Dirty Trashroad

Taiji Sawada began working on a solo project in late 1993, after leaving Loudness . Mitsuo Takeuchi and TATSU of Gastunk fame were announced as early members, with the latter then replaced by Taiji Fujimoto short after. The birth of Dirty Trashroad was announced in april 1994, revealing a full lineup. They disbanded in 2009, due to musical differences and also because of all members but Tomoyuki Kuroda and Taiji Sawada leaving the band. Kuroda and Sawada in turn tried to make a new band entitled Death to Rive , also written as D.T.R., just as the original band was abbreviated, but the idea was abandoned when in 2011 founding member and band leader Taiji Sawada committed suicide leaving Kuroda as the sole remaining member. Members of the band have played together under several other D.T.R. abbreviations since the death of Taiji Sawada, the last known of which was as Direct Toward Revival , with the band consisting of all of D.T.R.'s longtime members and a replacement bassist.