exist†trace was created in June 2003 by Jyou, Miko, Naoto and Mari. Their debut live was held a few months later, on December 28, 2003. In February 2004 they released their first free demo-tape, Hai no yuki. The following month the band's line up was completed by Omi, a second guitarist. They continued to perform live and, in July, they released their second demo, Kokumu, also distributed for free.
In August 2005 they released their first single, Ambivalence. 2006 witnessed the release of their second and third singles, followed by the release of their first mini-album, Annunciation -the heretic elegy-, the first press of which was accompanied by a DVD with their first PV.
They started out 2007 by releasing a second press of their second maxi-single in January, and joined Gemmik for a coupling tour later that month. In July of 2007 they released the single Liquid before kicking off their fall tour.
In May 2008, exist†trace announced a suspension of activities, which lasted for three months. They reemerged with a revival live entitled Reprologue in August. In October of 2008 they scheduled a tour with Black:List and took Europe by storm with stops in Belgium, Germany, Paris and Finland. In November, exist†trace released a new album called Recreation eve before beginning their promotional live performances. The band played through much of spring 2009, and on April 22, their new mini album, VANGUARD -of the muses-, hit store shelves.
--excerpt from JaME profile by Mana59 + Andi + Meg
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