Skull

Skull (stylized as SKULL), originally known as , was a Japanese visual kei hard rock band that was active between 2003 and 2011. Biography The band Skull formed under the name Skull -The Skull- in 2003, but did not begin regular activities until the following year. The group focused most of their early performances in the Sendai region and slowly began to build momentum. In 2005, they released their first single, Jisaku jien, and went on their first tour. The band continued to hold consistent live performances throughout the year and through 2006. On December 26, they held their first-ever one-man performance at the Sendai Macana venue. At the beginning of 2007, the band officially changed their name to Skull and began expanding their presence across Japan. Skull put out their first release in two years with the maxi-single The Scream of Gate on January 26, and scheduled numerous tours for the year. The single quickly sold out, and Skull reissued a second print of the CD bundled with a new DVD of their first music video in June. In August, Skull released their first mini-album, Ugly Black Showcase, which placed the weekly Oricon Albums Chart at number 299.