what exactly is a session band? Is it like a group thats not official and members just wanna try it out and if it fails then they can say “Oh we were never a real group, just something to try out like lotion”?
there’s a sub-type of indie bands that only form to play covers from other, older/more established bands
there’s probably a million of them still coming together each decade to play luna sea, dir en grey and x japan covers, and there’s no intention behind them to make it serious - this is the type of stuff they do on the side to sell some live tickets and socialize a bit (70 does xanvala and vanessa '22/'23 comeback on top of this.)
d’espa cover band is a bit of an odd choice for a session project, but h.u.g., the current karyu band, I see going onto a full-time band soon.