Rainbow of Divine

Rainbow of Divine (stylized: RAINBOW of DIVINE) is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City, Mexico, formed in 1990. The band currently consists of Joseph Louis (lead vocals), Cella Moore (female vocals), Nathan Jackson (bass guitar), Russo Gales (rhythm guitar), Andy Laurent (lead guitar) and Roberto Elmer Rey (drums). Their debut single Love or Glam was released on February 1991 by Crown Aria Records. On 5 April 1992, Rainbow of Divine released their debut album Liberty Are Fantasy.

The band has performed the theme song for several anime series and video games, including "Before The Flames of Mind" for The Shadows of Auburn, "Power Everyday" for Wondersoul Paradise of The Stars, "Dancing of the Butterfly" for Ring of the Light Mercy and "Darkness" for Lion the Neo-Aether.

1990-1992: Formation, Kings and Princesses and C-Bands Advance
Rainbow of Divine was formed in 1990 by Mexican singer and vocalist Joseph Louis and Brazilian-South Korean singer Zenna Lopez-Smith.

Louis then joined with Lopez-Smith in forming a soft rock band called, "Kings and Princesses", including members Jason Wu on lead guitar, Phoenix Wu on rhythm guitar, Nathan Jackson on bass guitar, and Roberto Elmer Rey on drums. However, they renamed themselves "Rainbow of Divine", before they started recording their demo, Bell Doll. The Bell Doll demo contained some songs that would later be released in their first demo cassette.

In February 1991, Rainbow of Divine auditioned for the third season of the International televised band competition C-Bands Advance in front of judges Juan Robinson, Lavinia Anderson, Vadim Diaz,, and. Rainbow of Divine, went on to win the competition on March 5, 1991, at the, Detroit, earning 61.2% of the votes against runner-up Albanian all-female thrash metal band Clock Over Shot. The band's debut single "Love or Glam", was released in February 1992.

1992-1994: Debut Album and first international tour
Liberty Are Fantasy, the debut album, was released in April 1992, peaked at number 1 in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, and United States. In early 1993, Rainbow of Divine toured North America, South America, Japan, and Europe in support of C-Bands Advance runner-up Clock Over Shot, eliminated Classiphiko and Cold Too Piece.

2004-2006: First of Duets and Death of Zenna Lopez-Smith
The band their fifth album First of Duets, was released on July 8, 2004. Rainbow of Divine performed in 2005 in the Kurenai-Con 2005 alongside with Alex, George Nguyen, Alicia Ray Lance, Clock Over Shot, and MissVendra.

Lopez-Smith on January 12, 2006 of heart failure in Trieste, Italy at the age of 46.

On February 2006, a posthumous extended plays was released Zenna of Prosper.

Discography
Main Article: Rainbow of Divine discography

Studio albums

 * Liberty Are Fantasy (1992)
 * Show on the Hits (1995)
 * Dukes and Duchesses (1998)
 * Nadia: The Rock Opera (2001)
 * First of Duets (2004)
 * The Unholy Fiery (2007)
 * Pure of the Hunter (2009)
 * The Fire and The Ice (2011)
 * The Fire and The Ice II (2012)
 * Hourglass Enemy (2013)
 * Tribute of Elements of Legends (2016)
 * Galaxy in the Spaceship (2018)
 * Here Am Ice (2021)
 * Fear Sleep (2023)

Tours

 * Liberty Are Fantasy Tour (1993-1994)
 * Show on the World Tour (1996-1997)
 * Dukes and Duchesses Tour (1999-2000)
 * First on Duets (2005-2007)
 * The Unholy Fiery Tour (2008-2009)
 * Pure of the Hunter Tour (2010-2011)
 * The Fire and The Ice World Tour (2012-2013)
 * Hourglass Concert Tour (2014-2015)
 * Galaxy Fire Much Tour (2019-2020)
 * Fear Sleep Tour (2023-present)

Current members

 * Joseph Louis - lead vocals (1990-present)
 * Cella Moore - female vocals (2021-present)
 * Nathan Jackson - bass guitar (1990-2000,2013-present)
 * Russo Gales - rhythm guitar (1997-present)
 * Andy Laurent - lead guitar (2017-present)
 * Roberto Elmer Rey - drums (1990-present)

Former members

 * Elisa Evans - bass guitar (2001-2012)
 * Zenna Lopez-Smith - female vocals (1990-2006; died 2006)
 * - female vocals (2006-2007)
 * Yumi Tanaka - female vocals (2007-2010)
 * Miranda Gilberts - female vocals (2010-2021)
 * Jason Wu - lead guitar (1990-2001)
 * Adriana Eve - lead guitar (2002-2007)
 * Mylo St. Hoffman - lead guitar (2008-2014)
 * Phoenix Wu - rhythm guitar (1990-1997)

Live members

 * Timothy Del Martino - keyboards (1993-1994, 2005-2007)
 * - female vocals (2013)
 * Keith Saori - lead guitar (2012-2013)