Editing Malice Mizer (section)

===1999–2000: Kami's death===
Malice Mizer left Nippon Columbia shortly after and returned to Midi:Nette (established as Midi:Nette M.†.M). [[Kami (musician)|Kami]] died of a [[subarachnoid hemorrhage]] on June 21, 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=【MALICE MIZER】KAMIのプロフィール｜死因はくも膜下出血だった｜ヴィジュアリズム宮殿 |url=https://v-ism.jp/malice-mizer-kami/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=ヴィジュアリズム宮殿 |language=ja}}</ref> He left behind a handful of songs, which the band eventually released as part of the [[Extended play|EP]]/video boxset ''[[Shinwa (EP)|Shinwa]]'', which consists of two songs composed by him and the short track "Saikai" written by the band.<ref name="allmusic" /> Kami was never officially replaced; from that point on, Malice Mizer would only use support drummers (namely ex-[[Aion (band)|Aion]] member Shu, who is not shown in the band's later promotional material, nor credited) and Kami would be credited as "eternal blood relative" on all their future releases. In the second half of 1999 and the beginning of 2000, Malice Mizer, still without an official vocalist, released a number of singles and began to work on a new album.