BAND-MAID

Band-Maid are an all-female Japanese rock band with an image modeled on maid cafés, which are cosplay restaurants found primarily in Japan where waitstaff dress in French maid or anime costumes and treat customers as masters and mistresses; the group refer to their fans as "masters" and "princesses," with their performances being billed as "servings." The band's hard-hitting sound runs the range from hard rock and metal to punk and pop. Formed by vocalist/guitarist and ex-maid café employee Miku Kobato, the group eventually coalesced around a lineup consisting of Kobato, gui...