Sel'm was created in autumn 2004, the founding members being Tora on vocals, Tsubaki on guitar, Takuma on bass and MANJ" on drums.
After various lives in April 2005, the band distributed their first release, -DEVASTATION-, which was limited to only 444 copies. More concerts followed and their next creation Choushou no tsuki, which featured only one track, was released soon after.
The following year, Sel'm played at numerous events and live houses, during which they started to slowly attract fans and gather more attention. In January 2006 they released their first maxi-single, Anthology. A few months later, the band surprisingly cancelled two live shows; it was announced later on their official website that MANJ" had fallen very ill, requiring hospitalization. Luckily, the treatment he underwent was successful and he was back with the band by April.They continued playing shows with other artists and on June 14th they released their long awaited first mini-album, resistance. Their first one-man, resisted VIII places~Madness of the birth, followed at the Meguro Rock May Kan on September 16th and quickly sold out. Near the end of the year, they released the one-track single N∞℃, which was a great way to wrap up the successes of 2006.
The year 2007 started with another one-man live called Psychedelic Roulette, and the band continued touring throughout March. On April 4th, they released their third single called Roido and, never stopping to tour, played two more one-mans until the end of the year. In January 2008, they released their first full album, brilliant force and went on their first Nagoya - Osaka - Tokyo one-man tour in May. The culmination of the year was their two day consecutive one-man lives; surprising many fans, the one-man the Last Supper KEY WORD“4” on November 9th became their last live as a four-member band, and at the one-man Enter upon a new phase-tour08 on November 10th, they were joined by a second guitarist, Nagi (ex-Shulla).
As a five-member band, Sel'm soon released their new single Creature, in which one could hear that the band started changing their sound. They continued touring not simply as Sel'm, but also playing several secret lives under the name DIVE. Another maxi-single followed in September that year, as the band continued their live activities with more events and one-man lives.
After the rather long break in releases, the band's next release was finally been announced; the title track to the new maxi-single ARROWS,which came out in two versions in June and July 2010, became the band's first PV. To support the new release, Sel'm went on a tour they have sponsored, including a two-man with UnsraW and a oneman live. The next year will surely be hot for the band, so make sure not to miss it!
Sel'm is a young visual kei band from Tokyo. All the members have some experience in the music scene, either from previous bands or working as staff for older bands.
Their music is on the harder side of visual kei, and vocalist Tora has a dreamy voice, one that seems to float over the aggression expressed in many of their songs.
