Shusuke Ueda

Biography

Shusuke Ueda , better known as Syu (シュウ Shū) is a Japanese musician, known for being the founder and guitarist of the power metal band Galneryus . He has participated in bands such as Spinal Cord , Animetal (Heavy Metal), Valkyr (Power Metal) and Aushvitz (Power Metal). Aside from his talents as a guitarist, he doesn't hesitate to sing whenever he has the opportunity, in the form of guttural choruses in Galneryus and as lead vocalist in Spinalcord. He has recorded many DVD demos for specialized magazines and even a VS with guitarist Jani Liimatainen , former guitarist of Sonata Arctica . As an extra fact, he said in an interview that he got into the world of music thanks to the Japanese group X Japan , a band he admires and that served as an influence for the young musician. Syu played drums at the time, but when he saw Yoshiki (leader of that band) he said he couldn't reach his level, so he looked for another instrument, which was the guitar, he went from acoustic to electric, unti...