Japanese Band Profiles [A]

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A four-piece rock / Visual kei metalcore band from Tokyo, formed in 2017!

The name "ACME" means "the vertex of evolution". They have a colourful visual "Oshare" (fashionable) style.

Their first full-length album was Zesshououka, released in 2018.

🖱 INFO:
Web: acme-official.com

Store: acme.base.shop

Twitter (X): @ACMEOFFICIALJP

Instagram: @acmeofficialjp

YouTube: @acmejapan

🎧 SONGS:
Popular: Rotten Orange
We also like: Paradox
 

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A 4-member Rock band from Hiroshima, Japan since 2016.

AINSEL's first release was a 6 track EP in 2018 called "Will".

Long time members are RiKu. (Vocal), Hiro. (Guitar) & You (Drum), with former bassist YuJi being arrested for indecent behaviour and let go from the band!

🖱 INFO:
Web: ainseljapan.ryzm.jp

Twitter (X): @ainsel_official

YouTube: ainselofficialyoutubechann4064

Instagram: ainsel_official

TikTok: @ainsel_official

🎧 SONGS:
Popular: One Limit
We also like: For Tomorrow 

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Aldious are a Heavy Metal band from Osaka, formed 2008, with their debuted in July 2010!

The band have showcased a number of vocalists over the years including SAKI from CYNTIA, Re:NO, and singer-songwriter R!N!

🖱 INFO: 

Web: aldious.net

Twitter (X): @Aldious_info

Youtube: @aldiousofficial

Facebook: Aldious.officialpage

🎧 SONGS:

Popular Song: We Are

We also like: Absolute

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Five-member Heavy / Symphonic metal band, formed Tokyo 2002 by drummer Mittu (who left 2011) - none of the original member now remain in the band.

Ancient Myth are fronted by female vocalist Michal who is also bandleader and longest still serving member, 2008 to present.

🖱 INFO: 

Web: ancient-myth.com

Youtube: @ANCIENTMYTHofficial

Instagram: ancientmyth_official

Facebook: ANCIENTMYTHofficial

Twitter (X): @ancientmyth

🎧 SONGS:

Popular Song: Ambrosian Blood

We also like: Aerial Memories: False

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Heavy Metal band ANTHEM formed in the early 1980s Tokyo, with their major debut in 1985!

Anthem signed to German Metal label Nuclear Blast around 2019 and where the labels first Japanese band!

🖱 INFO:
Web: heavymetalanthem.com

Twitter (X): @anthem_official

Instagram:@heavymetal_anthem

YouTube: @ANTHEMOFFICIALChannel 

Facebook: heavymetalanthem

🎧 SONGS:
Top track:  Black Empire
We also like:  Wild Anthem 

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Five-piece Nagoya kei/ visual kei rock band, formed 2013.

The band where part of next generation Nagoya kei movement that developed in the early 1990s music scene of Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya kei is a subgenre of the visual kei scene.

🖱 INFO:
Twitter: @Arlequin_offi

Instagram: @arlequin_offi

Youtube:  アルルカン official

🎧 SONGS:
Popular track: Dameningen 

Also like: Pictures

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International Metalcore band in Tokyo, since 2020! The band creates a bridge between Japanese music and Western metal.

The band started their own metal event called "Moshin' Tokyo" bringing the most promising metal bands, metal DJs and artists to perform together in one special night.

🖱 INFO: 

Web: moshintokyo.com

Twitter (X): @ask_i_fall

Youtube: @ASKIFALL

Instagram: askifall_official

Facebook: askifall

TikTok: askifall

🎧 SONGS:

Popular Song: The One

We also like: Lead Phantoms

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Post-black metal band based in Tokyo, formed 2014!

Unusually for a Japanese band, ASUNOJOKEI toured outside of Japan early on in their career, visiting Taiwan, China, Korea and in 2023 a EU/UK tour with Boris!

🖱 INFO:
Web: asunojokei.com

Twitter: @asunojokei

Instagram: @asunojokei

Youtube:  Asunojokei

🎧 SONGS:
Popular: Heavenward 

We also like: Spring Of Passion 

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ASURA were a 5 (some times 6)-member band based in Tokyo with the theme of "fusion of dance and rock".

After 8 years as a band Asura disbanded, their music is still available for streaming and across the web.

All links to Web and Social seem to have now been disconnected.

🖱 INFO:
Web: Currently out of action

Twitter: @Asura2033

Instagram: @asura_official2014

🎧 SONGS:
Top track: Empress
We also like: Luv My Rule