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FANATIC◇CRISIS
12+ albums
visual keiJ-rocknagoya keirockjapanese
about
Formed in late 1992, FANATIC◇CRISIS was a 5 man visual kei/ japanese rock band that hailed from the city of Nagoya. In November of 1992, vocalist 石月努 (Ishizuki Tsutomu), guitarist 和也 (Kazuya) and bassist Ryuji came together to form the core of the band. A year later rhythm/synth guitarist Shun joined the band, while being rounded out by support drummer タツヤ (Tatsuya). It was this incarnation of the band that released the demo tape カルマ, and the 1st and 2nd versions of the mini-album 太陽の虜 (taiyou no toriko). At this point in time, the band presented itself in a very typical visual kei way: music with dark themes, and matching "dark" attire. 1995 was to be a year of change for the band. Former Of-J drummer 徹 (later credited as Tohru) joined the band creating the lineup that would exist until their disbandment. Along with a new member, a new sound emerged from the band. Gone was the darker FANATIC◇CRISIS, replaced with a more accessible, poppier sound. It was at this time that the band released their 1st single Memories in White, followed by their 1st full album MASK. After the release of their final indies mini-album MARBLE in November of 1996, the band started on the road of signing to a major label. In August of 1997, FANATIC◇CRISIS released their major label debut single SUPER SOUL via the For Life label. However, a little less than 2 years later and after releasing 2 albums and 8 singles, FtC left the label and reverted to an indies band. Starting in November of 1999, the
