by Jason Young, staff editor, Inside AX- Anime Expo

For any of the East Coasters who missed out on the opportunity to attend Sakura-Con and experience the Japanese all-female visual kei rock band exist†trace live, the group will be making a return appearance in America in Pittsburgh, PA at Pittsburgh’s Tekkoshocon from March 22-25 next year.

Formed in 2003, the members of exist†trace are Jyou (vocals), Miko (guitar), Mally (drums), Naoto (bass), Omi (guitar).

Courtesy of Monsters, Inc. and JapanFiles.com, the group has made multiple appearances overseas including Europe, China and of course Japan. In November 2010, exist†trace released their album TWIN GATE in Japan, followed by a release by JapanFiles. They recently made their major-label debut with “TRUE” EP in Tokuma Japan.

Tags: conventions, exist†trace, JapanFiles, Tekkoshocon