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Year Albums Lineup Style
1989
  Kazuki Ozeki - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - drums, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - bass, keyboards, programming, vocals
Death metal
1990
Desolation [Demo] Mirai Kawashima - vocals, bass, keyboards
Kazuki Ozeki - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - guitars
Tragedies [Demo] Mirai Kawashima - vocals, bass, keyboards
Satoshi Fujinami - drums, guitars
1991
  Satoshi Fujinami - drums, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - bass, keyboards, programming, vocals
1992
Requiem For Fools [EP] Mirai Kawashima - vocals, bass, keyboards
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitar
Satoshi Fujinami - drums, percussion
Black metal
Thrash metal
1993
Scorn Defeat [Demo] Satoshi Fujinami - drums, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - bass, keyboards, programming, vocals
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
Scorn Defeat Mirai Kawashima - vocals, keyboards, bass
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitar
Satoshi Fujinami - drums, percussion
1994
  Satoshi Fujinami - drums, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - bass, keyboards, programming, vocals
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
1995
To Hell And Back - Tribute To Venom [EP]
Infidel Art Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
Satoshi Fujinami - drums, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - bass, keyboards, vocals
1996
  Satoshi Fujinami - drums, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - bass, keyboards, programming, vocals
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
1997
Ghastly Funeral Theatre [EP] Mirai Kawashima - bass, vocals, keyboards
Satoshi Fujinami - drums
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
Black metal
Avantgarde metal
Hail Horror Hail Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars, bass
Satoshi Fujinami - drums, güiro, triangle, tambourine, vibraslap, handclap
Mirai Kawashima - bass, vocals, synthesizer, piano, Hammond organ, vocoder, sampling, programming, effects
Black metal
Avantgarde metal
1998
  Satoshi Fujinami - drums, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - bass, keyboards, programming, vocals
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
1999
Scenario IV: Dread Dreams
2000
 
2001
Imaginary Sonicscape Mirai Kawashima - vocals, synthesizers, organ, bass, vocoder, piano, recorder, string machine, ring modulator, samples, programming
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars, drum machine
Satoshi Fujinami - drums, percussion
2002
  Satoshi Fujinami - drums, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - bass, keyboards, programming, vocals
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
2003
 
2004
  Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - keyboards, programming, vocals
2005
Gallows Gallery Mirai Kawashima - vocals, organ, synths, theremin, samples, keyboards, sitar, percussion, taishōgoto, tibetan bells
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitar
Junichi Harashima - drums, percussion
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitar

Metatron - voice
Frank "Killjoy" Pucci - voice
Bruce Lamont - saxophone
Mike "Gunface" McKenzie - guitar solo
Niklas Sundin - guitar solo
Paul Groundwell - guitar solo
Kostas "Gus G." Karamitroudis - guitar solo
2006
  Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - keyboards, programming, vocals
2007
Hangman's Hymn: Musikalische Exequien Mirai Kawashima - vocals, orchestrations, piano
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitar
Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass

Guest musicians
Theremin Aurielle "Zeitler" Gregory - vocals
Tim Conroy - trumpet
Rob Urbinati - guitar solo
Chuck Keller - guitar solo
Mike "Gunface" McKenzie - guitar solo
Gallows Gallery [Reissue] Mirai Kawashima - vocals, organ, keyboards, sampling, clavinet, sitar, tabla, tampura, shehnai, jaw harp, taisho koto, bells, glockenspiel, gong
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitar
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitar
Junichi Harashima - drums, percussion

Guest musicians
Bruce Lamont - saxophones
Mike "Gunface" McKenzie - guitar solo
Kostas "Gus G." Karamitroudis - guitar solo
Frank "Killjoy" Pucci - voices, narration
Metatron - narration
Niklas Sundin - guitar solo
Paul Groundwell - guitar solo
2008
  Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - keyboards, programming, vocals
Mika Kawashima - saxophone, vocals
2009
 
2010
Scenes From Hell Mirai Kawashima - vocals, orchestration, piano, organ, keyboards, minimoog, clavinet, theremin, recorder, glockenspiel, whistle, sitar, tabla, tampura
Dr. Mikannibal - vocals, saxophone
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, percussion
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitar
Junichi Harashima - drums

Guest musicians
David Tibet - voice
Barney Kamalani "Kam" Lee - vocals
Jonathan Fisher - trumpet
Zoltán Pál - trombone
Hideto Nagai - trombone
Greg Cossar - trombone
Kazuki Ookubo - tuba, euphonium
Ashlee Pahmiyer - French horn
Catherine Williams - flute, piccolo
Eric McGowan-Slee - oboe
Adam Matlock - clarinet, bass clarinet, accordion
Frederic Viennot - keyboard solo
Rinzo - violin
Takatoshi Yanase - violin
Kyosuke Matsumoto - viola
Koichi Koike - cello
The Curse Of Izanagi [EP]
2011
  Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - keyboards, programming, vocals
Mika Kawashima - saxophone, vocals
2012
In Somniphobia Mirai Kawashima - vocals, piano, minimoog, prophet-5, clavinet D-6, organ, monotron, roland RE-201, vocoder, ring modulator, recorder, throat singing, sitar, tabla, tampura, shorwave radio, jaw harp, glockenspiel, etc.
Dr. Mikannibal - vocals, alto saxophone
Satoshi Fujinami - bass
Shinichi Ishikawa - electric and acoustic guitar
Junichi Harashima - drums

Guest musicians
Metatron - vocals, narration on 3 and 8
Barney Kamalani "Kam" Lee - vocals
Barmanu - sarangi
Adam Matlock - clarinet on 6 and 11, accordion on 8
Jonathan Fisher - trumpet on 8 and 11
2013
  Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars
Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - keyboards, programming, vocals
Mika Kawashima - saxophone, vocals
2014
  Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - keyboards, programming, vocals
Mika Kawashima - saxophone, vocals
Yuichi "You" Oshima - guitars
2015
Graveward Mirai Kawashima - vocals, piano, synthesizers, programming, orchestration
Mika Kawashima - saxophone, vocals
Yuichi "You" Oshima - guitars
Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass

Additional musicians:
Matthew Kiichi "Matt" Heafy - vocals
Frédéric Leclercq - guitar solo
Niklas Kvarforth - vocals
Kelly Simonz - guitar solos
Athanasios Tolis - vocals
Metatron - narration
Lyris Hung - violin
Adam Matlock - accordion, clarinet, tenor saxophone
2016
  Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - keyboards, programming, vocals
Mika Kawashima - saxophone, vocals
Yuichi "You" Oshima - guitars
2017
 
2018
Heir To Despair Mirai Kawashima - vocals, keyboards, flute, piccolo, guitar, taishogoto, etc.
Mika Kawashima - saxophone, vocals
Yuichi "You" Oshima - guitars
Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass

Additional musicians:
Phil Anselmo - vocals
Kevin Kmetz - shamisen
Million and Billion - voice
2019
  Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - keyboards, programming, vocals
Mika Kawashima - saxophone, vocals
Yuichi "You" Oshima - guitars
2020
 
2021
 
2022
Shiki Mirai Kawashima - vocals, keyboards, flute, piccolo, clarinet, shakuhachi, hichiriki, shinobue, shamisen, taishogoto, shruti box, vocoder, guitars, iwabue
Mika Kawashima - vocals, saxophones
Satoshi Fujinami - bass (track 6 only)

Session musicians
Frédéric Leclercq - guitars, bass
Mike Heller - drums, bongos, congas, mini-bongos, bells, blocks, chairs, floor, boxes, t-shirt, wallet, music stand, 2x4, pipe, shaker
2023
  Junichi Harashima - drums
Satoshi Fujinami - bass, guitars, percussion
Mirai Kawashima - keyboards, programming, vocals
Mika Kawashima - saxophone, vocals
Nozomu Wakai - guitars
2024