(1) dieS is a two-piece Japanese rock band that has been enjoying moderate success in the underground of the visual kei scene since around 2005. Their music is generally uptempo and clearly reminiscent of one of their major influences -- BUCK-TICK. Background information about them from a reliable source is nearly impossible to track down in either English or Japanese.
Vocal 荒瀬 大 (Arase Dai) (→ LANDSCAPE)
Bass 坂倉 亮 (Sakakura Ryo) (→ LANDSCAPE)

(2) Joshua “Dies” Porter (born June 12, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and author. He is widely known as the vocalist and songwriter for the band Showbread. His debut novel The Spinal Cord Perception which was released December, 2006, features a dark, postmodern style similar to Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, and other Generation X novelists. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.