Seikima-II

Seikima-II
Seikima-II at Japan Expo in Paris, 2010.
Background information
Origin	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Heavy metal,hard rock
Years active	1982–1999 (Reunions: 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015–2016)
Labels	Fitzbeat, CBS/Sony, BMG Japan, HPQ/Avex
Associated acts	Canta, RX, Face to Ace, Cats in Boots
Website	Official site
Members	Demon Kogure/Demon Kakka Raiden Yuzawa Xenon Ishikawa Luke Takamura Jail O'Hashi
Past members	Damian Hamada Majo Ryoko Giantonio Babayashi Zeed Iijima Gandhara Sangeria Tigris-Euphrates Kaneko Jagy Furukawa Zod Hoshijima Ace Shimizu

Seikima-II (Japanese: 聖飢魔II, Hepburn: Seikimatsu^?) is a Japanese heavy metal band, formed in 1982. Throughout their career they have had numerous lineups, with lead singer Demon Kakka the sole constant member. The group has sold over 10 million records in Japan alone.

According to the band, Seikima-II is a group of Akuma (悪魔, "demons") from the futuristic hyper-evolved dimension Makai (魔界, "demon world") that preach a religion called Akumakyo in order to propagate Satan through the use of heavy metal music. Each member is a demon of a different hierarchical class, with His Excellency Demon Kakka being leader of the Akuma and His Majesty Damian Hamada being the "Crown Prince of Hell". In accordance to the prophecy and after completing their world conquest, the band disbanded at the end of the century on December 31, 1999 at 23:59:59.

However, the band has had several limited reunions since their disbandment. One in 2005 to celebrate their 20th anniversary and another in 2010 celebrating their 25th anniversary, the latter including their first ever world tour. In 2011, an encore of their world tour was held and the band hosted two charity concerts that included several different artists in response to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. They performed a two leg 30th anniversary tour from September 2015 into February 2016.

Seikima (聖飢魔) means "Holy Devouring Demon", but with the II ("tsu") added to the end it becomes a play on the term seikimatsu (世紀末) or "the end of the century". It is also an abbreviation of the phrase Seinaru mono ni ueteiru akuma ga futatabi (tsū) yomigaeru (聖なる物に飢えている悪魔がII（ふたた）び蘇る, "the demon that devours holiness has resurrected again").