1. Hizaki is best known as the guitarist of the symphonic power metal band Versailles.
19 Facts About Hizaki
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Hizaki is a member of Jupiter and has a solo career.
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Hizaki liked classical music in kindergarten, especially the violin, but his parents refused to let him learn the violin or piano.
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Already a fan of Loudness and X Japan, Hizaki wanted to play lead guitar, but was not skilled enough for their songs at the time and so created his own guitar exercises.
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Hizaki entered high school during Japan's band boom and so finally had others to play with in a band, but had to lower his skill level in order to fit in.
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Hizaki noted that he has a lot of childhood photographs where he is wearing red clothes, possibly being the reason a lot of his stage costumes are red.
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Hizaki debuted as guitarist for the Kyoto-based visual kei band Garnet Grave in 1997.
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Hizaki then proceeded to start a solo career that same year and released Maiden Ritual.
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Hizaki published two more EPs: Dance with Grace and Maiden Ritual -Experiment Edition- with a variety of musicians in the visual kei scene.
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Hizaki then restarted solo activities and formed his solo group, Hizaki Grace Project, with Hikaru on vocals, Yuu on bass and support drummer Seiji.
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On September 23,2008, Hizaki modeled clothing for Baby, The Stars Shine Bright on the runway at Individual Fashion Expo IV.
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Hizaki composed the music for the title track of Kaya's January 2012 single "Vampire Requiem".
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Hizaki returned to solo activities in 2015 with short European and South American tours.
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Hizaki released his first solo album in 11 years, Rosario, on August 3,2016, via major record label Warner Music Japan.
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Hizaki provided guest guitar to "Zenith" from Ancient Myth's 2021 album ArcheoNyx.
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Hizaki said the idea is to replace the vocalist with a guitar.
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Hizaki suggested this was influenced by She-Ja, who he said used to play solos "completely irrelevant" to the song.
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Hizaki said he is unsure of how precise his picking is, but is sure that he has a "heavy" way of picking.
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Hizaki admitted that at the beginning of Jupiter it was pretty similar to Versailles, as it had four of the same five members.