Named after the 1920s Germany horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, cali≠gari
is a Japanese band inspired by visual kei, experimental rock, and the Japanese
concept of ero guro (or "erotic grotesque"). The band formed in Ibaraki, Japan,
in 1993. Guitarist Ao Sakurai and drummer Katsumi were cali≠Gari's first two
members, with vocalist Shin joining the lineup in time for the group's 1994
debut, Dai 1 Jikkenshitsu. By the time Dai 2 Jikkenshitsu was released in 1996,
the frontman position had been taken over by Shuuji, who remained with the band
for Dai 3 Jikkenshitsu (1998), Da...