Stable lineup secured, the band released its second album, Pandora No Hako (1996), which gathered ecstatic press and brought Pierrot a contract with Sweet Child Records, which released their EP Celluloid (1997). After Hidelow's departure, Kirito became the frontman, handing over guitar duties to Aiji, formerly of Kalen. The debut indie album Kikurui Pierrot was released during the same year, although the cast of musicians continued to shift for a while: Luka left in 1994 (to be replaced by Takeo), and Hidelow followed in 1995. The Pierrot moniker was adopted in time for the band's first demos, out in 1994. The group, established in 1994, was initially named Crash & Noise and consisted of vocalist Hidelow, guitarists Kirito and Jun, bassist Kohta, and drummer Luka. During their decade-long run on the Japanese rock scene in the late '90s and early 2000s Pierrot became a leading force of the visual kei movement, finally bursting under the strain of the members' creative impulses and leaving a bunch of other rock acts in their wake.
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