La'Mule

visual kei

La’Mule came out of what seems to be nowhere and took the indies world by storm. Their look may have started off like that of your typical visual band but it eventually evolved into something that was solely theirs to claim. They snowballed us with release after release and gained multitudes of fans almost effortlessly with their powerful, hard visual sound and fan-oriented ways. BIOGRAPHY La’Mule formed in January of 1996 in Shikoku. The members at the time were Kon on vocals, Yuki and Fumi on guitars, Itsuke on bass, and You-ya on drums. In March, the band released their first demo, Lepra, with a second pressing following just 11 days after its initial release. La’Mule joined Kaiki’s (bassist of With Sexy at the time) Soleil label and released a second demo. They participated in many Soleil and multiman events throughout the year but it wasn’t until April of the following year that they held their first oneman. They had many songs in their repertoire but no CD releases yet. Instead of spending all their time in the recording studios, they preferred contact with their fans and participating in events. La'Mule's first oneman tour was held in the fall of 1997. Finally, in April 1998, their first CD, Toki no Souretsu, was released with a second pressing out in June. Their third demo was also released at this time. In September, Yuki and Fumi decided to leave the band. La’Mule was hindered without guitarists until SIN and Nao joined. They released a maxi featuri...