Deathgaze

On November 11, 2007, the band officially ended their hiatus with Ai assuming lead vocal duties while still playing bass.

They continued as a three-piece until April 2008 when Kosuke joined the band as the new bassist, relieving Ai of bass duties.

Ai is the main composer and lyricist of the band and is also in charge of art direction for their CD releases.

On March 23, 2013, Deathgaze announced that they would be playing in venues all around Europe for their European Tour to commemorate their 10th anniversary.

[6][7] On August 4, 2023, the band reunited for a live studio performance of "Blood" which was released on drummer Naoki's Youtube channel, and later organized concerts in Nagoya to celebrate their 20th anniversary.