ScReW

 ScReW

 SCREW (often incorrectly spelled as ScReW because of their logo's stylization) is a five member Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo by their vocalist, Byo. They are a visual-kei band signed to PS COMPANY's indies division Indie-PSC.. SCREW was originally a quartet; Manabu joined the group as their second guitarist in June of 2007.

Soon after the release of their second studio album X-RAYS, it was announced that Yuto would depart after their live at Takadanobaba AREA on December 31st, 2009. In two months time, Rui would take his place. Their eighth single "Cursed Hurricane" is the first release with the current line-up.

Members


Byo (鋲) - Vocals
Kazuki (和己) - Guitar
Manabu (マナブ) - Guitar
Rui (ルイ) - Bass
Jin (ジン) - Drums
Yuto (ゆうと) - Ex. Bass


Biography:

2006-2007
SCREW promoting "Nejireta Shisou" (2006)
SCREW was formed sometime before March of 2006 by Byo (ex-JOKER). The line-up was Byo on vocals, Kazuki (ex-Clover) on guitar, Yuto (ex-gossip) on bass, and Jin (ex-LiViNG DEAD) on drums. During this time the band signed with indies label SPEED DISK. Their first live would be on March 4th at Takadanobaba AREA as a secret live. There would only be seven more secret lives, spread out in March and April, until their first one-man concert titled Homura e no Kakusei on April 23rd at Takadanobaba AREA. At this live advanced copies of SCREW's debut single "Nejireta Shisou" was sold and "Ookina Furudokei PUNK SCREW ver." was distributed.

SCREW promoting VIRUS (2007)
What then followed was a string of lives during July and three events in August. The lives spanned from July 18th at Sendai JUNK BOX to the 31st at Osaka BIG CAT, altogether hitting seven stops. On August 5th they took part in the "stylish wave '07 MAX FINAL Tsuika Kouen" finale event at Kawasaki CITTA', on the 12th they were the "Shikkoku no Symphony" event at Saitama Kaikan, and the last August event was on the 31st for the "Otsukare Summer" event at Takadanobaba AREA.
SCREW's first release with PS COMPANY's Indie-PSC. and as a five piece act was their second mini-album VENOM, which was released on September 12th. It was the first entry in atwo consecutive month mini-album release campaign. This reached #113 on the major Oricon charts, where it charted for a week. A one-man concert titled OUTFLOW OF VENOM was meant to promote and support the mini-album was performed on September 17th at Takadanobaba AREA. Completing September was a live on the 28th at Shibuya O-EAST.

The last entry of the release plan was their third mini-album VIRUS, which was released on October 3rd. It would reach #139 on the major Oricon charts, where it charted for a week. Unlike the last mini-album, this one didn't get a one-man concert to commemorate the release. For the rest of October SCREW was one of the band's on the h'evn Soukan 5-shuunen Kinen Zenkoku TOUR ~Dai2dan~ tour (organised by h'evn). The nine date tour started on the 10th at Nagoya HEART LAND and ended on the 31st at Shinjuku LOFT.
During the tail-end of the year, during November and December, they participated in five lives and events. The first activity was the "Absolute Domain vol.1" event at Nagoya E.L.L on November 2nd with the second being their own Unknown shudder... vol.2 sponsored event at Takadanobaba AREA on the 25th, effectively ending the month. In December SCREW performed two dates in the Shinrabanshow TOUR '07 #3 tour: Osaka BIG CAT on the 8th and Shibuya O-EAST on the 22nd. The last activity of 2007 was their part in the "J-ROCK INVATION -EPISODE I-" event at Palladium in Cologne, Germany on the 29th.