| Vamps | |
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Vamps in New York City, 6 December 2013
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Hard rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Vamprose/Avex, Delicious Deli/Universal Music Sony Music (KR) Gan-Shin (EU) |
| Associated acts | L'Arc-en-Ciel, Oblivion Dust |
| Website | Official site |
| Members | Hyde K.A.Z |
History
Vamps was formed by Hyde (L'Arc-en-Ciel) and K.A.Z (Oblivion Dust) in 2008. They had been working together on Hyde's solo work since 2003. After years of collaboration, the two finally decided to form their own band and agreed that there was no better way to announce Vamps than getting out in front of the fans right away. Their first material was the single "Love Addict", released on July 2, 2008.Their first nationwide tour, Vamps Live 2008, kicked off at Zepp Tokyo. The band, having only released one single, played mostly songs from Hyde's solo career. Between August 1 and October 28, they played 46 shows at the Zepp live houses throughout Japan. The band played 6 to 10 shows at each venue and every single show was sold out. Vamps' second single, "I Gotta Kick Start Now", was released on March 13, 2009. Their next single, "Evanescent", released on May 13.
In July 2009, Vamps went on their Vamps Live 2009 U.S.A. Tour. The tour covered 10 cities in the United States from July 11 - August 1. Stopping in the following cities: New York, Baltimore, two Warped Tour 2009 shows (Hartford & Columbia), Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego, and finishing off in Los Angeles. They had an additional finale US show in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii on board the battleship USS Missouri on September 19.[1] On June 10, 2009, they released their self-titled debut album, Vamps, followed by their fourth single, "Sweet Dreams", on September 30.
On January 31, 2010, the band was awarded the "Billboard Japan Ranking International 2009" award for their efforts and success with their tour in the US.[2] After releasing the DVD of their US tour on March 17, they released their single "Devil Side" on May 12. Their sixth single, "Angel Trip", was released on June 9, followed by their second album, Beast, on July 28, 2010.
Vamps embarked on their first world tour in the fall of 2010. Making stops in the following countries: Taiwan, United States, Spain, France, China and Chile. Their seventh single, "Memories", was released on December 15, 2010, featuring "Get Up -Japanese Ver.-", which is an alternative version of "Get Up" that translates some of the English lyrics into Japanese and was used in the Bakuman anime. On July 13, 2011, Vamps released their fourth DVD, Vamps Live 2010 World Tour Chile, which was recorded in Santiago on November 6, 2010 at the Caupolican Theatre.
In February 2013, Vamps announced they were changing record labels to Universal Music Group's Delicious Deli Records.[3] The first release on the label was the home video Vamps Live 2012 on April 24, which was recorded at Zepp Namba in 2012.[3] The band is also planning another international tour in collaboration with Live Nation Entertainment.[3] Vamps, who were recording in Los Angeles, performed at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan on June 22, coming straight from the airport.[4] This was the first performance of the songs from their double A-side single "Ahead/Replay",[4] which was released on July 3, exactly one year and one day since their debut five years ago.[5] They released the best-of album Sex Blood Rock n' Roll on September 25, which includes re-recordings of songs, all in English, and is also their first worldwide release.[6]
Members
- Hyde – vocals, rhythm guitar
- K.A.Z – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Ju-ken – support bass, backing vocals
- Arimatsu – support drums
- Jin – support keyboards
Discography
Albums
- Vamps (June 10, 2009) Oricon Albums Chart Peak Position: No. 3[7]
- Beast (July 28, 2010) No. 3[7]
- Sex Blood Rock n' Roll (September 25, 2013) No. 2[7]
Singles
- "Love Addict" (July 2, 2008) Oricon Singles Chart Peak Position: No. 2[8]
- "I Gotta Kick Start Now" (March 13, 2009) No. 6[8]
- "Evanescent" (May 13, 2009) No. 4[8]
- "Sweet Dreams" (September 30, 2009) No. 2[8]
- "Devil Side" (May 12, 2010) No. 2[8]
- "Angel Trip" (June 9, 2010) No. 4[8]
- "Memories" (December 15, 2010) No. 4[8]
- "Ahead/Replay" (stylized as ⒶHEAD／REPLAY, July 3, 2013) No. 3[8]
DVDs
- Vamps Live 2008 (February 4, 2009) Oricon DVDs Chart Peak Position: No. 2[9]
- Vamps Live 2009 U.S.A. (March 17, 2010) No. 4[9]
- Vamps Live 2009 (May 12, 2010) No. 2[9]
- Vamps Live 2010 World Tour Chile (July 13, 2011) No. 2[9]
- Vamps Live 2010 Beauty and the Beast Arena (February 15, 2012) No. 4[9]
- Vamps Live 2012 (April 24, 2013) No. 7[9]
References
- Jump up ^ "VAMPS Concert on the USS Missouri". runaroundnetwork.com. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- Jump up ^ "A Special Reward for VAMPS at the 'Billboard Japan Music Award'!". Musicjapanplus. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "VAMPS Move to Universal Music and Participate in "Live Nation"". Musicjapanplus. 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "VAMPS Performance at MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2013 and Single Release Event". jame-world. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- Jump up ^ "[Interview]VAMPS on New Single, Zepp Tour, Oversea Shows, and Best Album vol.1". barks.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- Jump up ^ "Details on VAMPS' best-of album revealed". tokyohive.com. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c VAMPSのアルバム売り上げランキング oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h VAMPSのシングル売り上げランキング oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f VAMPSのDVD売り上げランキング\ oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
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