Sukekiyo (stylized as sukekiyo and also referred to in katakana form as スケキヨ) is a Japanese band formed in 2013 by Dir En Grey vocalist Kyo. It is sometimes referred to as a supergroup as every member of the band is or has been in other well-known acts in the Japanese visual kei movement, although only Kyo is currently active in another band.

History

Sukekiyo was formed as a side project^[3] by Kyo along with members of other Japanese rock bands. The name derives from Seishi Yokomizo's novel The Inugami Clan.^[4] The band's activities are by periods as Kyo's main project Dir en grey is still his priority.^[5] Since the band released their first album, they have had a handful of tours in Japan, and more recently, Europe.^[6]

In November 2014, they announced a new mini-album called Vitium, which contained 8 new tracks^[7] and released on February 4, 2015.^[8] The limited edition came with a second disc that includes collaborations with other artists such as X Japan vocalist Toshi and actor Hiroshi Mikami.^[9]

On June 21, 2017, Sukekiyo released their second full-length studio album, Adoratio.^[10] They covered "Gerbera" for the November 22 Mucc tribute album Tribute of Mucc -En-.^[11]

Members

• Kyo (京): vocals, programming (Dir en grey, Petit Brabancon)
• Takumi (匠): guitar, piano (formerly of Rentrer en Soi, Dir en grey support member)
• Uta: guitar (formerly of 9Goats Black Out)
• Yuchi (裕地): bass (formerly of Kannivalism, Wing Works^[12])
• Mika (未架): drums (formerly of Rentrer en Soi, Forbidden Days Rhapsody^[13])

Discography

Albums

• Immortalis (2014)^[14][15]
• Adoratio (2017)
• Infinitum (2019)
• EROSIO (2023)

EPs

• The Daemon's Cutlery (2013)
• Vitium (2015)

Singles

• "The Daemon's Cutlery" (2014)^[16]
• "2014 live: 'wakare wo oshimu furi wa anata no tame'" (2014)
• "Mimi Zozo" (2015)
• "Anima" (2016)
• "Aoguroi Hysteria" (2017)
• "KISSES" (2018)
• "SALUS" (2021)
• "AMOR" (2022)

Demo Tapes

• "Koumo chigau mono nanoka, yosuruni (1 Shot Analog Recording -Demo Ver. 20171121-)" (2018)
• "Sesshoku" (2020)
• "furesaseru" (2021)
• "Valentina" (2021)
• "Yumemi Doro" (2021)
• "Aishita Shinzo" (2021)

Live Albums

• Persuasio (2015)
• Mutans (2016)
• PASSIO (2019)
• Liquefacio (2020)
• Luxuria (2021)

Videoclip

Their first video for the song "Aftermath" was released on January 1, 2014 through iTunes.^[17] which appears on their first album Immortalis. A second video for the song "In All Weathers"^[18] was released on the bonus Blu-ray Disc along with "Aftermath".

List of Video Clips:

• "Aftermath" (2014)
• "In All Weathers" (2014)
• "Ameagari no Yūshi" (2015)
• "focus" (2015)
• "Anima" (2016)
• "Jūniji Nijuppun Konrinzai" (2016)
• "En" (2017)
• "Hidauta" (2017)
• "Waizatsu" (2019)
• "Tada, Mada, Watashi." (2019)
• "Candis" (2021)
• "Candis (Another Edition)" (2021)

References