Hizaki

HIZAKI (born February 17th, 1979 in Kyoto) is a guitarist and a solo artist, most known for being a founder member of Versailles. Even though he has been an exponent of the visual kei scene for over a decade, his guitar playing has always been much closer to European metal, being mostly influenced by western heavy, power and neoclassical metal bands and guitarists.
Biography
 
Hizaki began his career in 1997 where he debuted as guitarist for Garnet Grave. After two years, Hizaki and Garnet Grave's drummer, Hizumi , departed from Garnet Grave to form Crack Brain with Airi, former guitarist of Madeth gray'll .

Band history

• GARNET GRAVE - 199? ~ 1998
• Crack brain - April 1999 ~ September 21st 2002
• Schwardix Marvally - March 2003 ~ April 17th 2004
• HIZAKI [solo project] - 2004 ~ July 2005
• SULFURIC ACID - July 2005 ~ October 8th 2006
• HIZAKI grace project [solo project] - 2006 ~ 2007
• Versailles - March 30th 2007 ~ present

Session bands

• BURNING FIRE - October 2004 ~ January 2005
• Node of Scherzo - 2007 ~ 2008
• KAMIJO & Sherow Artist Society オールスターズセッションバンド (KAMIJO & Sherow Artist Society All Star Session Band) - a session band that played at the UNDER CODE PRODUCTION session event held at Shibuya O-WEST on September 1st 2008. The lineup was made of members of 摩天楼オペラ and Versailles. KAMIJO, TERU, Anzi, yo and yu played People=Shit (Slipknot). After that KAMIJO, sono, HIZAKI, Anzi, Jasmine You, ayame and YUKI played alkaloid showcase (摩天楼オペラ). The last song played was The Red Carpet Day (Versailles), by KAMIJO, sono, HIZAKI, TERU, Jasmine You, YUKI and yu.

As support member

• LAREINE - Live Guitar (October 31, 2006)
• KAMIJO - Live Guitar (December 2006)
• Juka - Live Guitar (March 2007 ~ July 2007), Studio Guitar (March 2007 ~ October 2007), Studio Bass (March 2007)

Other

• Juka - Composer (Aravesque, Luxurious, 水面華)
• Kaya - Composer (Carmilla)