Hide died on of what was ruled a suicide by hanging. However, with the exception of programmer, recording engineer and co-producer I.N.A and drummer Joe, the Spread Beaver members' contributions to recorded material was limited. With the January 1998 single " Rocket Dive", his first on Universal Victor, his solo work started being released under the moniker hide with Spread Beaver, crediting his live touring band. It features many fewer musicians than his previous album, as hide began to also contribute almost all bass parts. In September 1996, hide released his second studio album, Psyence, which debuted at number one on the Oricon and was also certified double platinum by the RIAJ. All vocals and guitars were performed by hide, while bass and drums were contributed by various musicians such as T. His first studio album, Hide Your Face, was released in early 1994, reached number nine on the Oricon chart, and was certified double platinum by the RIAJ. Although the lyrics to these two songs were written by Yukinojo Mori, all of his subsequent material was written and composed by hide himself. Hide made his solo debut in August 1993 on MCA Victor with the simultaneously released singles " Eyes Love You" and " 50% & 50%", which were both certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Although two compilation albums of demos and live recordings and one concert VHS would later be released in 2001, with the band credited as Yokosuka Saver Tiger. Prior to X Japan, hide was leader and guitarist of the heavy metal band Saber Tiger (later known as Sa ver Tiger), who released one self-titled EP in July 1985 and contributed to two omnibuses before ending activities. The following is the discography of hide, a Japanese rock musician who first gained fame in the late 1980s as lead guitarist of the heavy metal band X Japan before starting his solo career in 1993.
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