Hide

Heavy metal, Musical Artist

1964 – 1998

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Who was Hide?

Hideto Matsumoto, best known by his stage name hide, was a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. He was primarily known for his work as lead guitarist of the heavy metal band X Japan, but was also a successful solo artist and co-founder of the United States-based band Zilch.

He sold millions of records, both solo and as a member of X Japan. X Japan rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, credited as founders of the Japanese visual kei movement. When they disbanded in 1997, hide focused on his solo career which started four years prior and went on to enjoy significant popularity. At the height of his fame, while recording his third studio album and about to launch an international career with the newly formed Zilch, he died in 1998 of what was ruled a suicide by hanging. hide was seen as an icon for Japanese youth rebelling against their country's conformist society and his death was labeled "the end of an era".

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Born
Dec 13, 1964
Yokosuka
Also known as
  • Hideto Matsumoto
  • hide
  • Matsumoto Hideto
Siblings
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Lived in
  • Kanagawa Prefecture
Died
May 2, 1998
Minami-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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