La'cryma Christi

La'cryma Christi (latin for "The Tears of Christ") was a J-Rock band, which formed in 1991 and disbanded on January 20, 2007. They temporarily reunited for a V-Rock festival in 2009 and a reunion tour in 2010.

Members

* TAKA: Vocals (now in Libraian)
* HIRO: Guitar, Backing Vocals (now in Librarian, Creature Creature)
* SHUSE: Bass, Backing Vocals (now in †яi￠к)
* LEVIN: Drums (now in THE HUSKY)

Ex-Members

* KOJI: Guitar (now in ALvino) [left: March 2005]
* JUN: Bass (ex-VICIOUS, Blue, one finger, ONE, BUZZ, oxide)
* KITA-J: Bass

History

The band was originally formed under the name of STRIPPE-D LADY in 1993 by vocalist and leader TAKA with his college friend, HIRO. The two friends held a small audition in Kansai to find new talent for the band. And the result, they recruited KOJI and LEVIN who were high school friends, and a bassist Kita-J. This Osaka based indie band played hard rock and heavy metal during this time period. In October 1994, Kita-J decided to leave the band and was replaced by SHUSE. After this the band changed their name to La'cryma Christi before releasing their first single, Siam's Eye on a local indies label in 1994. The band moved to Tokyo in 1996, releasing their first mini album, Warm Snow which sold 15,000 copies. In 1997 they signed with a major label and debuted with Ivory Trees. They founded their own label, Majestic Ring, in 2003. KOJI left the band in March of 2005 (after a gig on the 21st), and in September 2006, the band announced that they would officially disband in January 2007. · close