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Seikima-II
Seikima-II (Japanese: 聖飢魔II, Hepburn: Seikimatsu) is a Japanese heavy metal band, formed in 1982. Throughout their career they have had numerous lineups, with lead singer Demon Kakka the sole constant member. The group has sold over 10 million records in Japan alone.
The band members each wear face paint and elaborate stage outfits and have adopted fictional personas for the purpose of theatrics. According to their fictional backstory, Seikima-II are a group of Akuma (悪魔; "demons") from the futuristic hyper-evolved dimension Makai (魔界; "demon world") that preach a religion called Akumakyō (悪魔教) in order to propagate Satan through the use of heavy metal music. Each member is a demon of a different hierarchical class, with His Excellency Demon Kakka being leader of the Akuma and His Majesty Damian Hamada being the "Crown Prince of Hell". In their backstory and songs such as "The End of the Century", Seikima-II prophesied that they would conquer the world for the forces of evil and, after successfully completing the task, would disband at the end of the 20th century. This story culminated in 1999 with a series of three consecutive concerts called The Black Mass Final 3 Nights on December 29–31, with the last known as "The Doomsday". In accordance to the fictional prophecy and after completing their "world conquest", the band disbanded after the third concert at the exact end of the century on December 31, 1999, at 23:59:59 JST.
However, Seikima-II has had several limited reunions since their disbandment. One in 2005 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut and another in 2010 celebrating their 25th anniversary, the latter including their first ever world tour. In 2011, an encore of their world tour was held and the band hosted two charity concerts that included several different artists in response to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. They performed a two leg 30th anniversary tour from September 2015 into February 2016. Seikima-II was scheduled to perform a 35th anniversary tour in 2020 and then 2021, but both were turned into fan events due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic. They released their first album of new material in 23 years in 2022, and are set to continue the reunion and tour into 2023.
Seikima (聖飢魔) means "Holy Devouring Demon", but with the II ("tsu") added to the end it becomes a play on the term seikimatsu (世紀末) or "the end of the century". It is also an abbreviation of the phrase Seinaru mono ni ueteiru akuma ga futatabi (tsū) yomigaeru (聖なる物に飢えている悪魔がII（ふたた）び蘇る, "the demon that devours holiness has resurrected again").
Seikima-II was formed in late December 1982 by guitarist Damian Hamada while he was attending the Waseda University Folk Song Club. The original lineup included His Excellency Demon Kakka (then known as "Demon Kogure") on vocals, Zod Hoshijima on bass and Ace Shimizu on drums. The band was known for their Kabuki-inspired makeup and flamboyant outfits. Damian Hamada left the band soon after its formation and had his last show with them on February 18, 1985 at Shibuya Live-Inn. He remained a respected founder and songwriter throughout their career.
In September 1983, two new members joined the band's lineup. Majo ("witch") Ryoko joined as keyboardist, however she only stayed for one month. Zeed Iijima joined as drummer replacing Ace, who briefly left in October before returning as a guitarist that same month. That year, the band had its first live performance (a concert by the band is referred to as a Black Mass (黒ミサ)) playing a series of small gigs. They gained popularity among metal fans for their heavy music style and unique appearance.
In 1984, Seikima-II continued to play small gigs at various concert halls. In April, Giantonio Babayashi both joined and left as a second guitarist. Later that year, they passed an audition for major label CBS/Sony.
1985 marked the year in which the band's biggest lineup change would occur. A new second guitarist, Gandhara Sangeria Tigris-Euphrates Kaneko joined in January. Drummer Zeed Iijima decided to finally leave the band in April. In March he was temporarily replaced by a new drummer named Jagy Furukawa. Soon, Gandhara and Jagy both left the group in June. At this point the band was lacking in both a second guitarist and a drummer. In June they discovered guitarist Jail O'Hashi and drummer Raiden Yuzawa, who would both go on to be part of the first well-known lineup. Later in September of that same year, the group released their first full-length album (an album by the band is called a "Scripture of Doctrine" (大教典, Dai Kyōten)), Seikima-II ~ Akuma ga Kitarite Heavy Metal. The album received a now-infamous rating of 0 by the metal magazine Burrn!, but sold over 100,000 copies, marking the first time a Japanese metal band had done so. Their first official debut show to start their invasion of Earth was at Shinjuku Ruido on Friday September 13.
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Seikima-II
Seikima-II (Japanese: 聖飢魔II, Hepburn: Seikimatsu) is a Japanese heavy metal band, formed in 1982. Throughout their career they have had numerous lineups, with lead singer Demon Kakka the sole constant member. The group has sold over 10 million records in Japan alone.
The band members each wear face paint and elaborate stage outfits and have adopted fictional personas for the purpose of theatrics. According to their fictional backstory, Seikima-II are a group of Akuma (悪魔; "demons") from the futuristic hyper-evolved dimension Makai (魔界; "demon world") that preach a religion called Akumakyō (悪魔教) in order to propagate Satan through the use of heavy metal music. Each member is a demon of a different hierarchical class, with His Excellency Demon Kakka being leader of the Akuma and His Majesty Damian Hamada being the "Crown Prince of Hell". In their backstory and songs such as "The End of the Century", Seikima-II prophesied that they would conquer the world for the forces of evil and, after successfully completing the task, would disband at the end of the 20th century. This story culminated in 1999 with a series of three consecutive concerts called The Black Mass Final 3 Nights on December 29–31, with the last known as "The Doomsday". In accordance to the fictional prophecy and after completing their "world conquest", the band disbanded after the third concert at the exact end of the century on December 31, 1999, at 23:59:59 JST.
However, Seikima-II has had several limited reunions since their disbandment. One in 2005 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut and another in 2010 celebrating their 25th anniversary, the latter including their first ever world tour. In 2011, an encore of their world tour was held and the band hosted two charity concerts that included several different artists in response to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. They performed a two leg 30th anniversary tour from September 2015 into February 2016. Seikima-II was scheduled to perform a 35th anniversary tour in 2020 and then 2021, but both were turned into fan events due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic. They released their first album of new material in 23 years in 2022, and are set to continue the reunion and tour into 2023.
Seikima (聖飢魔) means "Holy Devouring Demon", but with the II ("tsu") added to the end it becomes a play on the term seikimatsu (世紀末) or "the end of the century". It is also an abbreviation of the phrase Seinaru mono ni ueteiru akuma ga futatabi (tsū) yomigaeru (聖なる物に飢えている悪魔がII（ふたた）び蘇る, "the demon that devours holiness has resurrected again").
Seikima-II was formed in late December 1982 by guitarist Damian Hamada while he was attending the Waseda University Folk Song Club. The original lineup included His Excellency Demon Kakka (then known as "Demon Kogure") on vocals, Zod Hoshijima on bass and Ace Shimizu on drums. The band was known for their Kabuki-inspired makeup and flamboyant outfits. Damian Hamada left the band soon after its formation and had his last show with them on February 18, 1985 at Shibuya Live-Inn. He remained a respected founder and songwriter throughout their career.
In September 1983, two new members joined the band's lineup. Majo ("witch") Ryoko joined as keyboardist, however she only stayed for one month. Zeed Iijima joined as drummer replacing Ace, who briefly left in October before returning as a guitarist that same month. That year, the band had its first live performance (a concert by the band is referred to as a Black Mass (黒ミサ)) playing a series of small gigs. They gained popularity among metal fans for their heavy music style and unique appearance.
In 1984, Seikima-II continued to play small gigs at various concert halls. In April, Giantonio Babayashi both joined and left as a second guitarist. Later that year, they passed an audition for major label CBS/Sony.
1985 marked the year in which the band's biggest lineup change would occur. A new second guitarist, Gandhara Sangeria Tigris-Euphrates Kaneko joined in January. Drummer Zeed Iijima decided to finally leave the band in April. In March he was temporarily replaced by a new drummer named Jagy Furukawa. Soon, Gandhara and Jagy both left the group in June. At this point the band was lacking in both a second guitarist and a drummer. In June they discovered guitarist Jail O'Hashi and drummer Raiden Yuzawa, who would both go on to be part of the first well-known lineup. Later in September of that same year, the group released their first full-length album (an album by the band is called a "Scripture of Doctrine" (大教典, Dai Kyōten)), Seikima-II ~ Akuma ga Kitarite Heavy Metal. The album received a now-infamous rating of 0 by the metal magazine Burrn!, but sold over 100,000 copies, marking the first time a Japanese metal band had done so. Their first official debut show to start their invasion of Earth was at Shinjuku Ruido on Friday September 13.