[1][2] Rouage, whose name means gear in French, was formed in December 1993 in Nagoya by vocalist Kazushi, guitarists Rika and Rayzi and drummer Shono.
[3] In 1995, Kaiki left the band and the group considered breaking up, even playing a farewell show.
[4] That didn't happen and in a twist Rouage debuted on a major label in April with the single "Queen" released by Universal Music Japan.
[5] In 1996, their second major single "insomnia" was used as the theme song for the ANB television show mew.
[3] On July 16 they played at the Shock Wave Illusion festival with bands like Dir En Grey and Pierrot.