caption current_members website associated_acts years_active label article_title landscape background genre image origin name
vamps 2013 from left : k.a.z and hyde in new york city on december 6 , hyde k.a.z -lsb- http://www.vampsxxx.com/ official site -rsb- l'arc-en-ciel , oblivion dust 2008 -- present vamprose/avex -rrb- gan-shin -lrb- eu -rrb- spinefarm , delicious deli/universal music sony music -lrb- kr vamps -lrb- band -rrb-
 yes group_or_band hard rock , alternative rock vamps -12062013 - 3.jpg tokyo , japan vamps
vamps -lrb- band -rrb-

vamps -lrb- stylized as vamps -rrb- is a japanese rock duo formed in 2008 by hyde -lrb- vocalist , rhythm guitarist , lyricist and songwriter -rrb- and k.a.z -lrb- lead guitarist , backing vocalist and songwriter -rrb- .
only a year after their founding , vamps performed its first international tour , ten dates in the united states , and in 2010 they went on their first world tour .
originally signed to hyde 's own record label vamprose , every release the band has had to date has reached the top ten on the oricon music chart .
in 2013 , the group changed labels to universal music group 's delicious deli records and produced their worldwide debut release .
