TORUxxx

TORUxxx is the present (possibly former) support guitarist for The Mad Capsule Markets. before joining The Mad Capsule Markets, TORUxxx was a member of Japanese punk groups Star-Club and Londs Of Three and later joined mad in 1997 on the Digidogheadlock album after a long line of live backing guitars had come and gone (one of them including Takashi Fujita, formerly of Doom (Japanese band)). TORUxxx guitar playing and backing vocals was somewhat different from the styles of former mad guitarists Minoru Kojima and Ai Ishigaki's as TORUxxx had a more metalcore style of playing the guitar, and his screams are now backing vocals on most tracks. It has been stated that TORU had left the band before mad announced the hiatus (which explains why Minoru played the CiSTm K0nFLiqT UK tour) and may later re-join when mad start making new material.

Miscellnea:

*TORUxxx has a fondness of tattoos, and skateboarding (which he is seen doing in one of mad's videos)
*TORUxxx was a member of Japanese Metalcore supergroup Undown but he is currently a member of the Japanese band Angelo, which features members of the now defunct PIERROT.