KIYOHARU

The vocalist Kiyoharu (full name Kiyoharu Mori) is a venerable patriarch of J-rock, having fronted two successful bands -- Kuroyume and SADS -- in the '90s and 2000s, in addition to leading a thriving solo career. In fact, Kiyoharu, noted for his singular vibrato, had been active since the '80s, the first important bands on his résumé being Sus4 and Garnet, but it was after 1991, when he founded Kuroyume with Garnet's bassist Hitoki, that he really shot to fame. In the '90s, Kuroyume became a crucial band for the visual kei movement, right up there with X-Japan and Luna Sea; D...