ダウト (D=OUT) are a five piece Japanese rock band in the visual-kei scene. The band formed in December of 2006 under the concept of Patriotic Entertainers. They were signed to the independent label SPEED DISK (2007-2010) and were being distributed by Geneon Universal Entertainment (2008-2010). On July 1st, 2010 it was announced that D=OUT had joined PS COMPANY's indies division Indie PSC. On January 16th, 2011 Kouki announced through his blog that D=OUT will make their major debut during the summer of 2011.