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Raphael were a visual kei band from Japan. Forming in 1997, the members were only 15 when the band was formed. They weresigned to a major
label in 1999, and their major debut single, "Hanasaku Inochi Aru Kagiri", was a moderate success, reachingnumber 25 on the Oricon charts. They
were known for their impressive style, which had an aggressive, progressive tone, withangelic melodies by frontman Yuki. By the summer of 2000,
they were at their career peak, and their albums were selling prettywell for such a young band. However, on Halloween 2000, the guitarist and main
songwriter of the b ...read more
Raphael were a visual kei band from Japan. Forming in 1997, the members were only 15 when the band was formed. They weresigned to a major
label in 1999, and their major debut single, "Hanasaku Inochi Aru Kagiri", was a moderate success, reachingnumber 25 on the Oricon charts. They
were known for their impressive style, which had an aggressive, progressive tone, withangelic melodies by frontman Yuki. By the summer of 2000,
they were at their career peak, and their albums were selling prettywell for such a young band. However, on Halloween 2000, the guitarist and main
songwriter of the band, Kazuki, died of a heroinoverdose at the young age of 19. Soon after that, the band decided it was time to split. The vocalist
(Yuki) and the drummer(Kazuhiro) formed Rice later that year, while the bassist (Yukito) embarked on a solo project. The band was resurrected for
ashort time in 2012 with all remaining members to celebrate Kazuki's 13th memorial. « hide |
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