is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in January 1997.
History DuelJewel began in 1997; during their early beginnings they released several demos.Cahoon, Keith, DuelJewel Profile Nippop, 2005 The vocalist Hayato joined in 1997, left, and returned in 1999. The band released their first album in 2001 and Natsuki joined in 2002 when Ka-non left the band. They performed at A-Kon (an anime convention) in Dallas, Texas in 2002, which was their first international concert. They returned to the United States, playing in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Anaheim, San Jose, and Houston through the rest of the year and into 2003. DuelJewel profile at Jhouserock Entertainment
The band continued to tour in Japan, gaining a larger fanbase, and in May 2007, the band performed at the sold-out two-day JRock Revolution concert held in Los Angeles, CA.DuelJewel Profile at JaME On July 11, 2007, they released their first single on Universal, "Es."HMV Japan
They played in the V-Rock Festival alongside many other bands.V-Rock Festival Table-2
In 2010 DuelJewel became signed by Maru Music and Gan-Shin and released a USA and European exclusive album entitled "We Will Melt You" on September 17, 2010.DuelJewel to release exclusive album in europe
In 2016 DuelJewel disbanded citing issues that Hayato had been experiencing with regards to "functional dysphonia". However in late 2018 the band announced that, with Hayato having made a full recovery, they would perform at Zepp Tokyo on March 1, 2019. Since then, the band have made various appearances together on social media platforms such as Youtube.
Profile Hayato (隼人) - vocals Shun - guitar, backup vocals Yuya (祐弥) - guitar Natsuki - bass Val (ばる) - drums Val changed his stagename to Baru (ばる) in 2004.Cure vol.5, February 2004 However, he still introduces himself as Val in English-speaking countries.JRock Revolution Interview with DuelJewel
Past members Psy - bass (January 1997 - July 1998) Takashi - guitar (June 1997 - March 1999) ka-non - bass (January 1999 - December 2001)
Name When Shun and Val formed DuelJewel, they had narrowed the possibilities for name to two. Unable to choose between them, they combined them into DuelJewel. Fans have speculated on the meaning of the band's name, but in an interview with JaME in 2007, Val stated that there was none.
Discography
Albums 2001: Lapidary 2002: Noah 2007: Bullet 2008: Glass Sphere (グラスフィア) 2010: Will 2011: Luminous 2014: Story 2015: Duel 2015: Jewel 2019: Zincite 2022: Trigger 2023: Flare 2024: Aria 2025: Eclipse
Compilations 2009: "Revive" 2010: "We Will Melt You" Special edition, released only in Europe 2024: "[RE]REVIVE"
Omnibus 2000: "Stoning2" 2001: "Make an Epoch" 2001: "Make an Epoch 2" 2003: "Loop of Life III" 2004: "Hysteric Media Zone V" 2004: "Decadence 2004 ～Spleen & Ideal～" 2005: "Cannonball Vol.2" 2005: "Shock Edge 2005" 2011: "Crush! -90's V-Rock best hit cover songs-"
Demo Tapes 1998: "Kaze ～The Winding Garden～" (風～The Winding Garden～) 2000: "Kuro" (黒) 2000: "Shiro" (白) 2000: "Chinmoku" (沈黙)
Singles 2003: "Sepia" 2003: "Vermillion" 2004: "Nauthiz" 2005: "The Birth" 2006: "Azure" 2006: "Aishuu Melancholia/Life On..." (愛愁メランコリア) 2007: "Es" 2008: "Iolite" (アイオライト) 2011: "Vamp Ash" 2011: "Polaris" 2013: "It's just love" 2014: "Chronos" 2015: "Yuki no Asterisk" (雪のアスタリスク)
EP 2006: "Visions" 2010: "｢Zero｣" 2015: "Duel" 2015: "Jewel"
DVDs 2008: Jewelry Box 2011: Dear Lapidary
References
External links
Hayato's Blog Shun's Blog Yuya's Blog Natsuki's Blog Val's Blog