more in writing songs and lyrics. In May 2004 Laputa announced through their fanclub that they were disbanding, citing a desire for each of them to evolve. They released a best-of CD+DVD of their material from their years on the Nippon-Crown label titled "BEST AL+CLIPS 2000~2004" on July 28, 2004, toured from August to September, and played their last live on September 5, 2004, at Shibuya Koukaido. A DVD of the last live titled "ALL BURST" was released on December 15, 2004. After Laputa's disbanding all four musicians stayed in the music business and three of them started solo projects. Aki began to release material under his own name, while Kouichi started Everlasting-K and Junji started HALATION. On the other hand, Tomoi first joined MILK FUDGE, and then played support for JILS. After JILS disbanded, he formed a new band, called C4 in 2008, together with Junji, JILS' guitarist Shunsuke and singer Toki, formerly of 90s' visual kei band Kill=slayd. Members aki – vocals Kouichi – guitar ex.Silver-Rose Junji – bass Tomoi – drums Former members Hiro – guitar Hideno – guitar Kusuba – bass Musical style and influence Musically the essence of the band sound was extracted from "Dark, Hard, and Melodious". Their sound is characterized by Kouichi's unique chord progressions and aki's high-pitched vocals. Influence aki aki cited Morrie from Dead End as a main influence on his vocal style. He covered Japanese metal bands in his high school days, such as Dead End, Loudness, 44 Magnum, Gastunk, Reaction, Marino, Sniper and Tilt. Kouichi Kouichi stated he was influenced by Yngwie Malmsteen and Takeshi Tsuji from Justy-Nasty. As a solo artist, Everlasting-K, he admired hide, describing him as "my eternal goal". When asked what bands he listened to in his high school days, Kouichi mentioned Vow Wow, Anthem and Earthshaker. Junji His early influences included Duran Duran, Bon Jovi, Bauhaus, Dead Can Dance and The Cure. Junji was later into electronic dance music and trip hop. Tomoi His style was mostly influenced by Masafumi Minato from Dead End and Akira Ōta from Kinniku Shōjo Tai. He stated that he was into bands such as Duran Duran, Toto and Journey, and covered Seikima-II and glam metal in his high school days. Legacy Laputa is credited with "creating the early nagoya kei style along with Kuroyume", combining the sounds of heavy metal music and gothic rock. Musicians that have cited