The Riotts.

the Riotts.
the Riotts.
Also known as	Milky Way
Origin	Japan
Genres	Pop rock
Years active	2009–2011
Members	Sechi; Tara (たら); Kasumi (楓栖); Ayumu (歩)
Past members	Buu (ぶう); Tetsu; Mike (ミケ)
Website	Official website

The Riotts. (ライオット, stylized as the Riotts.) was a Japanese visual kei rock band who officially formed in November 2009, but first started activities in May as a session band called Milky Way (みるきーうぇい). The three official members; Setsuki, Tara, and Kasumi, use various "guest" musicians.^[1]

History

In March 2009 176BIZ disbanded, in May a session band called Milky Way^[2] was formed by former members Setsuki (ex-Karen), Tara (ex-Panic Channel) and Kasumi (ex-Gimmick). They played their first live on July 10 at the Takada no Baba Area. In November they became an official band, known as The Riotts.^[3] Their official homepage was opened on November 21, 2009. Currently The Riotts. have no official vocalist, but used Mike (Blu-Billion) as a guest vocalist until the release of their first mini-album, StarInvitation.

Members

Current members

Sechi (formerly called Setsuki [雪希]) - guitar
Tara (たら) - bass
Kasumi (楓栖) - drums
Ayumu (歩) - guest vocals

Former guest members

Buu (ぶう) - vocals (Ensoku)
Tetsu - guitar (ex-Gimmick)
Mike (ミケ) - vocals (Blu-Billion)

Discography

Albums

Riot Star (2011.01.26)

Mini-Albums

StarInvitation (2010.01.15)
Hoshi Renge (星蓮花; "Lotus Flower Star", 2010.10.06)

Singles

"Stargazer" (スターゲイザー, 2010.05.26)

References

^ "Visunavi profile" (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 May 2011.
^ "Milky Way". Shattered-Tranquility.net. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ "the Riotts. are here". Shattered-Tranquility.net. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

External links

[1] "Visunavi profile" (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 May 2011.

[2] "Milky Way". Shattered-Tranquility.net. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

[3] "the Riotts. are here". Shattered-Tranquility.net. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

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