Xaa-Xaa


Xaa-Xaa is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Osaka in 2014. They are signed with Timely Records. Their current lineup consists of Kazuki on vocals, Haru on guitar, Reiya on bass and An on drums.
They were ranked 10th on visual kei artists by JRock News in 2020.

Career

The band was formed with Kazuki, Haru and Reiya, but had Roji on drums. They were mostly active around their hometown scene. On December 3, 2015, they performed at the anniversary concert for Osaka Muse venue, announcing the simultaneous release of the single "Shitai Dakedeshi yo?", and a compilation album "Chūdoku Shōjō" on March 23. Roji left the band in August 2017.
The single "Horror" was released on April 22, 2020 and, four months later, they announced a new EP called Ai 「」, relesead on September 28. On May 5, 2021, the EP Gogatsubyou came out, which had its title song's video released on April. It was the best selling album of the band until that point. In June, they announced their second studio album, the first in four years, called Shippaisaku, relseased on October 10.
In 2023, they released three singles: "Kumo no Ito" in April, "Hishatai wa Shitai" in July, and "Draw" in October. The last one was released in seven versions and was the ending theme for the anime Duel Masters: WIN Duel Academy Edition, it was the first time the band had a song in an anime series. Xaa-Xaa performed internationally for the first time at Katsucon, in the United States, in February, 2024.

Influences

Kazuki became interested in music through Mucc, while Haru cited Hide as the reason he started playing music. Reiya discovered rock music through Kuroyume, and also likes Dir En Grey and the Gazette. He cited J as his biggest influence on bass, and wears his guitar strap long because of Sid bassist Aki. Roji's musicial background is in Western hard rock, such as Mötley Crüe.

Band members

  • Kazuki – vocals
  • Haru – guitar
  • Reiya – bass
  • An – drums

Former members

  • Roji – drums