Syu (born Sep 23, 1980) is the guitarist and backing vocalist for the Japanese metal band
Galneryus, and also performs guitar and lead vocals in
SPINALCORD. He was formerly a member of
Animetal. Syu was born in Kansai, Japan. Syu first began playing violin at the age of six, and he also played piano. He continued playing violin until he was 12-13 years old. While in the fourth grade of elementary school, Syu discovered a passion for drums, which was fuelled by listening to X Japan. He says he found it easy to change from violin to guitar because they have similarly styled movements …
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