XANVALA

XANVALA are a Tokyo visual kei rock band formed in January 2020 by Tatsumi (vocals), Yuhma (guitar), Souma (guitar), 70. (bass), and Tomoya (drums). Their name is pronounced “zanbala” and comes from the Japanese term for dishevelled hair, tying into the band’s concept “midareru koto wa utsukushii” (“to be dishevelled is beautiful”). They officially began activities with the one-man show WARNING COLOURATION -警告色と下極上- at Ikebukuro BlackHole on January 30th, 2020. The instrumental members all contribute as composers, while Tatsumi is the band’s principal lyricist.

XANVALA’s catalogue has expanded through the 2020 collection ‘Rikujusou’ (陸重奏), the 2021 EP ‘Gayoku no Maku’ (我慾之幕), albums ‘Tsuki to Taiyou’ (月と太陽) in 2022, ‘NIX’ in 2023, and ‘BANQUET’ in 2024, followed by the ‘ANCHOR – EP’ and ‘INDRA – EP’ in 2025. Their nationwide touring grew alongside those releases, with the 2024-2025 Ark campaign ending at EX THEATER ROPPONGI and their sixth-anniversary ROLL THE DICE tour concluding at Yebisu The Garden Hall on February 1st, 2026.

The band have also developed their own live projects outside conventional tours. They launched VASALA FEST in 2025 and brought it to Kawasaki CLUB CITTA’ in 2026, while their recurring ZOMVALA Halloween shows recast the members as undead alter-egos. As of September 2026, XANVALA remain a five-piece on PARAGUAS inc. and continue to tour extensively across Japan.