Tyrant is a Japanese symphonic black metal band.

History 1994–1996 Keisuke founded Tyrant in December 1994. They played raw, straightforward black metal. Keisuke believed many bands, such as Dark Funeral and Satyricon, were better than Tyrant. He decided to play symphonic black metal. After several lineup changes, Hidenori joined as guitarist, Ayumi joined on rhythm guitars but switched to keyboards, and Masaya joined on drums. They released their second promo tape, Under the Dark Mystic Sky, in 1995.

1997–1998 Tyrant recorded their first album around that time, and signed to Pulverized Records in 1997. They released their debut, also titled Under the Dark Mystic Sky, in 1998. Soon after the release, Masaya left the band.

1999–2002 In 1999, Tyrant did not tour because they had to look for a new drummer. They were unable to find ones whose drumming fitted the band's style. The band wave repeated over the band. In past days before the release of their debut, Damien of Ritual Carnage played for Tyrant as the rhythm guitarist. By the link, he invited him playing for Ritual Carnage. They had to look not only for the drummer, but also a guitarist. That problem was over just before the recording of their 2nd release. The addition of Yoshihiro on guitars, Masato on bass guitars, and Toshiya joined the band as the drummer. In February 2000, they signed with Dutch label Displeased Records. By the new members, they entered the studio to record their 2nd album entitled Legend in 2001. It was released from Displeased Records in the spring of 2002.

2003–2005 Tyrant released Grimores in 2005

Members Current Masato Date - Bass (1999–present) Ayumi Kubo - Keyboards (1995–present), Guitar (1995) Keisuke Kubo - Vocals (1994–present) Toshiya Nakamura - Drums (2005–present) Yoshihiro Yamaji - Guitar (2000–present)

Past Iwata - Guitars (1994–1995) Ryugo - Keyboards (1994–1995) Hidenori Tanaka - Guitars (1995–2000) Masaya - Drums (1996–1998) Damien - Bass (1996–1997)

Discography Studio albums Under the Dark Mystic Sky (1997) Legend (2002) Grimoires (2005)

External links Tyrant on Metal Archives