The Gazette, Japanese Visual Kei Rock Band

The Gazette , stylized as the GazettE, is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in early 2002, and currently signed to Sony Music Japan’s VVV Records.The foundations of the band began with Ruki (vocals), Reita (bass), and Uruha (guitar). After being involved with other bands in the visual scene, the trio decided that The Gazette would be their lastband.They recruited Aoi (guitar) and Yune (drums) from disbanded visual band Artia and so began The Gazette in January 2002.Originally signed to Matina, they released their first single, “Wakaremichi”, and a video release on April 30, 2002. They re-released “Wakaremichi” in June. By