EXO-CHIKA and RAVEMAN met at
high school, where they experimented with writing songs. They recorded several tapes together, eventually performing as a duo alongside their friends'
hardcore band. After this first performance, they began to perform live shows and record tapes under the name
Aural Vampire. In 2008, the band announced they had been signed to the label
Avex Trax and, at the end of the year, they released a set of three self-titled
EPs on
iTunes. Their second album
Zoltank was released on May 5, 2010. In 2008 and 2010, Aural Vampire made musical appearances at the annual
Anime Matsuri in Houston,
Texas. In 2009, Aural Vampire made a musical appearance at Katsucon 15, as well as at AnimagiC in
Germany. Aural Vampire toured
North America in 2010 as a support act for the Canadian band
The Birthday Massacre, making musical appearances at
Anime Central and
Convencion de Juegos de Mesa y Comics. Aural Vampire released an EP,
Kerguelen Vortex, on November 18, 2011. EXO-CHIKA has made a guest appearance in the
visual kei band AND -Eccentric Agent-'s promotional video for the song LIBERATE. Aural Vampire created and performed a song for the video game
Let It Die. ==Members==