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lynch. is a Japanese AlternativeMetal / {{Metalcore}} band formed in 2004. Formed by ex-Music/{{Deathgaze}} vocalist Hazuki, the band is part of the Nagoya kei scene. The band has released eight full-length albums, three [=EPs=] and fifteen singles. The band was signed to the independent label Marginal Works in 2004 and signed to CLJ Records in 2007. In 2011 they switched labels from Marginal Works to the major Japanese label King Records.

Formerly a VisualKei band, the band has since opted for a less dramatic post-Visual Kei image and sound in recent years. They were part of the Second wave of Visual Kei bands.

!Members:
!!Current Lineup:
* Hazuki (葉月) – Lead vocals (2004-present), bass (2004-2006, 2017-present, studio only)
* Reo (玲央) – Lead guitar, backing vocals (2004-present)
* Yusuke (悠介) – Rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2006-present)
* Asanao (晁直) – Drums (2004-present)
* Akinori (明徳) - Bass, backing vocals (2010-2016, 2018-present)

!!Live members:
* Yukino (ゆきの) – Bass (2004-2006, 2017)
* Hikaru (光輝) – Bass (2006-2007)
* Junji (淳児) – Bass (2007-2010)
* Ryo – Bass (2017)
* [[Music/{{Kuroyume}} Hitoki]] – Bass (2017)
* Natsuki – Bass (2017)
* Miro - Bass

!Discography:
!!Studio Albums:
* ''Greedy Dead Souls'' (April 20, 2005)
* ''The Avoided Sun'' (April 25, 2007)
* ''The Buried'' (November 7, 2007)
* ''SHADOWS'' (July 8, 2009)
* ''I Believe in Me'' (June 1, 2011)
* ''Inferiority Complex'' (June 27, 2012)
* ''D.A.R.K. -In the name of evil-'' (October 7, 2015)
* ''AVANTGARDE'' (September 14, 2016)
* ''SINNERS -no one can fake my bløod-'' (April 25, 2018)
* ''XIII'' (July 11, 2018)

!![=EPs=]
* ''underneath the skin'' (November 16, 2005)
* ''EXODUS - EP'' (August 14, 2013)
* ''SINNERS - EP'' (May 31, 2017)

!Tropes that apply to lynch.
* AllLowercaseLetters: The band's name.
* BadassLongcoat: The band's members has worn them in some form or another.
* DarkerAndEdgier: They're punkier and edgier than most Japanese alternative acts.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Hazuki, at times.
* GenreRoulette: See GenreShift below
* GenreShift: They've moved away from the traditional melodic {{Deathcore}} style of their early period to a more mainstream-friendly {{Metalcore}} sound.
* GratuitousEnglish: Some of their material have these, notably "59." from ''greedy dead souls'', "I Don't Know Where I Am" and the title track from ''SHADOWS'', the title tracks of ''I Believe in Me'' and ''Inferiority Complex'', a majority of the tracks from ''EXODUS - EP'', and "BLØOD" from "BLØOD THIRSTY CREATURE".
* HellBentForLeather: Everyone in the band, during their early period. Still appears from time to time in recent years.
* ImprobableHairstyle: Hazuki is known for doing crazy things with his hair.
* LeadBassist:
** Akinori is a Type A and Type B.
** Subverted with Hazuki. While he does play bass in the studio, he does not play it live, instead relying on touring members to fill the role.
* MetalScream: Hazuki does his throaty, mid-range screams well. Akinori's are a close second.
* RearrangeTheSong: Some of their recent singles have re-recorded versions of their earlier material. Their [[MilestoneCelebration tenth-anniversary album]] have some of these sprinkled in as well.
* ShoutOut: To Music/DirEnGrey. The slogan "[[OurZombiesAreDifferent Japanese Zombie Heroez]]" appears from time to time in their music videos.
* SopranoAndGravel: Hazuki is a one-man example of this.
* SpecialGuest: ''Sinners - EP'' featured a number of famous VK bassists, such as J from Music/LunaSea and Music/{{Kuroyume}}'s Hitoki.
* TropeCodifier: For Nagoya Kei along with bands such as Music/{{Kuroyume}} and Hazuki's former band Music/{{Deathgaze}}.
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