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hide with Spread Beaver
12+ albums
J-rockjapanesevisual keirockhide
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hide with Spread Beaver was a Japanese rock band formed in the late '90s. Vocalist and guitarist, hide, formed the band after the disbandment of his previous group, X JAPAN. Most of the members of Spread Beaver were originally hide's live musicians for his two solo tours, but the group only formally became "hide with Spread Beaver" at the end of 1997. They released one single and recorded one more before the unexpected death of their vocalist. Their first and only album, Ja,Zoo, was still incomplete at the time of hide's death, with only three songs recorded. However, the album was finished by I.N.A. and released months later. Spread Beaver made good on hide's promise to fans that they would tour in 1998 and were joined onstage by a number of other friends and peers of hide in the course of the tour. The members moved on to other groups after the disbandment of Spread Beaver. MEMBERS: hide: Vocals/Guitar Kiyoshi: Guitar K.A.Z.: Guitar Chirolyn: Bass D.I.E: Keyboard I.N.A: Percussion/Programming Joe: Drums I.N.A. was the longest-standing member of Spread Beaver, having worked with hide from the very beginning of his solo career. He can be spotted in the earliest videos, before the rest of hide's permanent live band was formed. He also worked with hide in the transcontinental project Zilch. After Spread Beaver, I.N.A. formed Dope HEADz with Pata and Heath from X Japan and Sonic Storage with K.A.Z. He still works as a programmer/DJ/mixer both alone and for a number of other
