Double Dealer
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was a Japan
ese hard rock
/heavy metal
band formed by Takenori Shimoyama (Sixride, ex-Saber Tiger
) and Norifumi Shima (Concerto Moon
) in 2000. They toured France
in the same year as an opening act of Symphony X
. Their activity had been suspended intermittently, and indefinitely stopped in July 2007.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
/heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band formed by Takenori Shimoyama (Sixride, ex-Saber Tiger
Saber Tiger (band)
Saber Tiger is a heavy metal band formed in Sapporo, Japan. It was founded in 1981 by guitarist Akihito Kinoshita, who is responsible for producing, engineering and composing most of the band's work. Saber Tiger has released nine studio albums, four compilation albums, a live album, two EPs and...
) and Norifumi Shima (Concerto Moon
Concerto Moon
is a Japanese neo-classical/power metal band led by guitarist Norifumi Shima.The band's first two albums were reissued by InsideOut Music in 2003.-Members:* Norifumi Shima – guitar * Masayuki Osada – drums...
) in 2000. They toured France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the same year as an opening act of Symphony X
Symphony X
Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from Middletown, New Jersey.Founded in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo, their albums The Divine Wings of Tragedy and V: The New Mythology Suite have given the band considerable attention within the progressive metal community...
. Their activity had been suspended intermittently, and indefinitely stopped in July 2007.
Current members
- Takenori Shimoyama - Vocals
- Norifumi Shima - Guitar
- Toshiyuki Koike - Keyboard
- Takanobu Kimoto - Bass
- Yoshio Isoda - Drums
Albums
- Double Dealer (2000)
- Deride At The Top (2001)
- Fate & Destiny (2005)
- Desert Of Lost Souls (2007)