HIZAKI
Biography
HIZAKI (born Masaya Kawamura) is a Japanese guitarist, from Kyoto, Japan and began his solo-project in 2004. He was recently a member of Versailles/Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet- but now a member of a new project named Jupiter, since 2013.
He has also been a member of the bands GARNET GRAVE (1998), Crack brain (1999-2002), Schwardix Marvally (2003-2004), BURNING FIRE (2004) and SULFURIC ACID (2005-2006). After the disbandment of SULFURIC ACID he focused again on his solo project, now changing its the name to HIZAKI grace project.
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In his solo project he writes and performs all the music, playing guitars, bass and keyboard, while many vocalists from other bands do support vocals for him, such as Fu-ki (ex. BLOOD), SEIJI of Brain Hacker, MASAKI of SULFURIC ACID, Maaya of 999, and Yoshi of Refiena. Support drummers are MIKAGE of Babylon/バビロン and KAI of Sherock.
HIZAKI's style can be described as heavy/power metal with Neo-Classical compositions and sometimes symphonic arrangements. His songs are characterized by fast and complex guitar-work, melodic solos, and powerful riffs and throughout the years he has developed a signature-sound for himself.
Discography:
2004/09/29 - Maiden†Ritual
2005/04/27 - Maiden†Ritual -experiment edition-
2005/04/27 - Dance with grace
2005/04/27 - Grace Special Package:
- Disc 1: Dance with grace
- Disc 2: Maiden†Ritual -experiment edition-
- Disc 3: member comment + Tragic serenade (Inst. version)
2011/03/11 - Prayer
For further release for his solo project, see HIZAKI grace project.
Discography (other bands:)
GARNET GRAVE:
Haitoku no SAVIOR (Demo, 1998)
Crack brain:
Crack Diary (Demo, 1999)
Kinbaku Izon Shou (Demo, 2000)
Sunadokei (Demo, 2000)
Kankinshitsu no Tobira (Single, 2001)
-SPEED.R- (Single, 2002)
-RESET- (Album, 2002)
Schwardix Marvally:
Kaikoroku Dai San Shou (Single, 2003)
HEAVENS ROMANCE (Single, 2004)
BURNING FIRE:
Midnight Angel ~Ano hi no Bokutachi~ (Single, 2004)
SULFURIC ACID:
Vanilly Sky (Single, 2005)
Akahebi -Kimi to Mita Aka no Kioku- (Single, 2005)
Aohebi -Boku no Naka no Aoi Yami- (Single, 2005)
[sAlfj'urik 'aesid] (Album, 2006)
Kyousei Inyou [03-06] Ongen Shuu (Best-of, 2006)
Kyousei Inyou [03-06] Eizou Shuu (DVD, 2006)
Versailles:
The Revenant Choir (Single, 2007)
The Revenant Choir (DVD, 2007)
Lyrical Sympathy (EP, 2007)
Aesthetic Violence (DVD, 2007)
革命のアンソロジー (DVD, 2007)
A Noble was born in Chaos (Single, 2008)
Noble (Album, 2008)
Art of "Propaganda" (Split with Chariots, 2008)
Prince (Single, 2008)
Prince & Princess (Single, 2008)
Kakumei no Anthology (DVD, 2009)
History of the Other Side (DVD, 2009)
Chateau de Versailles (DVD, 2009)
Ascendead Master (Single, 2009)
Jubilee (Album, 2010)
Lyrical Sympathy -Live- (Live album, 2010)
Noble -Live- (Live album, 2010)
Destiny -The Lovers- (Single, 2010)
Philia (Single, 2011)
Holy Grail (Album, 2011)
Chateau de Versailles -Jubilee- (DVD, 2011)
Rhapsody of the Darkness (Single, 2012)
Rose (Single, 2012)
Versailles (Album, 2012)
Chateau de Versailles -Holy Grail- (DVD, 2012)
Anthologie (Best-of, 2013)
Jupiter:
Blessing of the Future (Single, 2013)
Classical element (album, 2013)
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