan Japan
Genre = Hard rock, Japanese rock, Japanese pop
Years_active = 2000–present
Label = Avex Mode
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URL = [http://www.avexmode.jp/artist/riderchips/ Official website]
Current_members = Yoshio Nomura
Koichi Terasawa
JOE
Ricky
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Rider Chips is a Japanese hard rock band started in 2000 under the Avex Mode label. Originally, it consisted of only three instrumentalists and had to invite different vocalists periodically. But in 2006, Ricky (formerly of Dasein) joined the group full-time as the vocalist.

The group was formed in order to provide songs for the popular Kamen Rider Series, and is the official band of Kamen Rider since 2000 according to the CD jackets.

Members

*nihongo|Yoshio Nomura|野村義男 – guitar
*nihongo|Koichi Terasawa|寺沢功一 – bass
*nihongo|Satoshi "Joe" Miyawaki|宮脇知史 – drums
*Ricky – vocals
*nihongo|Cheru Watanabe|渡部チェル – keyboards, arranger

Discography

Albums

# (15 March 2005)
# (25 January 2006)

Singles

# "Power Child" (1 December 2000)
##"Power Child" featuring ROLLY
##nihongo|"Let's Go!! Rider Kick ~2000 Ver~"|レッツゴー！！ライダーキック～２０００　Ｖｅｒ．～|Rettsu Gō!! Raidā Kikku ~2000 Ver~ featuring Hiroshi Fujioka
##nihongo|"You are with the Rider"|君と共にライダーはいる|Kimi totomoni Raidā wa iru featuring Hiroshi Fujioka
##"Power Child (Original karaoke)"
##nihongo|"Let's Go!! Rider Kick ~2000 Ver~ (Original Karaoke)"|レッツゴー！！ライダーキック～２０００　Ｖｅｒ．～（オリジナルカラオケ）|Rettsu Gō!! Raidā Kikku ~2000 Ver~ (Orijinaru Karaoke)
# "Deep Breath" (18 August 2001)
#*The title track was used as the third ending theme song for "Kamen Rider Agito"
##"Deep Breath" featuring ROLLY
##"Sitting On the Dynamite" featuring Jin Hashimoto
##"Touch" featuring ROLLY and Jin Hashimoto
##"Deep Breath (Original karaoke)"
##"Sitting on the Dynamite (Original karaoke)"
##"Touch (Original karaoke)"
# (7 August 2002)
#*features nihongo|Keiko Terada|寺田恵子 on vocals
#*the title track was used as the second ending theme song for "Kamen Rider Ryuki"
##nihongo|"Into the Eternal Flame"|果てしない炎の中へ|Hateshinai Honō no Naka e
##"Gravitation"
##nihongo|"Into the Eternal Flame (Original Karaoke)"|果てしない炎の中へ（オリジナルカラオケ）|Hateshinai Honō no Naka e (Orijinaru Karaoke)
##"Gravitation (Original karaoke)"
# "The people with no name" (24 July 2003)
#*the title track was used as the second ending theme song for "Kamen Rider 555"
##"The people with no name" featuring m.c.A・T
##"All eyez on me" featuring Natsuki Katō
##"The people with no name (Original karaoke)"
##"All eyez on me (Original karaoke)"
#"The people with no name" (20 August 2003)
##"The people with no name" featuring m.c.A・T
##nihongo|"Briefcase"|鞄|Kaban featuring Kenji Ohtsuki
##"The People with No Name ~Rap #1 version~" (Original karaoke)
##nihongo|"Briefcase (Original Karaoke)"|鞄（オリジナルカラオケ）|Kaban (Orijinaru Karaoke)
# (18 February 2004)
#*features m.c.A・T on vocals
#*the title track is a cover of the first opening theme song for "Kamen Rider"
##nihongo|"The Song of Kamen Rider"|仮面ライダーのうた|Kamen Raidā no Uta
##"The Last Card"
##nihongo|"The Song of Kamen Rider (Original Karaoke)"|仮面ライダーのうた（オリジナルカラオケ）|Kamen Raidā no Uta (Orijinaru Karaoke)
##"The Last Card (Original Karaoke)"
# "ELEMENTS" (29 September 2004)
#*features Ricky on vocals
#*the title track was used as the second opening theme song for "Kamen Rider Blade"
##"ELEMENTS"
##nihongo|"Hot Wind Rider"|熱風ＲＩＤＥＲ|Neppū Raidā
##"ELEMENTS (Original karaoke)"
##nihongo|"Hot Wind Rider (Original Karaoke)"|熱風ＲＩＤＥＲ（オリジナルカラオケ）|Neppū Raidā (Orijinaru Karaoke)
# "Flashback" (31 August 2005)
#*the title track was used for the "Kamen Rider Hibiki" movie, although the version used was the one with Rin' on instrumentals and m.c.A・T on vocals (Track 1)
##"Flashback" performed by Rin' featuring m.c.A・T
##"Flashback -Rider Chips version-"
##"Flashback (Instrumental)"
##"Flashback -Rider Chips version- (Instrumental)"
# "Full Force" (5 April 2006)
#* the title track is used as the first ending theme song for "Kamen Rider Kabuto"
##"Full Force"
##"Bang! Bang! Revolution"
##"Full Force (Instrumental with chorus)"
##"Bang! Bang! Revolution (Instrumental with chorus)"
# "Lord of the Speed" (1 November 2006)
#* features nihongo|Yūki Satō|佐藤祐基
#* the title track is used as the second ending theme song for "Kamen Rider Kabuto"
##"Lord of the Speed"
##"Lord of the Speed (Instrumental with chorus)"
##"Lord of the Speed (Re-mix Ver.)"
#
#* First independent single
##"Trampled Solitude"
##nihongo|"Flower Song"|花唄|Hana Uta
##"Trampled Solitude (instrumental)"
##"Flower Song (instrumental)"

External links

* [http://www.avexmode.jp/artist/riderchips/ Rider Chips official website]