The role of bassist officially changed two times and was helmed primarily by Soto who joined the band early on and stayed until his departure in December 2004.
The band embarked on their last tour entitled "Tomorrow Never Comes" and their final live took place on April 25, 2009 at Shinjuku Loft.
Redrum songs have the occasional line played in reverse which could take homage to their namesake but more than likely pay respect to the red room sequences in Twin Peaks, David Lynch's television series involving strange happenings related to a small town murder.
Musically speaking, the band takes inspiration from such Western acts as Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante, Radiohead, Portishead, Massive Attack, Aphex Twin and Björk to name a few.
Locally they have taken cues from contemporaries on the indie scene like honeydip, The Back Horn, nil, Cock Roach, Anoyo, and Durga, as well 1980's groups such as Gastunk, The Blue Hearts, ARB, The Roosters and The Stalin.
In 1996, drummer Kazihara Kouji, stagename Kazi, made this declaration to guitarist Takeuchi Tsuyoshi, whom he had met at a former job and soon after became acquainted with vocalist Kitayama Yumi and the three started Redrum to fulfill that goal.
Eventually Sugizo called and said he had just heard the tape and was surprisingly floored by it and wanted Redrum to be the first band to be signed by his newly formed label Embryo.
After playing the final mix each member of the band was equally floored by the quality of their recording because of the combined efforts of the talented technicians.