In March 2005, Galneryus released their second album Advance to the Fall, and later released their third full-length album Beyond the End of Despair. The album was finally released in October 2003. At this time Galneryus ceased using temporary members and permanently recruited Ryosuke 'Tsui' Matsui (formerly of AxBites) on bass, Yuhki (formerly of Ark Storm and Marge Litch) on keyboards and Junichi Satoh (formerly of Concerto Moon) on drums. VAP itself signed Galneryus and the band set to work on writing and recording their full-length debut album The Flag of Punishment which featured all 5 EP songs re-written and re-recorded and also cover art by famed Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano.

Both compilation albums were released simultaneously in December 2002 on the same day through Iron Shock and distributed through the record label VAP. For these songs, the band used supporting musicians Toshihiro Yui on drums, Yusuke on bass, and Yuhki on keyboards. Galneryus performed the song 'Black Diamond' (originally from Finnish power metal band Stratovarius) on the compilation album Stand Proud! III and performed the song 'Soldier of Fortune' (from Japanese heavy metal band Loudness) on the compilation album Japanese Heavy Metal Tribute Tamashii II. Galneryus was also invited to perform on two metal compilation cover albums with other bands such as Masaki Project, Saber Tiger, and Mephistopheles. As a result, Dragonland invited Galneryus to play with them the next time they toured Japan. In 2003, they were invited to play the 'Melodic Metal Festival' in Japan which featured Swedish power metal band Dragonland, as well as Australia's Dungeon. The EP again used support musicians to fill the band slots, with ShГґgo Himuro again on bass, Toshihiro Yui again on drums, and Yoshinori Kataoka on keyboards (replacing A).ДЄfter this EP, the band started receiving several record deals and started touring more. This EP started gaining the attention of both fans and independent record labels as well.ДЄfter playing with other metal bands like Fairy Mirror, Mephistopheles, Galactica Phantom, Mastermind, and Concerto Moon, Galneryus went back to the studio to record a second EP titled Rebel Flag which was released through the independent label Iron Shock in August 2002. The demo was self-produced and released independently. In October 2001, the band released a 2-track demo titled 'United Flag'. They recruited A on keyboards (who had previously played with Syu in Valkyr), ShГґgo Himuro on bass, and Toshihiro 'Tossan' Yui (formerly of Cemetery, Honey Quest) on drums. Both veterans of the Japanese metal scene, they formed Galneryus with the intention to 'express both of their musical tastes/ideas' and so they started looking for additional members to complete the band. Galneryus was formed in 2001 by guitarist and bandleader Syu (formerly from Valkyr, Animetal, Aushvitz, and Masaki Project) along with vocalist Masahiro 'Yama-B' Yamaguchi (frontman of AxBites and solo artist of Rekion, River End and Gunbridge). History 2001вЂ“2002: Formation and indie days

1.3 2008вЂ“2010: New lineup and Resurrection.

1.2 2003вЂ“2007: Gone major and formal members.

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