The Machinegun-Etiquette forms in Yamanashi (山梨)山梨.
The Machinegun-Etiquette goes on a hiatus.
The Machinegun-Etiquette returns and begins recording their first bit of material.
Drummer HIDEKI joins.
The Machinegun-Etiquette finally releases their first demo.
The Machinegun-Etiquette play their first live.
The Machinegun-Etiquette embarks on their first mini-tour of four lives, collectively called SUPER ELECTRIC PORNOGRAPHY SHOW. They release their second demo during this mini-tour, with each tape reportedly having a different tracklist.
The Machinegun-Etiquette perform three lives at the Ikebukuro (池袋) CYBER venue, and collectively call the dates the NEXT DIGITAL INVADORS TOUR.
The Machinegun-Etiquette perform three lives at the Kagurazaka (神楽坂) DIMENSION venue, and collectively call the dates the Gaikotsu Three Attackers Tour (ガイコツ・スリー・アタッカーズ・ツアー).
The Machinegun-Etiquette release their third demo, which is self-titled, for one-night only at the Ikebukuro (池袋) CYBER venue. Bassist REZINA also officially joins.
The Machinegun-Etiquette win a contest at the Roppongi Bauhaus (バウハウス) venue.
The Machinegun-Etiquette sign to the management company YEEP inc., who most significantly represented REBECCA (レベッカ) vocalist NOKKO.
The Machinegun-Etiquette change their name to clutch.
clutch embark on their no risk, no return tour, which is their first nationwide tour. It lasts over three months.
clutch change their name back to The Machinegun-Etiquette.
The Machinegun-Etiquette release "Fascism no Danshou ~a fault of fascism~ (ファシズムの断層~a fault of fascism~)". The release is supposed to be a promotional cassette of an upcoming album of the same name, although it is never released.
The Machinegun-Etiquette reportedly "enter a long period of training". This perhaps indicates the band halting live activities to focus on working in the studio.
Bassist REZINA changes his name to REN.
Following the shutdown of YEEP inc., The Machinegun-Etiquette then sign to the management company SUPERMAMA.
The Machinegun-Etiquette disbands
The Machinegun-Etiquette was a visual kei band in Yamanashi. They were part of the soft visual subgenre. They were active from 1992 to 2003 and are now disbanded.
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