Uruha (musician)
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is a Japan
ese musician and the lead guitarist of the visual kei
band, The Gazette. The group was formed in 2002 with Uruha as the only guitarist but he was joined by fellow guitarist Aoi shortly after. Uruha is the second most credited composer in The Gazette (after Ruki) and tends to compose songs with aggressive/dramatic sounds like "13Stairs[-]1", "Chizuru" and "Swallowtail on the Death Valley" among many others. He plays using the shredding
technique.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese musician and the lead guitarist of the visual kei
Visual Kei
is a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Some sources state that visual kei refers to a music genre, or to a sub-genre of Japanese rock, with its...
band, The Gazette. The group was formed in 2002 with Uruha as the only guitarist but he was joined by fellow guitarist Aoi shortly after. Uruha is the second most credited composer in The Gazette (after Ruki) and tends to compose songs with aggressive/dramatic sounds like "13Stairs[-]1", "Chizuru" and "Swallowtail on the Death Valley" among many others. He plays using the shredding
Shred guitar
Shred guitar or shredding is lead electric guitar playing that relies heavily on fast guitar solos. While some critics argue that shred guitar is associated with "... sweep-picked arpeggios, diminished and harmonic minor scales, finger-tapping and ... whammy-bar abuse", several guitar...
technique.