BUCK-TICK

BUCK-TICK (バクチク) is a Japanese rock band, formed by Imai Hisashi in 1985 in Gunma, Japan. They are commonly credited as one of the founders of the visual kei movement. Their musical style is very hard to describe as they keep changing it and developing their music all the time.

The band members are 櫻井敦司 (Sakurai Atsushi) (vocals), 今井 寿(Imai Hisashi) (guitars, noises, electronics, vocals), 星野 英彦 (Hoshino Hidehiko) (guitars, chorus), 桶口豊 (Higuchi Yutaka) (bass) and ヤガミ・トール (Yagami Toll) (drums).

BUCK-TICK have performed with, for example, Marilyn Manson, KMFDM, Soft Ballet, LUNA SEA and The Yellow Monkey. The band members have also participated in different side-projects, such as Schwein (Sakurai and Imai with Raymond Watts (Pig) and Sascha Konietzko (KMFDM)).