La'cryma Christi

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Name = La'cryma Christi


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Origin = Japan
Genre = Rock, Visual Kei, Progressive Rock
Years_active = 1994 - 2007
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Past_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.

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. [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2002-08-01 Anime News Network - Answer Man August 01 2002 Column] Retrieved on Sep 09 2007 (English)]

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

Members

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

Ex-Members

* Koji: Guitar (left: March 2005)

Discography

Demo Tapes

*"Stripped-D Lady" [1994.02.??]

ingles

*"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)

Albums

*"Warm Snow" (1996.02.04)
*"Dwellers of Sand castle" (1996.07.22)
*"Sculpture 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)

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)

VHSs

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

= References =
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/14331/ Oricon Profile] (Japanese)
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/34791/ Oricon News] (Japanese)
* [http://www.barks.jp/artist/?id=52002924 Barks Profile] (Japanese)

External links

* [http://www.lacrymachristi.jp/ Official Website]
* [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/polydor/artist/lacryma/ Official Universial Music Site]
* [http://yaplog.jp/takablog/ TAKA's blog「HEAVEN'S DOOR」]
* [http://rokujo.dreamhost.com/nightflight/ Night Flight]
* [http://geocities.com/in_forest/ In Forest]