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Founded in: 2002
Status: Indie
Pronunciation: Gazetto
Label: PS Company

Gazette was founded in February 2002 by Ruki (vocal), Uruha (1st guitar), Aoi (2nd guitar), Reita (bass guitar) and Yune (drumms). Ruki, Uruha and Reita already played together in a band called Ma'die Kusse and they changed afterwards to Kar+te=zyAnose; Aoi's and Yune's former band was Artia until the five mentioned ones united and Gazette developed.

In April 2002 they released their first single "Wakaremichi" and two videotapes, which were released again two month later in a second press. In the following August/September they released two more singles and another VHS. At this time Matina was their record label. And finally, they gave their first oneman in the October 2002.

At the beginning of 2003, Yune unfortunately decided to leave the band. Kai, the ex-drummer of Mareydi Creia replaced/substituted him nearly immidiately and in March 2003 they joined the PS Company label.

In May they started their first serious tour, together with "Hanamuke". Apart from the tour collaboration, they also made two songs together. They managed the second tour together with "Vidoll" and the music magazine "The Cure" published an edition with "Vidoll" and "Gazette" altogether on the cover picture.

At the start of December they played a Two-Man-Show besides the fabulous deadman and on the 28th of the christmas month they performed on the Beauti-fool's Fest '03. The event was organized by the music magazine Fool's Mate and had the brilliant line-up of Kra, lab., Gullet, Pink Halleluja, Gazette, deadman, Miyavi, D'espairsRay, Daigo Stardust, Merii and MUCC.

On the 16th of January 2004 they made their first big One-Man-Show, which was recorded and afterwards released as the "Tokyo saihan ~JUDGMENT DAY~ 2004.1.16 SHIBUYA-AX LIVE DVD". The day of the DVD release (28.04.2004) was the foundation of the official Gazette fanclub as well.
Their first mini-album called "MADRA" was released on the 30th of March and rised on the 2nd place of the Oricon Indie Charts! At the 25th of August they released the "Heisei Banka" concert DVD which was recorded on the 23th of April.

In May they also released their first PV-DVD "MADARA", which contained the 6 PVs including the "Making ofs....." of the "MADARA" mini-album.

During September/October they set another tour together with "Kra" and "bis".

Finally, on the 13th of October 2004 they released their first and long awaited full-lenght album "Disorder" which climbed up on the top 5 of the Oricon Daily Charts!

The new Single was released on 09.March 2005 with what Gazette gave us three nice lessons to listen to. The so called [reila] Lesson. G.O.D.! The G and O contain 2 songs each and an extra song. The last lesson contains 2 songs as well, but instead of the extra song, their's a "Making of...." of the reila PV.
After the releas of the single they started the "Tour 2005 Maximum Royal Disorder" in the time of 16. March to 16. April, with two days Final in "Shibuya kokaido" in Tokyo. On 06.07.2005 they released the "STANDING TOUR 2005 FINAL M.R.D at 2005.4.17 Shibuya kokaido" DVD which was limited on 5000 copies.

"Gama" was the long expected Mini-Album with 5 Songs, released on 03.08.2005. Two days later they started the "Standing Tour 2005 [gama] The under ground red cockroach", with 13 Conzerts in August and the "[Psychedelic Dirty] Tour Final" on 24.09. in "kokusai Forum hall A" in Tokyo.

On October they released theier first Photobook named "Verwelktes Gedicht" with 80 Pages and Hardcover. The Pictures were made in Austria on a castle, where they filmed the new PV "Cassis". Withe the first press you got a new Song called "Kare uta".
Furthermore the old Gazette Label "PSCompany" and "King Records" builed a new Label which is called "PSMusic". In this new Label there are Bands like Kra, Alice Nine and Miyavi. Thereupon Gazette released all old editions under the new Label.
Gazettes newest Single "Cassis" was released on 07.12.2005 and the are three Versions of it: the nomral Version, the A Type with Single and PV and the B Type with Single and Bonus Track "Bite to All".
In the time of 11.December to 22.December 2005 Gazette were touring with Miyavi, Kagrra, Kra und Alice Nine. The Tour was called "Peace & Smile Carnival tour2005", which comprises 6 concerts in the "Zepp" Halls of Japanes large cities.

At the beginning of february Gazette starts a new Oneman Tour, for three month, the "Standing Live tour 2006 "Nameless Liberty.Six Guns... "". It starts on the11.02. and is ending on 07.05.06, with 34 concertes! The Final Concert is on the 07.05.06 in "Nippon Budokan" in Tokyo where many famous Bands played in the past and which has space for 10 000 fans!

And here it comes! The new FULL Album: "NIL", which was released on the 08.02.2006 with12 Tracks and (of course) two versions: the "First Edition" with the 12 Tracks, a Booklet of 28 pages and a aparte Velour packing, plus one DVD with the PV of [Shadow VI II I ] and the "Normal Edition" with the 12 Tracks and a Booklet of 16 pages