Hideto Matsumoto (松本 秀人, Matsumoto Hideto?, December 13, 1964–May 2, 1998), was a popular Japanese musician. More commonly known by his stage name Hide (pronounced /hi.de/, given in all-lowercase letters by the artist), he was primarily known for his work as lead guitarist of the popular heavy metal band X Japan from 1987 to 1997. He was also a successful solo artist and co-founder of the United States based band Zilch.