Der Zibet
Der Zibet is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 1984, which made its debut in 1985. They went on an indefinite hiatus in 1996, but resumed activities in 2007. History. Der Zibet was formed in 1984 by vocalist Issay and bassist Hal, who were previously in a band called Issay and Suicides. They were joined by guitarist Hikaru, drummer Mayumi and Mahito on keyboards. Only a year later, Mahito left the group just before they signed to a major record label (though he would continue to perform with them as a support member) and they released  their debut album "Violetter Ball". Their fourth album "Garden" was recorded in London in 1988, with the process was videotaped and released on VHS. Der Zibet continued to put out many releases and collaborate with other artists, but after their 1996 live compilation album "Ari" the band went on hiatus. In 2007 Der Zibet resumed activities, with Mahito a full member again. They released their thirteenth studio album "Primitive" on March 6, 2009. On November 10, 2010, they released the album "Kaikoteki Mirai ~ Nostalgic Future", which is composed of new songs as well as self cover, live and remix  versions of songs from throughout their 25-year career. They held the two man Rock'n Roll Vaudeville 2011 show together with on June 24, 2011. In April 2012 Der Zibet released two more studio albums, "Romanoid 1" and "Romanoid 2". In September, they performed alongside Ra:IN, Ladies Room and Tokyo Yankees at the Yokohama Summer Rock Fes. – Revolution Rocks 2012. They provided a cover of "Ai no Sōretsu" for the January 29, 2020 Buck-Tick tribute album "Parade III ~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~"