The Piass (THE妃阿甦, za piasu) are a Japanese visual kei hardcore punk band formed in the early 1990s in Sapporo.
Three of the four original members died within a span of two years, however Takayuki continued the band, having gone through many line-up changes, and they are still active to this day.
[1] After a while Chihiro left the band and was replaced by Takashi, who didn't stay long, only providing vocals for their first release.
Two years after, they released their first album, Ryouki Kousatsu Chissoku-Shi, which almost reached the top ten of the Oricon indies charts.
The new members were the former Slum Junkie vocalist Kirala, Ruiji (ex-Mazohysteria) became bassist and the lineup was completed by Shizuki as drummer.
However, in March 2007, before they could even perform one live, bassist Ruiji and drummer Shizuki left the band, stating musical differences.
In 2009, The Piass transformed into a five-member band, gaining four new members and announcing two coupling tours to start off the year.