The Riotts. (ライオット, stylized as the Riotts.) was a Japanese

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band who officially formed in November 2009, but first started activities in May as a session band called Milky Way (みるきーうぇい). The three official members; Setsuki, Tara, and Kasumi, use various "guest" musicians.

History

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) and Kasumi (ex-Gimmick). They played their first live on July 10 at the Takada no Baba Area. In November they became an official band, known as The Riotts. Their official homepage was opened on November 21, 2009. Currently The Riotts. have no official vocalist, but used Mike (

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) as a guest vocalist until the release of their first mini-album, ''StarInvitation''.

Members

Current members

* Sechi (formerly called Setsuki ��希 -

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* Tara (たら) -

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* Kasumi (楓栖) -

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* Ayumu (歩) -

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Former guest members

* Buu (ぶう) -

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( Ensoku) * Tetsu -

(ex-Gimmick) * Mike (ミケ) -

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Discography

Albums

* ''Riot Star'' (2011.01.26)

Mini-Albums

* ''StarInvitation'' (2010.01.15) * ''Hoshi Renge'' (星蓮花; "Lotus Flower Star", 2010.10.06)

Singles

* "Stargazer" (スターゲイザー, 2010.05.26)

References

External links

Official Website

Visunavi

Tara´s blog

Sechi´s blog

Kasumi´s blog
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