is a Japanese musician, best known as the leader and guitarist of the power metal band Galneryus. He also performs guitar and lead vocals in Spinalcord (formerly known as Aushvitz) and was formerly a member of Animetal. Under his own name, Syu has released one studio album, one cover album and one instrumental album, each featuring collaborations with many guest musicians. He was voted the Best Guitarist in online music magazine Beeasts music awards four years in a row, from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted Syu the fourth best guitarist in the history of hard roc
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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. <a href="htt
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Syu
- Musical artist.image
- Galneryus Syu.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Syu performing with Galneryus in 2014
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.alias
- Syu
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Musical artist.genre
- Power metal, neo-classical metal, thrash metal
- Musical artist.occupation
- Musician, songwriter
- Musical artist.instrument
- Guitar, vocals
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1996–present
- Musical artist.label
- HPQ, VAP, Warner Music Japan
- Musical artist.current_member_of
- Galneryus
Key dates
- Born
- 23 September 1980
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Ashiya
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Genre
- heavy metal music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Avex Group
- Official website
- www.spinalcord-rock.com
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- Early life
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- Style and influences
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- Discography
- Solo
- With Spinalcord
- With Animetal
- See also
- References
- External links
is a Japanese musician, best known as the leader and guitarist of the power metal band Galneryus. He also performs guitar and lead vocals in Spinalcord (formerly known as Aushvitz) and was formerly a member of Animetal. Under his own name, Syu has released one studio album, one cover album and one instrumental album, each featuring collaborations with many guest musicians. He was voted the Best Guitarist in online music magazine Beeasts music awards four years in a row, from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted Syu the fourth best guitarist in the history of hard rock and heavy metal in We Rock magazine's "Metal General Election". His work on Galneryus' song "Emotions" was named the 73rd best guitar instrumental by Young Guitar Magazine in 2019.
== Early life == With parents who played the piano, Syu started playing the instrument at the age of four, but soon stopped. He then started playing the violin at age six, and continued to do so until he was 12 or 13 years old. In fourth grade of elementary school, he discovered X Japan and dove into rock music. With Yoshiki his favorite member, Syu started to play drums alongside violin. He played the drums in a band called Cross-Large, but could not find good musicians to play with. He switched to guitar after finding it easier because guitar and violin are relatively similar. He also said he could better express himself through guitar than through drums.