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==Biography==
 
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Luzmelt was formed in Tokyo, Japan towards the end of 2009 by yuhma. Luzmelt's concept was to represent light and darkness chased after by people who had lost their hearts. "Luz" meaning light in Spanish and "Melt" coming from English. The original lineup for the band consisted of two guitarist, one drummer, one bassist and one vocalist. Luzmelt did several secret lives sometime in August before oficially revealing themselves as a band to the public. The band went public at their first one-man live entitled, "Supernova explosion" which was held on February 10, 2010 at Meguro Rokumeikan. At their one man live they released their two mini-albums entitled, [[Swallowed Scenery|swallowed scenery]] & [[Luz-Destination|luz-destination]]. Both mini-albums were released one month apart for online and stores. "swallowed scenery" on Februrary 24, 2010 while "luz-destination" was avilable on March 24, 2010.  
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Luzmelt was formed in Tokyo, Japan towards the end of 2009 by yuhma. Luzmelt's concept was to represent light and darkness chased after by people who had lost their hearts. "Luz" meaning light in Spanish and "Melt" coming from English. The band had a small use of electronic vocals within a few of their singles. The original lineup for the band consisted of two guitarist, one drummer, one bassist and one vocalist. Luzmelt did several secret lives sometime in August before oficially revealing themselves as a band to the public. The band went public at their first one-man live entitled, "Supernova explosion" which was held on February 10, 2010 at Meguro Rokumeikan. At their one man live they released their two mini-albums entitled, [[Swallowed Scenery|swallowed scenery]] & [[Luz-Destination|luz-destination]]. Both mini-albums were released one month apart for online and stores. "swallowed scenery" on Februrary 24, 2010 while "luz-destination" was avilable on March 24, 2010.  
  
 
Luzmelt made their US debut on April 8, 2010 in Pennsylvania playing at Tekkoshocon VIII with [[SUICIDE ALI]]. In May of 2010 Luzmelt left [[Starwave Records]] to start their own label "ADDICT-STYLE"; however it was still under [[Darkest Labyrinth]] which both are owned by [[Kiwamu]]. On May 20, 2010, Luzmelt released their first single entitled, [[Sacrifice|sacrifice]], the CD came with a DVD that would include their debut [[PV]] for the lead title track. They performed at exclusive live shows from April 23 until June 18. On May 26th, 2010 the single was available online and in stores. Six days after the public release of "sacrifice", drummer [[Shuu (AUBE)|miu]] and bassist [[Masa (Dunkelheit)|zig]] would depart from the band due to different directions in music.
 
Luzmelt made their US debut on April 8, 2010 in Pennsylvania playing at Tekkoshocon VIII with [[SUICIDE ALI]]. In May of 2010 Luzmelt left [[Starwave Records]] to start their own label "ADDICT-STYLE"; however it was still under [[Darkest Labyrinth]] which both are owned by [[Kiwamu]]. On May 20, 2010, Luzmelt released their first single entitled, [[Sacrifice|sacrifice]], the CD came with a DVD that would include their debut [[PV]] for the lead title track. They performed at exclusive live shows from April 23 until June 18. On May 26th, 2010 the single was available online and in stores. Six days after the public release of "sacrifice", drummer [[Shuu (AUBE)|miu]] and bassist [[Masa (Dunkelheit)|zig]] would depart from the band due to different directions in music.
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In early July they gained a new support drummer Yugi.
 
In early July they gained a new support drummer Yugi.
  
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In September the same year they held a one-man live entitled, "gateway of specular" and promoted their sixth single, "[[Chaotic Underworld|chaotic underworld]]". In October they held three live events to promote "Chaotic underworld" each at a different location along with a different [[PV]] for which event was attended at which location.
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In September the same year they held a one-man live entitled, "gateway of specular" and promoted their sixth single, "[[Chaotic Underworld|Chaotic underworld]]". In October they held three live events to promote "Chaotic underworld" each at a different location along with a different [[PV]] for which event was attended at which location.
 
"Across" ([[PV]]) at Takadanobaba AREA, "guilty garden" ([[PV]]) at ZEAL LINK, "grief color destination" ([[PV]]) at Edison.
 
"Across" ([[PV]]) at Takadanobaba AREA, "guilty garden" ([[PV]]) at ZEAL LINK, "grief color destination" ([[PV]]) at Edison.
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Following the release of their sixth single, the members of Luzmelt decided it was best to disband.  
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Following the release of their sixth single, a few months later the members of Luzmelt decided it was best to disband.  
  
 
On February 10th, 2012, Luzmelt held their last one-man live at Shibuya BOXX before disbanding.
 
On February 10th, 2012, Luzmelt held their last one-man live at Shibuya BOXX before disbanding.
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[[Category:J-Rock]]
 
[[Category:J-Rock]]
 
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[[Category:Visual-Kei]]
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[[Category:Disbanded]]
 
[[Category:Disbanded]]

Revision as of 06:35, 19 August 2014

Luzmelt's final line-up before disbanding (2011).
L-R: reito, yuhma, nov and kaie

Luzmelt (ラズメルト) was a visual kei band formed in 2009 but started activities on February 10th of 2010 and disbanded exactly two years later on February 10th of 2012 after they played their final live event at Shibuya BOXX.

Members

Former Members

  • zig - Bass (left in 2010)
  • miu - Drums (left in 2010)
  • asuka - Guitar (left in 2010)

Biography

Luzmelt was formed in Tokyo, Japan towards the end of 2009 by yuhma. Luzmelt's concept was to represent light and darkness chased after by people who had lost their hearts. "Luz" meaning light in Spanish and "Melt" coming from English. The band had a small use of electronic vocals within a few of their singles. The original lineup for the band consisted of two guitarist, one drummer, one bassist and one vocalist. Luzmelt did several secret lives sometime in August before oficially revealing themselves as a band to the public. The band went public at their first one-man live entitled, "Supernova explosion" which was held on February 10, 2010 at Meguro Rokumeikan. At their one man live they released their two mini-albums entitled, swallowed scenery & luz-destination. Both mini-albums were released one month apart for online and stores. "swallowed scenery" on Februrary 24, 2010 while "luz-destination" was avilable on March 24, 2010.

Luzmelt made their US debut on April 8, 2010 in Pennsylvania playing at Tekkoshocon VIII with SUICIDE ALI. In May of 2010 Luzmelt left Starwave Records to start their own label "ADDICT-STYLE"; however it was still under Darkest Labyrinth which both are owned by Kiwamu. On May 20, 2010, Luzmelt released their first single entitled, sacrifice, the CD came with a DVD that would include their debut PV for the lead title track. They performed at exclusive live shows from April 23 until June 18. On May 26th, 2010 the single was available online and in stores. Six days after the public release of "sacrifice", drummer miu and bassist zig would depart from the band due to different directions in music.

Following the disbandment of the drummer and bassist, U-YA became a support member for the drums in early June of 2010. Luzmelt went through two support drummers before oficially selectingnov as their bassist. On July 14, 2010 Luzmelt released the single, Lunartail at their six month anniversary which was a one-man live held at Takadanobaba AREA. The band made their debut in Europe with the fool playing at Jap-Ro 2010 - The European J-Rock Festival in Germany and the Netherlands. After their playing in Europe, guitarist asuka left the band due to family problems. Following the leave of asuka, yuhma and kaie were the only members left within the original lineup.

Luzmelt later announced that they would have 3 new singles, each released one month from one another in the following order. In October they released guilty garden. In early November Luzmelt played in Canada at Dot.Con and released imitation galaxy and finally in December they released Oración.

In early February of 2011 Luzmelt went on a short hiatus to prepare for the future events that follow. In March they ended their time with Darkest Labyrinth. Following their ended contract with their former label, they had a four man live entitled, "＊-Kaleidoscope-" at BlackHole which would also be the debut of their new guitarist reito at BlackHole in early May. They changed their appearance as well. In early July they gained a new support drummer Yugi.

In September the same year they held a one-man live entitled, "gateway of specular" and promoted their sixth single, "Chaotic underworld". In October they held three live events to promote "Chaotic underworld" each at a different location along with a different PV for which event was attended at which location. "Across" (PV) at Takadanobaba AREA, "guilty garden" (PV) at ZEAL LINK, "grief color destination" (PV) at Edison. Following the release of their sixth single, a few months later the members of Luzmelt decided it was best to disband.

On February 10th, 2012, Luzmelt held their last one-man live at Shibuya BOXX before disbanding.

Discography

Luzmelt, with all former members.
L-R: kaie, zig, yuhma, miu & asuka

Mini Albums

Singles

Compilations / Other

External Links

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