Phantasmagoria

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Phantasmagoria (L-R: JUN, Iori, KISAKI, Matoi, Riku)

Phantasmagoria was a visual kei band signed under the independent label UNDER CODE PRODUCTION, which KISAKI is the C.E.O. and producer of. The band's music can range from heavy to light rock, it sometimes includes different kinds of synths or keyboard instruments, and ballads, which KISAKI was adept in composing. If you take a look at what the band presents to you through lyrics, PVs, and songs, you can see that there are christian overtones/undertones. Many fans have wondered if Riku is a Christian because of the content of his lyrics, but as stated in Purple Sky's Winter 2007 issue interview that he's atheist. Is it though, hinted that the God he is singing about is in fact KISAKI, and due to the constant referring to KISAKI as "kami-sama". He is the God of Phantasmagoria and of UNDER CODE PRODUCTION. Rame, the leader and bassist of Vidoll, jokingly referred to the band as "mago". Mago (孫) means grand-children and is inspired by the band's name Phantas-mago-ria.

1 History
2 Members
- 2.1 Former Members
3 Discography
4 External Links

History

Phantasmagoria was formed on November 1, 2004 by KISAKI and were signed to UNDER CODE PRODUCTION based in Osaka. The band's first line up was Riku on vocal, JUN and Iori on guitar, KISAKI on bass, and Shion on drums. They had their first live on December 7, 2004 at Y2K ROPPONGI that started the mini tour called with Moonlight Revival. The band's first single, Material Pain, was made on December 21, 2004 but released in SHOXX in February, 2005. The following day they released their second single Moonlight Revival, which sold out in the same day. Phantasmagoria then claims the cover of a well known visual kei magazine, Cure, only after three months within officially forming, becoming one of the fastest independent bands to appear on the cover. On February 1, 2005 Shion leaves due to a foot injury, and after a month of being the support drummer, Matoi joins the band. One month later, the band would release their first DVD called Geneizou 1 ~after the Moonlight Revival~, and it sold out just the same as their second single.

Phantasmagoria played their first overseas concerts in U.S.A. on October 21 & 22, 2005 in Houston, Texas at the Texas Park Plaza Hotel Reliant Center for a two day oneman called SURVIVOR'S GUILT. Here is were they sold their first and only best of album in America called Splendor of Sanctuary. The oneman lives were later released on June 21, 2006 as a live DVD called SURVIVOR'S GUILT~2005.10.21&22 USA Houston, Texas Park Plaza Hotel Reliant~.

Phantasmagoria were disbanded in August of 2007.