Myth & Roid is a Japanesepop rock band centered around Tom-H@ck and hotaru, featuring multiple vocalists. The band made its debut in 2015 with the release of its first single "L.L.L". The band's music has been featured in various anime series such as Overlord, Boogiepop wa Warawanai , BBK/BRNK, Saga of Tanya the Evil and .
History
According to the band's official website, its name comes from two words: "myth" representing the past, and "android" representing the future; the band hopes that these two aspects will allow the creation of "a new world". The band debuted with Mayu on vocals in 2015, with the release of its first single "L.L.L" ; the ending theme to the 2015 anime television seriesOverlord. The single peaked at No. 29 on the Oricon weekly charts, and reached a ranking of No. 3 on iTunes' Japanese download rankings. The band's second single "Anger/Anger" was released on February 24, 2016; the title track is used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime television series BBK/BRNK. The single peaked at No. 82 on the Oricon weekly charts. The band's third single "Styx Helix" was released on May 25, 2016; the title song is used as the first ending theme to the 2016 anime television series ', and the coupling song "Straight Bet" is used as the ending theme for episode 7. The band's fourth single "Paradisus-Paradoxum" was released on August 24, 2016; the title track is used as the second opening theme to Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-, and the coupling song "Theater D" is used as the ending theme for episode 14. The unit's fifth single "Jingo Jungle" was released on February 8, 2017; the single's title track is used as the opening theme to the 2017 anime television series Saga of Tanya the Evil. The band also performed theme songs for two Overlordtheatrical movie released in 2017. In 2017, KIHOW joined the band after being discovered by Tom-H@ck. Having lived overseas in the past, she is capable of singing in both English and Japanese. Able to freely transform her singing style, her voice is known as the "rainbow-colored voice". On April 24, 2017, the band's first album eYe's was released. In November 2017, it was announced that vocalist Mayu would be "graduating" from the band in order to pursue a solo career. On December 18, 2017, the band's sixth single "Hydra" was announced, and KIHOW's face was revealed as part of the cover for the album The band debuted KIHOW on lead vocals in 2018, with the release of "Hydra", the title track is used as the ending to the 2018 anime television series Overlord II. In 2019, the band's song "Shadowgraph" was used as the opening theme for the anime Boogiepop and Others. Its coupling track, "Remembrance", was featured in the first theatrical movie release of "The Saga of Tanya the Evil". The band's song "Tit for Tat" was used as the opening for the anime ' In December 2019, it was announced that the band would release a single titled "Forever Lost"; the title song would be used as the ending theme to the film Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul.
