E-QAL (イークアル) forms in Sapporo (札幌)札幌.
At some point, guitarist KANAME and drummer KIMIYUKI join.
First live is held.
Keyboardist SHIBA joins.
E-QAL becomes a part of the Break Out series, joining the same year as FANATIC◇CRISIS, SHAZNA and D-SHADE.
Around this time, keyboardist SHIBA secedes and is replaced by TOMOHARU.
Vocalist TAQMI secedes.
Hyuge disbands