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hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...

band started in 2000 on the Avex Mode label. Originally, it consisted of only three instrumentalists who invited different vocalists periodically. But in 2006, Ricky (formerly of Dasein) joined the group full-time as vocalist. The group was formed in order to provide songs for the popular ''

Kamen Rider Series The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until '' Decade'' and except Thailand), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. ''Ka ...

'', and was the official band of the ''Kamen Rider'' shows from 2000 to 2007, according to the CD jackets.

Members

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guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

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bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

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drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

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vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

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arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestrat ...

Discography

Albums

# # # #*Album released independently #

Singles

# "Power Child" (December 1, 2000) ## featuring

Hiroshi Fujioka , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor. He is known for playing the hero Takeshi Hongo in the tokusatsu superhero series ''Kamen Rider'', and later the Sega Saturn mascot Segata Sanshiro (jokingly revealed to be Takeshi Hongo hi ...

##"Power Child" featuring ROLLY ## featuring

## ## ## # "Deep Breath" (August 18, 2001) #*The title track was used as the third ending theme song for ''

Kamen Rider Agito is the eleventh installment in the popular Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider tokusatsu franchise. The series represented the 30th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series. The series was also a joint collaboration between Asatsu-DK and Toei Company, ...

'' ##"Deep Breath" featuring ROLLY ##"Sitting On the Dynamite" featuring Jin Hashimoto ##"Touch" featuring ROLLY and Jin Hashimoto ##"Deep Breath (Original Karaoke)" ##"Sitting on the Dynamite (Original Karaoke)" ##"Touch (Original Karaoke)" # (August 7, 2002) #*Features on vocals #*The title track was used as the second ending theme song for ''

Kamen Rider Ryuki is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series. The twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Series, it was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei Company, Toei, and it was shown on TV Asahi from February 3, 2002 to ...

'' ## ##"Gravitation" ## ##"Gravitation (Original Karaoke)" # "The people with no name" (July 24, 2003) #*The title track was used as the second ending theme song for '' Kamen Rider 555'' ##"The people with no name" featuring m.c.A.T ##"All eyez on me" featuring

Natsuki Katō is a Japanese actress, singer and former fashion model, regularly appearing on television in various roles. Career In November 2010, Akita Prefecture chose her as one of the two official PR-Ambassadors, along with Nozomi Sasaki, with the purpo ...

##"The people with no name (Original Karaoke)" ##"All eyez on me (Original Karaoke)" #"The people with no name ~Rap No. 1 version~" (August 20, 2003) ##"The people with no name ~Rap No. 1 version~" featuring m.c.A.T ## featuring Kenji Ohtsuki ##"The People with No Name ~Rap No. 1 version~ (Original Karaoke)" ## # (February 18, 2004) #*Features m.c.A.T on vocals #*The title track is a cover of the first ending theme song for ''

Kamen Rider The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until ''Kamen Rider Decade, Decade'' and except Thailand), is a Japanese superhero fiction, superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by ...

'' ## ##"The Last Card" ## ##"The Last Card (Original Karaoke)" # "ELEMENTS" (September 29, 2004) #*Features Ricky on vocals #*The title track was used as the second opening theme song for ''

Kamen Rider Blade is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It aired on TV Asahi from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toe ...

'' ##"ELEMENTS" ## ##"ELEMENTS (Original Karaoke)" ## # "Full Force" (April 5, 2006) #* The title track is used as the first ending theme song for ''

Kamen Rider Kabuto is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Asatsu-DK and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi. The ...

'' ##"Full Force" ##"Bang! Bang! Revolution" ##"Full Force (Instrumental with chorus)" ##"Bang! Bang! Revolution (Instrumental with chorus)" # "Lord of the Speed" (November 1, 2006) #* features #* the title track is used as the second ending theme song for ''

'' ##"Lord of the Speed" ##"Lord of the Speed (Instrumental with chorus)" ##"Lord of the Speed (Re-mix Ver.)" # (August 1, 2008) #* First independent single ##"Kodoku o Fumitsubuse" ## ## ## # "Ride a firstway" (September 16, 2009) #* The title track is used as the theme for ''Pachinko Kamen Rider MAX EDITION'' ##"Ride a firstway" ##"Dreamer" ##"Ride a firstway instrumental" ##"Dreamer instrumental" # "“Blessed Wind" (November 21, 2012) #*Both songs are used for ''

Kamen Rider Wizard is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' franchise, being the fourteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-third overall. It began airing on TV Asahi on September 2, 2012, joining ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' a ...

'' as themes for the main character's Hurricane and Land Styles, respectively. The single is released together with “Last Engage” by Kamen Rider Girls, which contains the themes for Wizard's Flame and Water Styles. ##"Blessed Wind" ##"Strength of the Earth"

Other releases

* "Flashback" (31 August 2005) **The title track performed by Rin' featuring m.c.A.T was used as the theme song for '' Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki''. RIDER CHIPS provided the B-side titled "Flashback -RIDER CHIPS version-". * ''Masked Rider series Theme song Re-Product CD SONG ATTACK First featuring KUUGA KIVA RYUKI'' (20 May 2009) **Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS: **~ featuring

Masayuki Tanaka is a Japanese singer. He was born in Imari, Saga Prefecture. He is one of the two original vocalists of the band , known for their anime soundtracks such as where Tanaka provided the vocals in the chorus of its opening theme. After leaving Cry ...

**"Break the Chain Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring

Tourbillon In horology, a tourbillion () or tourbillon (; " whirlwind") is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement to increase accuracy. Conceived by the British watchmaker and inventor John Arnold, it was developed by his friend the Swiss-Fr ...

**"Alive A life Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring

Rica Matsumoto is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer who was born in Yokohama, Japan. Her name is also sometimes romanized as Rika Matsumoto. She was one of the founders of the anison band JAM Project. After early stage work, she began both voice ...

* ''Masked Rider series Theme song Re-Product CD SONG ATTACK RIDE Second featuring BLADE 555 AGITΩ'' (24 June 2009) **Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS: **"Round ZERO～BLADE BRAVE Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring Nanase Aikawa **"Justiφ's Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring ISSA ** featuring

Shinichi Ishihara is a Japanese singer, voice actor and actor from Yamanashi Prefecture. He is famous for singing the theme songs of '' Guyver'', '' Kamen Rider Agito'' and '' Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V'', among other theme songs as well as the entire soundtrack to '' ...

* ''Masked Rider series Theme song Re-Product CD SONG ATTACK RIDE Third featuring DEN-O KABUTO HIBIKI'' (22 July 2009) **Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS: **" Climax Jump Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring AAA Den-O Form **"Next Level Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring YU-KI ** featuring

Akira Fuse is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted in 1965 with the single . Career His greatest hits are and . He currently makes consistent appearances on television, performs occasional seasonal tours, hosts a late night talk show, and is involved ...

* Kamen Rider Build Theme Songs & Insert Songs Collection (2018) **Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS: **Law of the Victory * Heisei Kamen Rider 20 Titles Commemoration Best (1 May 2019) **Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS: **Kamen Rider Kuuga! (with

) **EXCITE (RIDER CHIPS ver.) *Kamen Rider Zi-O Main Theme & Insert Song Best Song Collection **Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS: **Next New Wφrld

External links

Official website(In Japanese)RIDER CHIPS
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Avex Group Avex Inc. ( kabushiki gaisha , commonly known as Avex and stylized as avex) is a Japanese Conglomerate (company), entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J- ...

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