ALvino

ALvino promoting Wings of Music (2011)
Left to Right: Jun, Shouta, KOJI

ALvino (アルヴｲノ) is a three piece Japanese rock band that formed sometime in 2006. The group was formed by two members of well known visual-kei bands, KOJI (ex-La'cryma Christi) and Jun (ex-PIERROT). The duo acquired Shouta (ex-NIOI) for vocals and later released their debut single "snow line" on December 13th.

Members

• Shouta (翔太) - Vocals
• KOJI - Guitar
• Jun (閏) - Guitar

Biography

Before KOJI and Jun asked Shouta to join the band, in 2005 they had asked Kaya (ex-Schwarz Stein) to be ALvino's vocalist. Kaya didn't join the group because of musical differences.

The name "ALvino" is a term coined by the members, and stands for ALchemy (AL) vision (vi) normal (no). Thus the band is also known as ALvino ~ALchemy vision normal~.

Discography

Studio Albums

• [2007.09.05] ALflavor
• [2008.12.10] alone
• [2011.07.05] Wings of Music

Mini-Albums

• [2009.09.16] capsule

Singles

• [2006.12.13] snow line (indie)
• [2007.03.14] Hana (花; Flower) (indie)
• [2007.07.04] FLY HIGH!! (indie)
• [2008.02.27] Kono Tegami... (この手紙・・・; This Letter...)
• [2008.05.21] Kokoro Film (ココロフィルム; Heart Film)
• [2010.05.12] Close to you

DVDs

• [2007.01.16] "ALchemy Drive" ~Pop Music Adventure~ 2006.10.4 LIQUIDROOM

External Links

• Official Website
• Official Blog
• ALvino @ CROWN RECORDS
• ALvino @ VAP