DEATHGAZE (typeset as simply d… Read Full Bio ↴Nagoya, Japan (2003-2007) (2007-2014)
DEATHGAZE (typeset as simply deathgaze from 2004 to 2006) was a Japanese alternative metal band formed in July of 2003 in Nagoya. The band's final line up came in 2009, when only vocalist Ai and drummer Naoki were the remaining founding members still in the band.
Final line-up:
藍 (Ai) - Vocals (2007-present), guitar (2010-present), bass (2003-2008)
貴樹 (Takaki) - Guitar, backing vocals (2009-2014)
孝介 (Kosuke) - Bass, backing vocals (2008-2014)
直樹 (Naoki) - Drums (2003-2014)
DEATHGAZE plays a style of alternative metal with some elements of hard rock (mostly in more recent releases) and some ballads can also be found on albums. They can also be grouped in nagoya kei which is a subgenre of visual kei focusing on a darker sound and appearance, usually with more prominent bass as well.
Before DEATHGAZE had formed, vocalist 葉月 (Hazuki) played in ベリィ with drummer 直樹 (Naoki). 藍 (Ai), then bassist for KeiL, also provided guest backing vocals for the band. After ベリィ had disbanded, the three met up and were joined by guitarist 柑那 (Kanna) and formed DEATHGAZE.
The band started their career with a few small performances and in February of 2004 released their first EP, 「294036224052」. After a brief tour from March-April 2004, Hazuki left to become the vocalist of lynch. and shortly after, Kanna left to play guitar for Puppet Mammy. The remaining two DEATHGAZE members contacted KeiL‘s 直人 (Naoto), who had also provided support guitar for ベリィ, and 宗 (Sou), ex-Be≒Luna and DEATHGAZE was complete again.
After the release of an album, several singles and EPs, vocalist Sou decided to leave the band to get married in the fall of 2006, leaving DEATHGAZE without a frontman once again. The band finished what concerts they had planned, without a vocalist, and announced a hiatus in March of 2007, after going on a coupling tour with ギルガメッシュ (girugämesh) called "Girugaze&Deathgamesh". For this tour, vocal duties were shared by bassist Ai and girugämesh' vocalist Satoshi.
In November 2007, the band returned, with bassist Ai having become the vocalist. They announced 孝介 (Kousuke) as bassist in the beginning of 2008.
The band announced that guitarist Naoto would leave the band for personal reasons after their one-man show at April 26, 2009. On their website it said that the band will continue activities with a support guitarist, 貴樹 (Takaki), who officially became a member at their tour final on December 20, 2009. In 2009 they also held a coupling tour with cocklobin named "Deathlobin".
DEATHGAZE have since released their third full-length album, BLISS OUT, on December 8, 2010. The limited deluxe edition of that album contains a bonus disc with re-recordings of some older songs from around the time of genocide and mass murder.
Since 2010 Vocalist Ai has also taken up the guitar for several songs, and has played an 8-string guitar since 2012.
Ex-members:
葉月 (Hazuki) - Vocals (2003-2004) (now in lynch.)
宗 (Sou) - Vocals (2004-2006)
柑那 (Kanna) - Guitar (2003-2004)
直人 (Naoto) - Guitar, backing vocals (2004-2009)
DEATHGAZE official homepage: www.deathgaze.jp
Sorrow
DEATHGAZE Lyrics
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kienai kizuato ga itakute
Yurusaretai no ni kokoro ga umaku tsukaenai nozonda
ai no katachi janai
Yurameita akai hana amai kaori ni
Toketeitai anata no you ni
modorenai nara
Nee... Daite...
Yurameita akai hana amai kaori ni
Toketeitai anata no you ni
Mou ichido dakishimete kowareru kurai
Oboreteitai konomama
Nee mou nemurasete anata no sora de
Yurameita akai hana amai kaori ni
Toketeitai anata no you ni
Akiru hodo soba ni ite hanasanai de
Oboreteitai konomama
Nee mou nemurasete tada yume wo miteitai kara
Nee tsureteitte anata no sora e
The lyrics of DEATHGAZE's song SORROW express a deep yearning for love and acceptance despite being covered in dirty scars that won't go away. The singer longs to be forgiven and wanted, but their heart can't seem to use love to heal their wounds, preferring to feel a physical connection instead. The second verse is directed towards a specific person, with the metaphor of a red flower and its sweet scent representing the person the singer desires to become like, to melt into their arms and be embraced until they can't hold themselves back any longer. The chorus reveals a desire to remain in this state of longing and surrender, to be drowned in the object of their desire until they fall into an endless sleep, perhaps finding solace in a dream world.
The song SORROW is a track off of DEATHGAZE's album "The Underworld", which was released on June 10th, 2009. The song runs for approximately four minutes and ten seconds.
Line by Line Meaning
Yubisaki de nazoru yogoreta hada ni tsutsumarete kienai kizuato ga itakute
Wrapped in dirty skin touched by fingertips, the lingering scars still hurt
Yurusaretai no ni kokoro ga umaku tsukaenai nozonda ai no katachi janai
Wanting to be forgiven, but unable to properly use one's heart; this is not the form of love desired
Yurameita akai hana amai kaori ni Toketeitai anata no you ni
Wanting to melt away into the sweet scent of the swaying red flower, like you
Kuchibiru to toiki hotetta karada yureru made jirashite modorenai nara
Tease me until my body shudders with hot breath and parted lips, because there's no going back
Nee... Daite...
Hey... Hold me...
Mou ichido dakishimete kowareru kurai Oboreteitai konomama
I want to drown, holding you tightly until we break again
Nee mou nemurasete anata no sora de
Hey, let me sleep now in your sky
Akiru hodo soba ni ite hanasanai de Oboreteitai konomama
Stay by my side so I won't let go until I'm breathless
Nee mou nemurasete tada yume wo miteitai kara Nee tsureteitte anata no sora e
Hey, let me sleep now because I just want to dream. Hey, take me to your sky
Contributed by Emma J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Matt Nery
(English lyrics)
Embraced by the sullied skin I trace with my fingertips; the wounds that will not disappear ache
I only want to be forgiven, but I cannot use this heart too well; this isn't the love that I yearned for
I want to melt in the sweet fragrance of the swaying red flowers
They're just like you
A sigh from those lips; if I can't turn back I will tease that flushed body until it shivers
Please... Hold me...
I want to melt in the sweet fragrance of the swaying red flowers
They're just like you
Embrace me once more, until I'm crushed
I want to drown in you, just like this
Please, just let me rest in your void
I want to melt in the sweet fragrance of the swaying red flowers
They're just like you
Even if you lose interest, stay by my side, don't leave me
I want to drown in you, just like this
Please, just let me rest, I only want to keep dreaming
Please, take me with you, into your void
Matt Nery
(Lyrics)
Yubisaki de nazoru yogoreta hada ni tsutsumarete kienai kizuato ga itakute
Yurusaretai no ni kokoro ga umaku tsukaenai nozonda ai no katachi janai
Yurameita akai hana amai kaori ni
Toketeitai anata no you ni
Kuchibiru to toiki hotetta karada yureru made jirashite modorenai nara
Nee... Daite...
Yurameita akai hana amai kaori ni
Toketeitai anata no you ni
Mou ichido dakishimete kowareru kurai
Oboreteitai konomama
Nee mou nemurasete anata no sora de
Yurameita akai hana amai kaori ni
Toketeitai anata no you ni
Akiru hodo soba ni ite hanasanai de
Oboreteitai konomama
Nee mou nemurasete tada yume wo miteitai kara
Nee tsureteitte anata no sora e
Akira Salama
Almost 11 years and still hits the spot 🥺🥺
Petronixman
12
Joao Machado
The nostalgia is hitting hard
frank medina
2021 y esto hace latir mi 💗
Matt Nery
(English lyrics)
Embraced by the sullied skin I trace with my fingertips; the wounds that will not disappear ache
I only want to be forgiven, but I cannot use this heart too well; this isn't the love that I yearned for
I want to melt in the sweet fragrance of the swaying red flowers
They're just like you
A sigh from those lips; if I can't turn back I will tease that flushed body until it shivers
Please... Hold me...
I want to melt in the sweet fragrance of the swaying red flowers
They're just like you
Embrace me once more, until I'm crushed
I want to drown in you, just like this
Please, just let me rest in your void
I want to melt in the sweet fragrance of the swaying red flowers
They're just like you
Even if you lose interest, stay by my side, don't leave me
I want to drown in you, just like this
Please, just let me rest, I only want to keep dreaming
Please, take me with you, into your void
electricpopstars
初めて聞いた時鳥肌が立つほど感動しました。 DEATHGAZE最高！
Pedro Lucas
Não canso de escutar , esses caras são muito fodões
VARANGIAN GUARD
perfect song to listen when you're depressed. It heals wounds. I love it.
emily schmidt
I absolutely love this band I can listen to them every single day for the rest of my life
CBMalsa
Aré you keep listening the band you love?