Zoro (band)

Zoro (stylized as ZORO) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in January 2007. Though they were originally a four-piece band for four years, as of 2011, the band is a duo consisting of vocalist Ryuuji and bassist Tatsuhi.

ZORO
Origin	Mie Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Indie rock new wave post-punk funk rock
Years active	2007–2015
Labels	Danger Crue Records (2007-2010) Jesse Records (2011-2015)
Spinoff of	Soroban
Past members	Ryuji (龍寺) Tatsuhi (たつひ) Taizo (タイゾ) Yuuya (裕哉)
Website	www.zoro-web.com

History

Vocalist Ryuuji, bassist Tatsuhi, and drummer Yuuya were previously part of a band called Soroban. After Soroban disbanded, the three went on to form the band Zoro in January 2007. Their first performance was at Liquidroom Ebisu on March 5, 2007, although they did not have a drummer. Taizo later joined Zoro in June 2007 after the disbandment of his previous band, Mouse.

On December 27, 2010, at Maverick DC Group's annual concert Jack in the Box 2010, Zoro revealed that Yuuya and Taizo would be leaving the band and that the band would go on a hiatus. Their last performance together was held at C.C.Lemon Hall on December 29, 2010. During the performance, vocalist Ryuuji declared to the audience that he and Tatsuhi would continue Zoro as a duo. The band later departed from Maverick DC Group's record label, Danger Crue Records.

In July 2011, the band announced that they would be resuming activities while still in search of a new guitarist and drummer. With their return, they launched a new independent record label, Jesse Records, and released a new single. They also embarked on a solo tour in the following months.

Past members

• Ryuuji (龍寺) - vocalist (2007–2015)
• Tatsuhi (たつひ) - bassist (2007–2015)
• Yuuya (ゆうや) – drummer (2007–2010)
• Taizo (タイゾ) - guitarist (2007–2010), currently in Kra

Discography

Full Albums

Album	Title	Tracks	Release Date
1st	「COSMO」 -ステンレスミュージック-	Yellow Berry KITSUNE ロンド-N12- (Rondo-N12-) プラトニックデカダンス (Platonic Decadence) 脳にカルキ (Nou ni karuki) ノイローゼディスコ (Neurosis Disco) COSMO「S」フューチャー (COSMO「S」FUTURE) RIOT パノラマHOP (Panorama HOP) サイケ★タイガー (Psyche★Tiger) 核・再び・連鎖 (Kaku・Futatabi・Rensa) 雨ライフ (Ame Life)	August 20, 2008
2nd	CORE	Kung-fu dance<創> Digo 閃光 (Senkou) ダンスーン (Dansuun) NANA Water inside Dizzy TRICK Spankingnoiz//100v.9MHz=DM?JURIAN.cot 肺音楽-Hightmusic- ビターオレンジ F・O・G KID	September 9, 2009
3rd	KIGA	猿愛 roulette 青馬 HOUSE・OF・MADPEAK KIGA ver. kuga-宗派右編- vega-教派左編- 連弾_pianoduet トラッシュ GOLD CARD KIGA ver. style green	December 1, 2010

Mini-Albums

Album	Title	Tracks	Release Date
1st	APOLLO	VAIO ダンデ (Dande) 東京セレクション (Tokyo Selection) 1888 FICTION Smith	August 29, 2007

Singles

Album	Title	Tracks	Release Date
1st	ロストテクノロジー	ナッツ・Night・スター ライオンベイビイ 楽園 CUBE	March 5, 2008
2nd	Playear	PINK warp ハラ■■ show time	March 18, 2009
3rd	NISHIKI	DYNAMITE FLAVOR レイテンシー・スノウ timeland	May 27, 2009
4th	GOLD CARD	GOLD CARD FIGHTER FIGHTER アサシン GAGA	March 3, 2010
5th	HOUSE・OF・MADPEAK	HOUSE・OF・MADPEAK Mitsukedasu Asa CAPSULE [addiction]	August 11, 2010
6th	POLICE	POLICE more 109	September 21, 2011
7th	薔薇肉	薔薇肉 百合束-葬式- 下克上ストリップ	February 29, 2012
8th	HOWL	HOWL BEAST その後。	July 25, 2012
9th	NightRider	NightRider UNDER DADA NightRider (REMIX)	January 23, 2013
10th	PEST	PEST 零戦	March 23, 2013
11th	妄想日記	妄想日記 蝿 ペスト	December 11, 2013

Promotional videos

Title	Release date	Label
PINK	March 18, 2009	Danger Crue Records
Dynamite Flavor	May 27, 2009	Danger Crue Records
Latency Snow (レイテンシー・スノウ)	May 27, 2009	Danger Crue Records
Timeland	May 27, 2009	Danger Crue Records
Senkou (閃光)	September 9, 2009	Danger Crue Records
HOUSE・OF・MADPEAK	August 11, 2010	Danger Crue Records
POLICE	September 21, 2011	Jesse Records
HOWL	July 25, 2012	Jesse Records

External links

• Official website