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[[File:exist-trace-tvt_8295.png|frame|Left to right: miko, Mally, Jyou, Naoto, and Omi]]

[[exist†trace]] are an all-female [[Visual Kei]] band formed in Tokyo in 2003. The band was initially a quartet until Mally joined the band in 2004. They started off playing [[Melodic Death Metal]]/[[Gothic Metal]], but [[Lighter and Softer|have softened a bit over the years]], with more emphasis on the "melodic" part than the "death" part.

'''Members:'''
* Jyou - vocals
* miko - guitar, backup vocals
* Omi - guitar
* Naoto - bass
* Mally - drums

{{Discography}}
* ''Annunciation -the heretic elegy-'' (EP, 2006)
* ''Demented Show'' (EP, 2007)
* ''Recreation eve'' (2008)
* ''VANGUARD -of the muses-'' (EP, 2009)
* ''Ambivalent Symphony'' (EP, 2009)
* ''TWIN GATE'' (2010)
* ''TRUE'' (EP, 2011)
* ''THE LAST DAYBREAK'' (EP, 2011)
* ''virgin'' (2012)

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* [[All Lowercase Letters]]: the band itself and miko.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Mally and Omi.
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Omi and Mally, sometimes Jyou to a lesser extent. Naoto can look quite masculine as well, but not in a bifauxnen-type way.
* [[Careful with That Axe]]
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]] / [[Splash of Color]]: The "TRUE" video, which is entirely black-and-white...except for [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|Jyou's hair]].
* [[Delinquent Hair]]: Omi, Mally, and Naoto.
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: To the traditional all-male [[Visual Kei]] lineup. Additionally, unlike other VK bands, where you have [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|men who intentionally adopt feminine aesthetics]], most of the members of exist†trace are [[Lady Looks Like a Dude|women who intentionally adopt masculine aesthetics]].
* [[Dramatic Shattering]]: Mally smashes a mirror in the "RESONANCE" video.
* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]: miko's fashions wander into this territory occasionally.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Occasionally. Jyou's pronunciation isn't very good, unfortunately.
* [[Gratuitous French]]: "L'obscurité éternelle de l'aube" and "Ciel libre, chant de la terre" from ''TRUE''.
* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: Mally and Jyou.
* [[Hot Chick in a Badass Suit]]: Omi and Mally.
* [[Lady Looks Like a Dude]]: Everyone except the very-feminine miko.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Let's just say that someone who sees exist†trace described as death metal and then listens to "GINGER" is going to be very, very confused.
* [[Lucky Charms Title]]
* [[Metal Scream]]: Jyou can pull this off as well as any man can. This is nearly ubiquitous in their earlier songs, but used relatively sparingly in their newer work.
* [[Miniscule Rocking]]: "-overture-" (1:27) from ''Ambivalent Symphony''.
* [[Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness]]: Averages between 6 and 9, with their earlier songs more likely to be higher on the scale.
* [[Multicolored Hair]]: Naoto's black hair and purple dreads.
* [[Non-Appearing Title]]: Most of their songs.
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: As worn by miko.
* [[Rockers Smash Guitars]]: In the "RESONANCE" video, where Omi smashes her guitar onto a TV set.
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Mally's cigar in the "GINGER" video. Ironically, she doesn't smoke in real life, and actually finds it kind of gross.
* [[Something Completely Different]]: "GINGER", an extremely catchy ''jazz rock'' song.
* [[Soprano and Gravel]]: Jyou does this all by herself.
* [[Stage Names]]
** [[Only One Name]]
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Depending on whether you consider women wearing suits to be crossdressing.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Jyou has reddish-pink hair; Naoto used to have purple dreads/highlights and has silver hair now.

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