History Music / Galneryus

* FiveManBand: From the current lineup:
** TheLeader: Syu
** TheLancer: Sho
** TheBigGuy: Lea
** TheSmartGuy: Taka
** TheChick: Yuhki

** Akane Liv from Liv Moon was a guest vocalist in the title track for ''Angel of Salvation''. Prior to that, she sang a cover of "[[Music/HeartAlbum Alone]]" on Syu's first solo album.

** Akane Liv from Liv Moon was a guest vocalist in the title track for ''Angel of Salvation''. Prior to that, she sang a cover of "[[Music/{{Heart}} Alone]]" on Syu's first solo album.

A neo-classical[=/=]PowerMetal band from Osaka, Japan formed in 2001. Galneryus shares a similar style to bands such as [[Music/YngwieMalmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force]] and Music/{{Stratovarius}}. Though they began their career as a VisualKei band, they quickly dropped the look in favor of a more ordinary casual look, though they continue to almost universally use stage names (with the exception of drummer Jun-ichi Satoh). Although they have enjoyed considerable success in their home country (especially after SHO joined with 2010's ''Resurrection''), [[PopCultureIsolation their following overseas is much smaller,]] [[CultClassic albeit still highly dedicated.]] They also seem to have a thing for flags with at least one song with a title referring to flags on four of their eleven albums.[[note]]"United Flag," "Rebel Flag," "Struggle for the Freedom Flag," "Braving Flag," "The Flag of Reincarnation," and "The Promised Flag."[[/note]]

[[caption-width-right:350:From left-right, top-bottom: Taka (bass), Yuuki Nakajima (keyboards), Fumiya Morishita (drums)[[note]]Replaced by drummer Lea in 2020[[/note]], Masatoshi Ono (vocals), Shusuke "Syu" Ueda (guitars)]]

A neo-classical[=/=]PowerMetal band from Osaka, Japan formed in 2001. Galneryus shares a similar style to bands such as [[Music/YngwieMalmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force]] and Music/{{Stratovarius}}. Though they began their career as a VisualKei band, they quickly dropped the look in favor of a more ordinary casual look, though they continue to almost universally use stage names (with the exception of drummer Jun-ichi Satoh). Despite their talent, eleven-album discography and the presence of ex-Animetal guitarist Syu, they don't have much popularity outside of Japanese metal circles. They also seem to have a thing for flags with at least one song with a title referring to flags on four of their eleven albums.[[note]]"United Flag," "Rebel Flag," "Struggle for the Freedom Flag," "Braving Flag," "The Flag of Reincarnation," and "The Promised Flag."[[/note]]

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Syu's name is pronounced as "Shuu."

* Drums: Fumiya Morishita (2016-present)

** TheBigGuy: Fumiya

* Lead Vocals: Masatoshi "SHO" Ono (2009-present)
* Guitar/Backing Vocals: Shunsuke "Syu" Ueda (2001-present)
* Bass: Taka (2009-present)
* Keyboard/Backing Vocals: Yuuki "Yuhki" Nakajima (2003-present, support in 2002)

* LeadBassist: All three bassists are type A, with Tsui being an additional type B and Yu-To/Leda type B and C thanks to his involvement in many other bands since leaving, most prominent being Music/{{Babymetal}}.

* Guitar/Backing Vocals: Syu (2001-present)

* Keyboard/Backing Vocals: Yuhki (2003-present, support in 2002)

* Bass: Shogo Himuro (2001-2002, support), Yusuke (2002-2003, support), Ryousuke "Tsui" Matsui (2003-2006), Yu-To/Leda (2006-2009)[[note]]Also the guitarist for Deluhi (2008-2011), Undivide (2012-2013), and now Far East Dizain (2015-present)[[/note]]
* Keyboard: A (2001-2002, support), Yoshinori Kataoka (2002, support)
* Drums: Toshihiro "Tossan" Yui (2001-2002, support), Jun-ichi Satoh (2003-2016)

** "Destiny" from ''Resurrection'' references the album title in its final verses
---> Destiny is calling you but you don't believe it
---> Keeper of the resurrection is standing alone

* LeadBassist:
** Tsui is a Type A and B.
** Yu-To/Leda is a Type A, B, ''and'' C thanks to his involvement in many other bands since leaving, most prominent being Music/{{Babymetal}}.
** Taka is a Type A.

* ''Beyond the End of Dispair'' (2006)

* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: Syu, being the FaceOfTheBand and the sole founding member after Yama-B's departure
** TheLancer: Sho, previously Yama-B
** TheBigGuy: Fumiya, previously Jun-ichi.
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Guys]]: Tsui, Yu-To, and Taka, due to all of them being [[LeadBassist Lead Bassists]] in their own right

* {{Instrumentals}}: Almost all of their albums have at least one or two of these, and they're typically reserved for the first and last tracks. ''Reincarnation'' and ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' are the only albums that avert this.

** Yu-To/Leda is a Type A, B, ''and'' C thanks to his involvement in many other bands since leaving, the most prominent being Music/{{Babymetal}}.

*** And he did a joint collaboration with DaisukeIshiwatari himself to remix and rearrange the already killer soundtrack of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' for ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma Chronophantasma]]''.

A neo-classical[=/=]PowerMetal band from Osaka, Japan formed in 2001. Galneryus shares a similar style to bands such as [[Music/YngwieMalmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force]] and Music/{{Stratovarius}}. Though they began their career as a VisualKei band, they quickly dropped the look in favor of a more ordinary casual look, though they continue to almost universally use stage names (with the exception of drummer Junichi Satoh). Despite their talent, eleven-album discography and the presence of ex-Animetal guitarist Syu, they don't have much popularity outside of Japanese metal circles. They also seem to have a thing for flags with at least one song with a title referring to flags on four of their eleven albums.[[note]]"United Flag," "Rebel Flag," "Struggle for the Freedom Flag," "Braving Flag," "The Flag of Reincarnation," and "The Promised Flag."[[/note]]

** ''Under the Force of Courage'' and ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' have also been stated to be a double-album, although they came out about 2 years apart. ''The Force Of Courage'' tells a story, and ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' tells the "sequel" or second part of the story.

* Drums: Toshihiro "Tossan" Yui (2001-2002, support), Junichi Satoh (2003-2016)

---> Destiny is calling you but you don't believe it \\ Keeper of the resurrection is standing alone
* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Junichi and Fumiya, especially during their solo performances.

* ConceptAlbum: Their debut album ''The Flag of Punishment'' in the Yama-B era and ''Under the Force of Courage'', and ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' in the SHO era.

** ''The Force Of Courage'' and ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' have also been stated to be a double-album, although they came out about 2 years apart. ''The Force Of Courage'' tells a story, and ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' tells the "sequel" or second part of the story.

* EpicRocking: Most of their material is this, but the title tracks from ''Angel of Salvation'' and ''Under the Force of Courage'' take the honor of being the longest songs in their catalogue, both clocking at over ''fourteen minutes''.

** [[TheLancer The Lancers]]: Sho, previously Yama-B
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Guys]]: Junichi and Fumiya

* FollowTheLeader: Despite having dropped almost all their visual flair, they're still blatantly worshipping classic Visual bands such as Music/XJapan as well as non-VK metal acts.

** "Angel Of Salvation" can be seen as one big 14-minute ShoutOut to Tchaikovsky, since numerous parts of the song are taken straight out of Tchaikovsky's Concerto In D Minor Op.35, including the entire string-orchestra-intro. This has led some fans to joke that "Angel Of Salvation" is "basically a rearrangement of Tchaikovsky's Concerto In D Minor".

*** And he did a joint collaboration with DaisukeIshiwatari himself to remix and rearrange the already killer soundtrack of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' for ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]''.

* StageNames: Only four members in the band's history[[note]]Junichi, Shogo, Yoshinori, and Fumiya[[/note]] used their real names.

* AlbumTitleDrop: "The Flag of Reincarnation" in ''Reincarnation'' and the title tracks from ''Angel of Salvation'' onwards.

A neo-classical[=/=]PowerMetal band from Osaka, Japan formed in 2001. Galneryus shares a similar style to bands such as [[Music/YngwieMalmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force]] and Music/{{Stratovarius}}. Though they began their career as a VisualKei band, they quickly dropped the look in favor of a more ordinary casual look, though they continue to almost universally use stage names (with the exception of drummer Junichi Satoh). Despite their talent, eleven-album discography and the presence of ex-Animetal guitarist Syu, they don't have much popularity outside of Japanese metal circles. They also seem to have a thing for flags with at least one song with a title referring to flags on four of their eight albums.[[note]]"United Flag," "Rebel Flag," "Struggle for the Freedom Flag," "Braving Flag," "The Flag of Reincarnation," and "The Promised Flag."[[/note]]

A neo-classical[=/=]PowerMetal band from Osaka, Japan formed in 2001. Galneryus shares a similar style to bands such as [[Music/YngwieMalmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force]] and Music/{{Stratovarius}}. Though they began their career as a VisualKei band, they quickly dropped the look in favor of a more ordinary casual look, though they continue to almost universally use stage names (with the exception of drummer Junichi Satoh). Despite their talent, ten-album discography and the presence of ex-Animetal guitarist Syu, they don't have much popularity outside of Japanese metal circles. They also seem to have a thing for flags with at least one song with a title referring to flags on four of their eight albums.[[note]]"United Flag," "Rebel Flag," "Struggle for the Freedom Flag," "Braving Flag," "The Flag of Reincarnation," and "The Promised Flag."[[/note]]

* ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' (TBR 2017)

!This band may exhibit the following tropes

* ConceptAlbum: Their debut album ''The Flag of Punishment'' and ''Under the Force of Courage''.

* {{Instrumentals}}: Almost all of their albums have at least one or two of these, and they're typically reserved for the first and last tracks. ''Reincarnation'' is the only album that averts this.

* SpokenWordInMusic: "Meditation for the Saga" from ''The Flag of Punishment'', "Reach for the Sky" from ''Angel of Salvation'', and "Premonition" from ''Under the Force of Courage''.

* Bass/Backing Vocals: Taka (2009-present)

* AutoTune: ONO. This is actually one of the major reasons ''many'' of the Yama-B fans left and/or see Ono as a ReplacementScrappy - Yama-B was ''not'' heavily autotuned to achieve the sound he did, and Ono has AutoTune like effects even ''in live performance.''

* RearrangeTheSong: "Owari Naki, Kono Shi" and "Across the Rainbow" from ''Kizuna'', the latter being a lyrical rearrangment of "Whisper in the Red Sky" from ''Advance to the Fall''.
** For the band's [[MilestoneCelebration 10th anniversary]], they released a series of rerranged song albums dubbed ''The Ironhearted Flag''.

** Akane Liv from Liv Moon was a guest vocalist in the title track in ''Angel of Salvation''.

* StageNames: Only six members in the band's history used their real names.
** Ono's is SHO.

* SpokenWordInSong: "Meditation for the Saga" from ''The Flag of Punishment'', "Reach for the Sky" from ''Angel of Salvation'', and "Premonition" from ''Under the Force of Courage''.

* Bass: Shogo Himuro (2001-2002, support), Yusuke (2002-2003, support), Ryousuke "Tsui" Matsui (2003-2006), Yu-To (2006-2009)[[note]]Also the guitarist for Deluhi (2008-2011), Undivide (2012-2013), and now Far East Dizain (2015-present)[[/note]]

* DistinctDoubleAlbum: ''The Ironhearted Flag''. The first, ''Regeneration Side'', comprises of re-recordings of past songs, while the second, ''Reformation Side'' adds completely new lyrics to existing songs.
* CoverVersion: "[[ Music/{{Stratovarius}} Black Diamond]]" and "[[Music/{{Loudness}} Soldier of Fortune]]". They also covered many other songs in their ''Voices from the Past'' cover albums and a few from Syu and Ono's solo albums.
* EpicRocking: Most of their material is this, with the title tracks from ''Angel of Salvation'' and ''Under the Force of Courage'' being the longest songs in their catalogue at over fourteen minutes.

** Tsui is a Type A and B
** Yu-To is a Type A, B, ''and'' C due to his involvement in many other bands since leaving, the most prominent being Music/{{Babymetal}}.
** Taka is a Type A

* RearrangeTheSong: "Owari Naki, Kono Shi" and "Across the Rainbow" from ''Kizuna'', the latter being a complete rearrangment of "Whisper in the Red Sky" from ''Advance to the Fall''.

* StageNames: Only six members in their history used their real names.

* TranslationTrainWreck: The band has suffered from a few of these, due to singing/writing lyrics in English, then kicking out their best English speaker. Their 2014 album title, ''Vetelgyus,'' is one example - it's ''supposed to be'' "Betelgeuse."

* ConceptAlbum: Their debut album ''The Flag of Punishment'' and ''Under the Force of Courage''
* CoverVersion: "Black Diamond" originally by Music/{{Stratovarius}} and "Soldier of Fortune" originally by Music/{{Loudness}}. They also covered many other songs in their ''Voices from the Past'' cover albums and a few from Syu and Ono's solo albums.

** Yu-To is a Type A, B, ''and'' C, thanks to his involvement in many other bands since leaving, the most popular being Music/{{Babymetal}}.

* ConceptAlbum: Their debut album ''The Flag of Punishment''.

* LeadBassist: Yu-To and Taka are a close Type A, the former also being a Type B for providing backing vocals and Type C for forming many other bands after departing (two of them are disbanded, though).

* SpecialGuest: Yuhki was recently featured at ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear x VideoGame/BlazBlue Music Live 2011''.
** And he did a joint collaboration with DaisukeIshiwatari himself to remix and rearrange the already killer soundtrack of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' for ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]''.
** Leda from Far East Dizain (formerly of Deluhi and his solo project Undivide, both of which were disbanded) was featured as a guest guitarist in one of the band's tours which was included in the ''Phoenix Rising'' album. He was the bassist Yu-To when he was still in the band.

* StageNames: Only five members in their history used their real names.

* EpicRocking: The title tracks from ''Angel of Salvation'' and ''Under the Force of Courage'' are two of the longest songs in their catalogue, both clocking over fourteen minutes in length.

* LeadBassist: Yu-To and Taka are a close Type A.

A neo-classical[=/=]PowerMetal band from Osaka, Japan formed in 2001. Galneryus shares a similar style to bands such as [[Music/YngwieMalmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force]] and Music/{{Stratovarius}}. Though they began their career as a VisualKei band, they quickly dropped the look in favor of a more ordinary casual look, though they continue to almost universally use stage names (with the exception of drummer Junichi Satoh). Despite their talent, ten-album discography and the presence of ex-Animetal guitarist Syu, they don't have much popularity outside of Japanese metal circles. They also seem to have a thing for flags with at least one song with a title referring to flags on four of their eight albums with the songs "United Flag," "Rebel Flag," "Struggle for the Freedom Flag," "Braving Flag," "The Flag of Reincarnation," and "The Promised Flag."

Galneryus's future was in question after the departure of vocalist Yama-B. Yama-B quit due to creative differences and disagreeing with the direction the band was taking.

Sometime in 2009, it was revealed that Yama-B's replacement would be Masatoshi Ono and that Yu-To was replaced by Taka.

* RearrangeTheSong: "Owari Naki, Kono Uta" and "Across the Rainbow" from ''Kizuna'', the latter being a complete rearrangment of "Whisper in the Red Sky" from ''Advance to the Fall''.
** Now as part of the band's [[MilestoneCelebration 10th anniversary]], they are releasing a series of rerranged song albums dubbed ''The Ironhearted Flag''.

** Leda from Deluhi (now of his solo project Undivide, which, sadly, was also disbanded) was featured as a guest guitarist in one of the band's tours which was included in the ''Phoenix Rising'' album. He was the bassist Yu-To when he was still in the band.
** Akane Liv from Liv Moon was a guest vocalist in the title track in ''Angel of Salvation''.

A neo-classical[=/=]PowerMetal band from Osaka, Japan formed in 2001. Galneryus shares a similar style to bands such as [[Music/YngwieMalmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force]] and Music/{{Stratovarius}}. Though they began their career as a VisualKei band, they quickly dropped the look in favor of a more ordinary casual look, though they continue to almost universally use stage names (with the exception of drummer Junichi Satoh). Despite their talent, 6 album discography and the presence of ex-Animetal guitarist Syu, they don't have much popularity outside of Japanese metal circles. They also seem to have a thing for flags with at least one song with a title referring to flags on four of their eight albums with the songs "United Flag," "Rebel Flag," "Struggle for the Freedom Flag," "Braving Flag," "The Flag of Reincarnation," and "The Promised Flag."

They have worked on three compilations with other Japanese metal bands, the first contributing a cover Stratovarius's "Black Diamond," the second contributing a cover of Loudness's "Soldier of Fortune," and the third contributing their own song "Struggle for the Freedom Flag." They also recorded the soundtrack of ''Manga/DeathNote: TheMovie''.

* Lead Vocals: Masatoshi "SHO" Ono
* Guitar/Backing Vocals: Syu
* Bass/Backing Vocals: Taka
* Keyboard/Backing Vocals: Yuhki
* Drums: Junichi Satoh

* Vocals: Masahiro "Yama-B" Yamaguchi (now in Music/{{Gunbridge}})
* Bass: Shogo Himuro (2001-2002), Yusuke (2002-2003), Ryousuke "Tsui" Matsui (2003-2006), Yu-To (2006-2009)[[note]]Also the guitarist for Music/{{Deluhi}} (2008-2011) and now a solo artist[[/note]]
* Keyboard: A, Yoshinori Kataoka
* Drums: Toshihiro "Tossan" Yui

* AlbumTitleDrop: "The Flag of Reincarnation" in ''Reincarnation'', and "Angel of Salvation" from ''Angel of Salvation''.

** Now as part of the band's [[MilestoneAnniversary 10th anniversary]], they are releasing a series of rerranged song albums dubbed ''The Ironhearted Flag''.