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[[File:Megaromania - Quintessence Voyage promo.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Megaromania promoting ''[[Quintessence Voyage (mini-album)|Quintessence Voyage]]'' (2011) <br> Left to Right: Chikage, Hyoga, yushi, Misery, Sui]]
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[[File:Megaromania - BLESSING MYTH promo.png|right|360px|thumb|Megaromania promoting "[[Blessing Myth|BLESSING MYTH]]" (2011) <br> Left to Right: Chikage, Sui, yushi, Misery, Hyoga]]
  
 
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===Studio Albums===
 
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* [2009.11.11] [[Prophetic Faction -the Universe-]]
 
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* [2011.03.23] [[Oath -Cross of Eternity-|Oath -cross of eternity-]]
 
* [2011.03.23] [[Oath -Cross of Eternity-|Oath -cross of eternity-]]
 
* [2011.12.21] [[Blessing Myth|BLESSING MYTH]]
 
* [2011.12.21] [[Blessing Myth|BLESSING MYTH]]
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* [2012.02.14] [[Cynthia (Megaromania)|Cynthia]]
  
 
===Other Singles===
 
===Other Singles===
 
* [2011.06.24] [[Phantom to the Past|Phantom to the past]]
 
* [2011.06.24] [[Phantom to the Past|Phantom to the past]]
 
* [2011.08.02] [[Wail of Crested|Wail of crested]]
 
* [2011.08.02] [[Wail of Crested|Wail of crested]]
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* [2011.09.24] [[Kousoukyoku -Variant Jihad- (Megaromania)|Kousoukyoku -Variant Jihad-]] (神創曲; ''God Creation Song'')
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* [2011.09.24] [[Kousoukyoku ~Variant Jihad~ (Megaromania)|Kousoukyoku ~Variant Jihad~]] (神創曲; ''God Creation Song'')
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* [2011.09.25] [[(6) Party (Megaromania)|[6]party]]
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* [2011.09.29] [[Kimi wo Nosete... (Megaromania)|Kimi wo Nosete...]] (君ヲ乗セテ...; ''With You on My Back'')
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===DVDs===
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* [2011.xx.xx] [[Megaromania "Wail of Crest" Bootleg DVD Vol. 1|Megaromania "wail of crest" BOOTLEG DVD Vol.1]]
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* [2011.xx.xx] [[Megaromania "Wail of Crest" Bootleg DVD Vol. 2|Megaromania "wail of crest" BOOTLEG DVD Vol.2]]
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* [2011.xx.xx] [[Megaromania "Wail of Crest" Bootleg DVD Vol. 3|Megaromania "wail of crest" BOOTLEG DVD Vol.3]]
  
 
===Compilations===
 
===Compilations===

Revision as of 22:05, 30 December 2011

Megaromania promoting "BLESSING MYTH" (2011)
Left to Right: Chikage, Sui, yushi, Misery, Hyoga

Megaromania is an five member Japanese rock band of the visual-kei variety. They formed in March of 2008 and soon joined the indies label UNDER CODE PRODUCTION in Osaka with the band concept of Aesthetics of Creativity (創造の美学; "Souzou no Bigaku"). The group is reminiscent of kote-kei (コテ系), which is traditional or 90's visual-kei, much like Sui and Misery's previous band Metis Gretel.

Members

Current Members

Former Members

  • Leda (憐蛇) - Drums

Biography

2008-2009

Megaromania promoting their three debut singles (2008)

Megaromania was formed on October 10th, 2008 but the idea of the band was created some time before Sui and Misery's past band, Metis Gretel, disbanded. With Metis Gretel dissolving on October 3rd, Megaromania was now able to start activity. The line-up was vocalist Sui, guitarist Misery (both ex-Metis Gretel), guitarist Chikage (ex-STELLA...), bassist Hyoga (ex-Homura), and drummer Leda (ex-Han-nya).

On April 1st the band joined Osaka independent label UNDER CODE PRODUCTION with the band concept of Aesthetics of Creativity. It was also during this time that their first releases were announced, three debut singles released simultaneously. Those singles were released on May 28th and were titled "Bishuu no Kajitsu", "God of Megaromania -Junketsu no Kokuin-", and "Angelical Jewelry". These would reach #9, #8, and #10 respectively on the indies Oricon chart. While they would, in order, reach #193, #181, and #195 on the major chart where they all charted for a week.

Their first live was a two-man concert with Deshabillz called "Shisei, Inochi Ari~ Ichiju no Kage Ichikawa no Nagare mo Tashou no Fuchi" on June 1st at HOLIDAY SHINJUKU. They then played two lives: the first on June 28th at OSAKA MUSE and the second on the next day at HOLIDAY NAGOYA. July started with their first sponsored events, two consecutive CD release events starting on the 5th at HOLIDAY SHINJUKU titled "Bishuu no Yakata -Art of GOD-" and "Bishuu no Yakata -GOD of Oath-" respectively.

On July 9th their first mini-album, Birth of an "Idea", was released in two different types. This is the first of theirs to be released in different types and it also features their first PV. It reached #296 on the major Oricon chart, where it charted for a week. This led into a string of 11 lives and events spanning July 19th to August 16th. Two of note are the S'CUBE organised "SCUBER DIVE ~Naniwa ga Taihen~" event on August 1st at Shinsaibashi CLUB DROP and the "SCUBER DIVE ~Shibuya ga Taihen~" event on August 4th at Shibuya clubasia. Also during August Megaromania took part in the Tribute to Phantasmagoria 2008 tour, playing three dates: the 19th at Shibuya O-WEST, the 21st at HOLIDAY NAGOYA, and the 23rd at OSAKA MUSE.

September 14th was when the band participated in Black:List's RIOT '08 1st IMPACT tour final at Meguro Rockmaykan. On two consecutive days, starting on September 20th, at HOLIDAY OSAKA Megaromania took part in Heisei Ishin's sponsored events titled "THE FIRST HOLY COLOSSEUM -2DAYS-". The band then had their own sponsored events, collectively called "Bishuu no Yakata Cardinal -Circle-", on consecutive days during October. The events stretched three days and were: at HOLIDAY SHINJUKU on the 24th, HOLIDAY NAGOYA on the 25th, and HOLIDAY OSAKA on the 26th.

November was an important month for the band, it started with them taking part in ClearVeil's CD release events "The future of despair ~Soko ni Arumono~" on the 2nd at Takadanobaba AREA and the 8th at OSAKA MUSE. After a live on the 15th at HOLIDAY OSAKA, they released their fourth single "Transparent Shine" on the 19th in two different types. This reached #156 on the major Oricon chart, where it charted for a week. This month ended with their first one-man concert called "The Birth of Creation -Tenchi Souzou-" at Meguro Rockmaykan on the 23rd.

The end of the year was filled with only five events, spanning from December 5th to the 31st. Some of note are: the KISAKI produced UNDER CODE PRODUCTION vs CROW MUSIC vs Planet CHILD Music "VISUAL LIVE FACTORY VOL:1" event on the 5th at HOLIDAY OSAKA, the Kiryu presents "Garyoutensei -Sono Ni-" event on the 13th at Shibuya BOXX, and the "YEAR END of HOLIDAY 2008-2009" event on the 31st through to January 1st, 2009 at HOLIDAY SHINJUKU.

Megaromania promoting "APOCALYPSE" (2009)

The year began with two consecutive events presented by NINE titled "Kyuukei Mugen Ringo ~Rubytama~" on January 23rd at HOLIDAY OSAKA and on the 24th at HOLIDAY NAGOYA. This, of course, preceded a string of six events from January 25th to February 12th. A couple of note are: Misaruka's first sponsored event called "Mass of Tounal St Luke Passion" at Ikebukuro CYBER on January 31st, the second volume of Ashe's "Kokka Seishou" events at Takadanobaba AREA on February 1st, and an UNDER CODE PRODUCTION vs HOLIDAY NAGOYA event titled "Owari Gekitotsu 2009" at HOLIDAY NAGOYA on February 8th.

Megaromania then participated in the UNDER CODE PRODUCTION organised national tour Nihon Seiatsu 2009. This lated from March 1st at Shibuya BOXX to March 13th at Okayama CRAZY MAMA 2nd ROOM, altogether hitting nine stops. Before the tours' final, the band released their fifth single "APOCALYPSE" on April 1st. It reached #10 on the indies Oricon chart, and #132 on the major chart where it charted for a week. This is currently their highest charting single.

As a part of the previous national tour Nihon Seiatsu 2009 final "Shibuya Seiatsu 5DAYS" the band, along with Kiryu, held a two-man concert live called "Tenchi Kyousou" on April 4th at Shibuya eggman. The final itself was played on April 22nd at Osaka BIGCAT as a part of the venue's 10th anniversary.

The band then took part in two events sponsored by other bands. The first was a Lamina event titled "Shikkoku e no Shoutaijou ~Kuuhaku no Nipeeji~" on May 1st at HOLIDAY NAGOYA, and the second was a chariots event called "carnage opera VOL:12" on May 16th at OSAKA MUSE. Megaromania celebrated their first anniversary with a one-man concert, "The reason for the Reincarnation -Tendou Keiji-", on May 31st at Shibuya RUIDO K2.

On June 1st they participated in the "Illusional of the Birthday" session matsuri at Takadanobaba AREA. They then played three lives: the first one on June 9th at Takadanobaba AREA, the second one on June 25th also at Takadanobaba AREA, and the last one on July 10th at Osaka BIGCAT. Similar to how they debuted, Megaromania released three simultaneous first anniversary concept singles. Those singles were released on July 15th and were titled "evil", "holy", and "deus". They would reach, in order, #172, #165, and #173 on the major Oricon chart where they all charted for a week.

Three CD release events were held to support and promote the first anniversary singles. They were all at Takadanobaba AREA, on three consecutive days starting on July 20th, and were called "evil an invitation", "holy in Bible", and "Imperial the deus" respectively. A live at Shibuya O-WEST two days later started off a sparse string of six lives, ending off at Harajuku ASTRO HALL on October 1st. The rest of October were three events with Arc titled "Sympathize with One's Voice". They were at: Meguro Rockmaykan on the 12th, Shinsaibashi FANJ-twice on the 23rd, and HOLIDAY NAGOYA on the 24th.

Similar to last year, November was an important month for Megaromania. The month started with a live at Meguro Rockmaykan on the 2nd as a part of the "DIG UP NEW STAR" live series. The band held two CD release events for the release of their debut album at Shinsaibashi SOMA on the 8th and at Ikebukuro CYBER on the 13th. They were called "Mythlogical of Hallucination -First Day-" and "Mythlogical of Delusion -Second Day-" respectively.

In between those two events they took part in two lives; the first one was the LOTMAN (Ren from Dali) presents "Shimesu Emotion" live at Shinsaibashi FANJ-twice on November 2nd, and the second one was the Secilia Luna presents "Confirmation ~Seikou Soudan~" live at Shibuya O-WEST on the 10th. Megaromania released their debut album Prophetic Faction -the Universe- on November 11th in two different types. It is their second release to come with an optional DVD and it also comes with their second PV.

The tail end of this year was met with seven events, starting on November 23rd and ending on December 31st. Some of note are: the two UNDER CODE PRODUCTION presents "NEW BORN "organization"" events (volume 5 on November 23rd at HOLIDAY NAGOYA and volume 6 on December 28th at HOLIDAY NAGOYA), the E'm~grief~ sponsored "Reizvoll Konzert VOL:4" event on December 18th at Meguro Rockmaykan, and the "Shuto Seiatsu 2009~2010" event on December 31st through to January 1st, 2010 at Tokyo Kinema Club. It was announced at this live that sometime after their next release, on March 31st, 2010, member(s) would be leaving the band.

2010

The year started off with the band taking part in Akito's (of chariots) birthday event "Akito Happy Happy Birthday Party" on January 17th at HOLIDAY NAGOYA. Megaromania, along with ALSDEAD and SaTaN, performed in the UNDER CODE PRODUCTION presents "-Formation of 3 pieces- "Dark profound thought"" event on January 30th at Shinjuku RUIDO K4. Also on the 30th, it was announced that drummer Leda was the member who would be leaving the band on March 31st. The band then held their Bishuu no Yakata -the spell of mystery- event tour in February. It began on the 26th at Takadanobaba AREA and concluded on the 28th at Shinsaibashi FANJ-twice, hitting three stops.

On March 10th the band released their second overall album, the selection album Oblivious. Three days after the release, Megaromania participated in the "Chikasen 7-shuunen Kinensai" event at OSAKA MUSE. The event was to celebrate UNDER CODE PRODUCTION's seventh anniversary. The last tour to feature the original line-up, titled Oblivious of farewell, started on March 24th at HOLIDAY NAGOYA and ended on March 31st at Shibuya BOXX, altogether hitting three stops. After Leda withdrew from Megaromania, the band went into a brief activity pause which had then ended in May.

Discography

Studio Albums

Best Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

Other Singles

DVDs

Compilations

External Links

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