Taiji would officially rejoin the band in November of that same year.
Although major labels had begun scouting the band, Buck-Tick wanted to continue pursuing music on their own terms and refused to sign unless the label would agree to their four conditions: first, that the band would be able to make their own decisions about their hair, makeup, clothing, and general…
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When Sakurai’s father died, he too moved to Tokyo and Buck-Tick became more serious about music. The five members worked during the day and practiced and performed at night. In July 1986, they attracted the attention of Kazuo Sawaki, head of Taiyo Records, an independent label . He had seen…
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In June bassist Zod, who was one of the original members, would finally leave the band, being replaced by Xenon Ishikawa.
Their first studio release featured classic songs like “Wild Anthem” and “Warning Action”. Their first EP single in 1986, entitled “Xanadu”, was the first known song to be used for promotion of a brand new video game, namely Nihon Falcom ‘s computer RPG Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu . Their second…
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On April 2, 1986, they released both their second album, The End of the Century , and their first single “Rōningyō no Yakata”.
To ensure a continuous outlet for the band’s music, Yoshiki founded the independent label Extasy Records in April 1986, and released their second single ” Orgasm “.
Childhood friends Jun “J” Onose and Kiyonobu “Inoran” Inoue founded a band called Lunacy in high school in 1986.
At the end of the year they released their third album, From Hell with Love .
That same year, a video game was released for the Famicom based on the band, under the title Seikima II Akuma no Gyakushū! .