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~*~*~*~ Vamps ~*~*~*~



★★★★★


.:: Members ::.

HYDE (ハイド)
K.A.Z (岩池一仁 Iwaike Kazuhito)
Ju-ken
Arimatsu
Jin

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Real Name: Hideto Takarai	Real Name: Kazuhito Iwaike	Real Name: Hideto Takarai unknown
Born: Jan. 29, 1969	Born: Oct. 11,1968	Born: June 27, 1971
Age: 40	Age: 41	Age: 37
Origin: Wakayama, Japan	Origin: Kofu, Yamanash Prefecture	Origin: Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Genre(s): Alternative Rock, Hard Rock	Genre(s): Alternative Rock, Hard Rock	Genre(s): Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Pop Punk, Pop
Occupation(s): Vocalist, Songwriter, Actor,Lyricist, Guitarist	Occupation(s): Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist	Occupation(s): Session musician, Bassist
Associated acts: L'Arc~en~ciel, Punk~en~ciel, Vamps	Associated acts: Oblivion Dus, Vamps	Associated acts: Anna Tsuchiya, Fake?, Gackt, Heath, Tomoyasu Hotei, Oblivion Dust, Vamps
Website: Hyde site	Website: K.A.Z site	Website: Ju-ken site

Other stuff about their life:


Hyde is married with the model Megumi Oishi , with whom he has a child. He joined the band L'Arc ~ en ~ ciel after leaving another band Jerusalem's Rod where he was a guitarist. Together with Laruku had many concerts and have rapidly climbed in the first charts conquered hearts of millions of fans, spread all over the world. However his career was not ended, but continued with his solo debut "As Hyde" , "P'unk ~ en ~ ciel" where Tetsu is the vocalist, he's the guitarist and, also , he's acting debut in 2003 from ”Moon Child” as Kei (a vampire) and in 2004 in ”Kagen no tsuki as Adam” ( singer). now, his work has once again doubled with the birth of his new band ”Vamps” , which keep him and K.A.Z busy , with interviews, photo sessions and launch of new songs.

K.A.Z his personal life is unknown,all we know is about his music career. He was the guitarist of "Gemmy Rockets" and [ "The Lovers" till he formed his own band ”Oblivion Dust” in 1996 which was active till September 2001 , when it was disbanded. IIn 1988 he joined Hide to “Spread Beaver” , but he also continued singing beside his band. Then he helped many artists like Tetsu from L'Arc ~ en ~ ciel with his solo project, Spin Aqua. In 2003 began to work with HYDE , composeing 5 songs and joining him in concerts as a guitarist. In June 28 announced the return to the scene of his original band "Oblivion Dust", and last year, 2008, has decided to form a band with HYDE named ”Vamps”, but also working with Oblivion Dust.


Ju-ken He is a member of GacktJob, The Wanderers and Anna Tsuchiya. He is one of the most in-demand bassists in Japan. [from wiki]
It's hard to find something more about Ju-ken, but he definitly looks like a very busy man!
About Arimatsu and Jin i couldn't find anything.


★★★★★


.:: About Vamps ::.



The band is formed from HYDE and K.A.Z ,who began working together since the 2003, but only now have announced the start of the new project "Vamps" which hopes to win people's hearts. Even if currently the two of them form the band crew , apparently they made a very good job and win many hearts with their songs. After a while Ju-ken, Arimatsu and Jin joined them and now the band seems to be complete! I wish them luck and a lot of success!

♥♥♥ Message from HYDE ♥♥♥

”Finally the day has come. We got here after rushing through many hectic days, and now, we are so happy the CD is being released to the world. This is a very energetic & pop song, but the lyrics are all in English, so it's going to be pretty rare if we can make it on to the top of the Japanese music charts.
It may be hard for some people who are accustomed only to safe music to accept VAMPS' music, but I hope you can accept us, and even grow to like us. We are betting on it, even though we have no idea if we will win or lose… we are walking on that fine line
Your comments encourage us and keep us going. Thanks!
We are VAMPS, born today.
Will you love us?”

( taken from here )


★★★★★


.:: Discography ::.

They currently have 3 singles and one upcoming Album in June 10,2009.

.::Singles::.

~ sharebee download links ~:

Love Addict (July 2, 2008) [click it]

.::Songs::.

"Love Addict" - 4:03
"Time Goes By" - 4:09

I GOTTA KICK START NOW (March 13, 2009) [click it]

.::Songs::.

"I Gotta Kick Start Now" - 4:35
"Trouble" - 3:31

EVANESCENT (May 13, 2009) [click it]

All Vamps Lyrics [click it]

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.::Albums::.
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@2shared link:

VAMPS (June 10, 2009)[click it]

.::Songs::.

"BITE" - 0:30
"LOVE ADDICT" - 4:03
"COSMOS" - 4:40
"SECRET IN MY HEART" - 4:20
"EVANESCENT" - 4:30
"VAMPIRE DEPRESSION" - 4:46
"REDRUM" - 3:50
"DEEP RED" - 5:28
"I GOTTA KICK START NOW" - 4:36
"TIME GOES BY" - 4:10
"SWEET DREAMS" - 5:47
"HUNTING" - 2:02
"SEX BLOOD ROCK N' ROLL" - 2:54

★★★★★


.:: Important links ::.


For those interested in this Vamps and want to find more about them, look over this sites:
My Space * Vamps Official
Vamprose * official site
VampsBand

Also, to find more detalis about how the band got borned and many other interesting things read this interview:
J-POP World - Vamps Interview!


★★★★★


Don't ask me how i've come to know them...i was totally shocked when i saw the news about Hyde making a new band and more after hearing the name of it: Vamps, i though " hmm this name sounds tasty, i bet their music is the same" and it was! plus i'm a big fan of Hyde and i just had to find out what his new project was all about ^_^
The new singles Trouble and Evanescent are uper awesome! just listen to them and tell me ur opinios :P

Soon: Upcoming videos.