Zi:Kill

Article summary

Zi:Kill (stylized as ZI:KILL or ZI÷KILL) was a Japanese rock band active from 1987 to 1994. The core members were guitarist Ken, bassist Seiichi and vocalist Tusk. With their three major label studio albums reaching the top ten on the Oricon chart, Zi:Kill are regarded as an important act from the then-emerging visual kei scene. With a dark musical style that incorporates British gothic rock and punk, they pioneered the decadent aesthetics and black-clad image of visual kei. Zi:Kill were featured in a chapter of Karl Taro Greenfeld's novel Speed Tribes that documents the writer's time spent with the band and the events that nearly caused their break up.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1991-03-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of formation is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1991-03-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
12. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375140699