Even though this visual kei-styled offering failed to crack the Oricon charts, the band's extensive touring revealed a significant fan base that has already formed in Japan. show was a success, and an album Renai (Pitiful) followed suit. in May 2004, where Sid filled the vacant slot left by Miyavi's cancellation. At that time the band's career was boosted by its performance at Anime Central in the U.S. Sid's first record, the single "Kaijou-Ban," arrived in early 2004. All members had previous music experience (in particular, Mao and Yuuya played in the obscure outfit Shula), and this allowed the band to secure a deal with the visual kei label Danger Crue Records, which also works with Mucc, the solo project of Ken of L'Arc-en-Ciel. The band was started in 2003 by vocalist Mao and bassist Aki, who soon added guitarist Shinji and drummer Yuuya to the lineup (although the new members were officially lifted from session musicians only in 2004). Since their emergence in the early 2000s, Sid came close to the J-rock top tier of the decade, largely by moving from their visual kei roots to a diversified sound that incorporated plenty of influences from power pop and disco to hints of heavy metal, blues, and even a Mediterranean folk influence.
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