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Type: Public
Created: Jun 16, 2007
Members: 13
Views: 3000
Location: Tokyo , Japan
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Group Creator:
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Psycho for Psycho le Cemu
(Text taken from here)
Daishi-vocals
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Aya-lead guitar
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Lida-back up guitar
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Seek-bass
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Yura-sama-drums
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Psycho le Cému formed in early 1999, and released their first maxi-single “Kronos†independently in March of 2002. After playing a sold-out gig at Tokyo's famed visual-kei venue Rock May Kan, the band joined strong indie label Limited Records, who released their November 2000 maxi single “Risokyu Ryokou Guide Discâ€ÂÂ. All 15 tour shows supporting this release were sold-out, including the finale at Shibuya’s On Air West. In September 2001, Psycho le Cému released their first album, Doppelganger, and began to play nationally and in larger venues. The group was managed by visual kei specialists Sweet Heart, who have also managed Luna Sea, Shazna, La'Cryma Christi, Pierrot, and Plastic Tree. In 2003 Psycho le Cému was signed by major Japanese label Crown, and their next two singles went into the top ten of Oricon's singles chart. In mid-2004 the band made appearances at Anime Expo and Project A-kon and documented the trip in the form of the Psycho le Cému in USA Live & Document DVD, which was released in September 2003. The group also kept active in Japan, amongst other shows, they appeared later that year at a festival sponsored by Japan’s visual-kei oriented magazine Fool’s Mate. The group returned to the States in early 2005 and performed at three anime conventions: Katsucon in Arlington, Virginia, Megacon in Orlando, Florida, and AOD: The San Francisco Animation Convention in San Francisco, California. On May 31, 2005, singer DAISHI underwent a urine analysis that showed up positive for stimulants and was arrested by Kanagawa police. When the story broke in the media, all of the band's merchandise was removed from shelves in Japan. On June 5, the band announced via their official website that they would be on hiatus due to DAISHI's arrest. On September 30th, DAISHI was sentenced for one year and ten months probation with a suspended sentence of three years by a court in Yokohama. The members have formed side projects in the meantime; AYA and seek are in the band ISABELLE with three other musicians, and Lida and YURA-sama are in Dacco. They have ended their relationship with their label, Crown Records, as well as with their management, Sweet Child Entertainments, and are pursuing their projects independently. In May to Psycho le Cému toured to support the release of new album ~EPILOGUE~ Kataritsugareru Monogatari. In addition, all of the merchandise that had been pulled from store shelves has been reinstated, and the Live in the USA II DVD, which was delayed due to DAISHI's arrest, has finally been released. Although as soon as the tour was over, Psycho le Cému went on what seems to be a permanent hiatus.
Note: Some of the information is outdated. Isabell has since stoped activities. Aya and Seek have joined a band called Mix Speaker's Inc. As far as I'm aware, Dacco, featuring Lida and Yura-sama, is still active. Daishi has also started a solor carer.
For more information on the band, I suggest the site: Super Cosplay Band
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