D'erlanger
While they originally played speed and power metal, after recruiting drummer Tetsu and vocalist Kyo they switched to a punk rock sound for their debut album La Vie En Rose in 1989.
Despite their short time in the spotlight, D'erlanger remain well-known and are considered one of the founders of visual kei.
[8] Soon after Shi-Do decided to leave the band, he was replaced by Tetsu, who was a roadie for 44Magnum alongside Cipher, in October.
[8][9] Dizzy then left the band in June 1988 and Kyo, who had previously played with Tetsu in the short-lived Dead Wire and in Saver Tiger, became their new vocalist on July 1.
[8] While touring in 1989, they released their first album La Vie En Rose, with Danger Crue Records on February 10.
The album's sound was a drastic departure from their previous material, being punk and alternative rock instead of the speed and power metal they originally had.
In 2020, Danger Crue Records founder Masahiro Oishi said that D'erlanger broke up due to poor management.
[7] On April 22, they played their "rejuvenation performance" entitled Bara Iro no Sekai - Rosy Eyesight at Zepp Tokyo, which was released on DVD on September 19.
Footage from this concert was released on December 10, as the Bara Iro no Jinsei -La Vie en Rose- DVD.
[15] Abstinence's Door #007 was held three days later in Taipei, with Taiwanese band Overdose and Korean Pia performing.
On December 13, it was announced on their official website that D'erlanger would be performing in Moscow, Russia at the XO-Club on April 30, 2011.
On May 2 D'erlanger began a nationwide tour in celebration of their 25th anniversary that finished on June 14 at Akasaka Blitz.
[20] They also performed at the second day of Luna Sea's Lunatic Fest on June 28,[21] as well as at Angelo's annual Intersection of Dogma concert on August 5.
[24] It contains covers of their songs by acts such as Dir En Grey, Hyde, Teru and Hisashi, and Psycho le Cému.
[25] On September 14, 2021, D'erlanger announced the postponement of their nationwide Agito Tour, which was set to begin later in the month, so that Kyo could have a tumor on his lung removed.
[28] The Agito tour eventually took place between March and July 2022 and celebrated the 15th anniversary of the band's reunion.
[30] Their anniversary celebration continued with five shows at Veats Shibuya under the title Sadistical Punk 2022 between September and November.
[31] On September 13, 2023, the band release their 10th studio-album titled "Rosy Moments 4D" – which, as they said in an interview with Visual Music Japan, symbolizes the completion of a cycle, the number 10 holds significance for the band as they pay homage to their debut album, “La Vie en Rose,” released in 1989.
[34] Kiyoharu said that, with band's like Boøwy and Buck-Tick being popular at the time, D'erlanger's mix of "beat rock" with metal was "shocking.
[36] Nishihiro stated that D'erlanger are still held up as a unique band decades later because each member is distinct and unlike any other musician.
included Basilisk on a list of 13 essential Japanese rock and metal albums, writing that its songs "engulfed a generation with a burgeoning erogenous intensity the scene has seldom seen since.
[38][39] His Luna Sea bandmate Shinya described D'erlanger as exemplifying all the elements of visual kei and praised Tetsu's drumming.
