Versailles (known as Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet- in the United States) is a Japanese metal band formed in 2007. It is comprised of several notable figures in the visual kei scene.

In March 2007, Versailles was formed by Kamijo (Lareine), Hizaki (Sulfuric Acid) and Jasmine You (Jyakura). Later, Teru (Aikaryu) and Yuki (Sugar Trip), who were recommended by the "Rock May Kan", a venue in Tokyo, joined the band.

Kamijo and Hizaki created the concept of Versailles in the autumn of 2006 and spent six months gathering members to express it. Their concept is “The absolute Youshikibi (beauty of form) sound and extremes of aestheticism”.

In March 2007, the details of the band were announced. They released promotional material through the Internet, set up an English language page on MySpace and have made several interviews with foreign press.

Versailles made their first appearance with a showcase on June 23, followed by their first performance on June 24. On these dates they also distributed their very first single and DVD single, The Revenant Choir.

The band signed a contract with the German CLJ Records label and released its first album, Lyrical Sympathy on October 31, both in Japan and Europe.[1] Their song, The Love From A Dead Orchestra also appears on the compilation album, released by Sony BMG in Germany on the November 9, called Tokyo Rock City.

In 2008, Versailles made their debut both in Europe and in America. In March and April, the band performed cooperatively with Matenrou Opera across Europe.[2] Versailles later performed on May 30 at Project A-Kon in Dallas, Texas, and on June 3 at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, California, to make an American debut.[3] It was reported in Jasmine You's personal blog and Teru's blog that the concert at Project A-Kon pulled in over 3,000 people, and the live at the Knitting Factory was completely sold out.

On July 9, 2008, Versailles digitally released their first full album, Noble exclusively on international iTunes Music Stores. This was followed by its general Japanese CD release on July 16 and its international CD release on July 30.

Because of a U.S. artist with the same name, Versailles had to change their U.S. territory name. It was officially announced on August 19, 2008 that it was changed to "Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet-". Their first single released under this name is "Prince" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.