Toru Nishimura was once a daring investigative reporter who has crossed paths with Lara more than once on dangerous investigations.
Tokutaro Nishimura Slocum was born in Japan....
Tooru Nishimura (born February 16, 1976), who goes by his stage name Kyo, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and poet, best known as the frontman and vocalist of the post-Visual Kei heavy metal band Dir en grey.
Prior to this, he has been a vocalist for the short-lived alternative rock band La:Sadie's and a roadie for the influential Visual kei band Kuroyume.
Kyo is widely known in the heavy metal scene as one of the most talented and versatile vocalists currently active; his style, which ranges from melodic singing to his signature unclean vocal style, combining guttural death growls, screaming and high-pitched shrieks.
His frequent hospitalizations can be attributed to this vocal style: he has been hospitalized for hearing problems in 2000 (his left ear has remained partially deaf) and, in 2006 and 2009, received surgery for inflamed vocal cords.
Of equal notoriety is his manner of performance, which involves plenty ofshockelements such as fake (and real) vomit, convulsive-zombie-