[2][3] They disbanded on July 10, 2016, although announced a new song, to celebrate label MAVERICK's 40th anniversary as well as to encourage the music scene exhausted by COVID-19, in January 2022.
[7] Girugamesh began playing gigs with their final lineup in 2004,[6] and were later signed to record label Gaina-Japan.
The band then participated in the 9-band Japanese rock festival in Los Angeles, California called "J-Rock Revolution".
The Japanese leg had Girugamesh performing throughout Japan,[10] and later in January, the band toured Europe for the first time, visiting Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Finland.
Dan, Sel'm, Dogma, and Deathgaze, while the tour finale show will be a one-man performance, with only Girugamesh.
[14] In July 2008, an English version of their website was activated; shortly after this, the band announced they would release their debut American album, with Girugamesh being sold exclusively through Hot Topic stores.
After a lengthy Japan tour throughout the first quarter of 2009, the band made its second appearance in the United States, showcased at Sakura-Con in Seattle, Washington.
Another release was announced to be out on July 10 but this time it was a single named "Alive" which they had been playing for the audiences during the end of their "Crazy Tour".
On September 19, 2010, the band performed at D'erlanger's "Abstinence's Door #005" with Head Phones President and Defspiral.
[16] On January 26, 2011, Girugamesh released their album Go which includes their recent singles, "Color" and "Inochi no Ki",[17] one of the songs, "Destiny", leaked out a few days before.
On May 2, 2016, girugamesh announced on their public Facebook page that they would be disbanding following their final show at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo on July 10, 2016.
[22] During the show, a sneak peek video revealing the release of a DVD box collector was shown on screen as announced on French media VerdamMnis Magazine: ″The box will include the farewell performance, which at the moment was simply outstanding, it will span the career of the band from its debut and will also contain exclusive footage from its very last tour which occurred in Europe in May of 2016″.
[5] The band was mentioned in a 2009 Sakura-Con commercial, wherein several people are excitedly discussing their love of Japan-related material, and a man exclaims "Girugamesh!