Formed in an Osaka livehouse in 1989, Valentine D.C. was comprised of 4 members: Vocals - Ken-ichi Domoto (土本健) Guitar - Naoya Yoshida (由田直也) Bass - Jun Shimazawa (嶋澤潤) Drums - Takeshi Uwatoko (上床武) Previous to VDC Jun was a roadie for PRESENCE and Takeshi was one for Eins:Vier. They attempted to create an American hard rock sound, and their first album "Saint" was released in February 1993. They then joined BMG Japan and released the album "Parody" Read more on Last.fm