Dio - Distraught Overlord

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Dio - Distraught Overlord, デ ィ オ
Mikaru at Japan Expo 2007
Mikaru at Japan Expo 2007
General information
Genre (s) J-metal , alternative rock , visual kei
founding 2006
resolution 2010
Website http://dio-0514.com/top/index.html
Last occupation
Mikaru
Kei
Erina (until 2009)
Ivy
Denka
former members
Electric guitar
Erina
Drums
Seiya

Dio - Distraught Overlord ( Japanese デ ィ オ ) is an alternative metal and visual kei band from Japan , which was founded in 2006 and disbanded in 2010.

history

Ivy at the Japan Expo in Paris, 2007

Dio - Distraught Overlord was first founded in 2005 under the name Baby Santa . At that time the band only had four members: Mikaru (Ex- Halicion ) as singer, Kei (Ex- Kress Devia ) and Erina (Ex- CHELSEA ) as guitarist and Ivy (Ex- Grevious ) on electric bass. Seiya (ex- hell-trap ) played as drummer for the first few months before he was replaced by Denka (ex- Emily ).

On May 19, 2006 they gave their first live concert as Dio at Holiday Shinjuku , and their first single Garasu no Umi was released that same night . The next followed in December, Byakuya ni Moyuru Hana . In May 2007 they were able to play their first one-man live concert, which was later released on DVD. In the same year they performed for the first time abroad at the Japan Expo in Paris .

In 2008 their first mini album was published in February , and the first European tour of the year took place in March. While work on a single began in Japan, the band played a one-man in May and a threeman in July with Renter en Soi and SKULL . The single Carry Dawn was launched in August and the second European tour was held in November. In December 2008 their first album DICTATOR was released .

At a concert in July 2009 they announced the departure of guitarist Erina. The last joint concert took place on September 25th at Shibuya Crescent . The European tour from October took place without Erina. In January 2010 the breakup of the band was announced.

Discography

Albums

  • Heaven's Call (February 27, 2008)
  • Dictator (December 26, 2008)

Singles and Maxisingles

  • Garasu no umi (May 14, 2006)
  • Byakuya ni Moyuru Hana (December 9, 2006)
  • Byakuya ni Moyuru Hana ~ Shi to byoudou no tsumi no naka de ~ (May 9, 2007)
  • Byakuya ni Moyuru Hana ~ Nanji, Ware wa Zennou no Mono Nari (October 10, 2007)
  • Carry Dawn (October 8, 2008)
  • COMA GOLD ~ The God Dead ~ (May 5, 2009)

DVD

  • Embrace of Distraught (August 8, 2007)
  • Tour Dictator (April 22, 2009)
  • Tour Dictator Fool's Mate Limited Edition (May 22, 2009)
  • Final Call - Dio Memorial DVD (March 13, 2011)

Web links

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