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Japanese band

Girugamesh (Japanese: ギルガメッシュ, Hepburn: Girugamesshu) is a Japanese rock band, formed in 2003. Their name is sometimes stylized with a metal umlaut as girugämesh and is derived from the Final Fantasy character.^[2][3] They disbanded on July 10, 2016, although announced a new song, to celebrate label MAVERICK's 40th anniversary as well as to encourage the music scene exhausted by COVID-19, in January 2022.^[4][5]

History

2003–2007: Formation

Formed in 2003 in Chiba, Shuu and Nii had been friends since elementary school,^[6] and the earliest incarnation of the band made its first performance while the members were still in high school.^[7] Girugamesh began playing gigs with their final lineup in 2004,^[6] and were later signed to record label Gaina-Japan.

Their first single, "Kaisen Sengen" ("Declaration of War"), ranked #10 on the Oricon Indies chart.^[3]