Aldious
| Aldious | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin |
 Osaka , Japan
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| Genre (s) | Power metal |
| founding | 2008 |
| Website | aldious.net |
| Current occupation | |
guitar |
Yoshi |
guitar |
Toki (since 2009) |
bass |
Sawa (2008, since 2010) |
Drums |
Marina (since 2015) |
singing |
R! N (since 2019) |
| former members | |
guitar |
Ruki (2008) |
bass |
Kaze (2010) |
singing |
Rami (until 2012) |
Drums |
Aruto (2010-2014) |
singing |
Re: NO (2012-2018) |
| Live support | |
singing |
Saki (2019) |
guitar |
Narumi (2019) |
Aldious is a power metal - band from Osaka , Japan , which was founded in 2008 by singer Rami and the guitarist Yoshi. The band self- published their first EP on November 7, 2009 , before setting up their own label, Bride Star Records. With their 2010 studio album Deep ExceedAldious made a commercial breakthrough in Japan. The album reached number 1 on the Oricon Independent Album Charts and number 15 on the Oricon Album Charts. Although Aldious is not the first Japanese band that consists entirely of women, thanks to this success, the band is considered to have triggered the "Girls Metal Band Boom" in Japan, because in the following years more and more all-female metal bands were founded could excite a wider audience.
history
Aldious was founded in June 2008 in Osaka by singer Rami and guitarist Yoshi. They played some local shows and released two songs on the compilation album Red Hot Burning Hell Vol. 16. Shortly afterwards, bassist Sawa and guitarist Ruki left the band. In January 2009 guitarist Toki joined Aldious. In November of the same year the band released their debut EP Dear Slave . The album, written, produced and published entirely by the band itself, quickly sold out. In March, Sawa returned to Aldious and drummer Aruto completed the line-up . Shortly thereafter, the band founded their own label Bright Star Records and signed a contract with Spinning in April. On July 7, 2010, Aldious' first single Defended Desire was released and on October 13, 2010 the band released their first studio album, Deep Exceed . The album made it to number 15 on the Oricon Album Charts. On October 12, 2011, the second studio album Determination was released . The album reached number 13 in the charts.
In June 2012, Rami left the band for health reasons. About a month later, Re: NO, a member of the pop duo Suitei Shoujo from 2001 to 2006, was introduced as the new singer. Aldious' third studio album District Zero was released on May 15, 2013. With District Zero the band reached the top 10 of the Oricon album charts for the first time. With their fourth single Dominator (published as a double A-side with I Don't Like Me ) the band achieved their highest position in the Oricon single charts at number 12. The fourth studio album Dazed and Delight was released on June 18, 2014 . In November of the same year Aruto left the band due to their upcoming wedding and the associated move far away from Tokyo.
In April 2015 Marina Bozzio, stepdaughter of drummer Terry Bozzio, was introduced as a new band member. For You / Dearly / Believe Myself , the first single in the new line-up was released on July 8, 2015, the fifth studio album Radiant A on December 2, 2015. Radiant A was also released in Europe in March 2017 after the band signed a contract with JPU Records had signed. The sixth studio album Unlimited Diffusion was released on May 10, 2017 . In November 2018, shortly after the release of the third EP All Brose , Re: NO announced that she was leaving the band after she was found to have a gaping tube . The band decided to go on without a new singer for the time being and instead went with the two singers Saki (from the band Cyntia) and R! N on the upcoming Japan tour from April to November 2019. In May 2019, Toki announced that she had married and that she is pregnant. On June 9, she played the last concert with the band for the time being and then went on maternity leave. Destrose guitarist Narumi will represent her during the tour.
On August 6, 2019, Aldious announced that they had signed R! N as a permanent singer for the band. In addition, the current tour was extended to December 2019.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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JP
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| 2010 | Deep Exceed |
JP15 (7 weeks) JP |
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| 2011 | Determination |
JP13 (7 weeks) JP |
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| 2013 | District Zero |
JP7 (6 weeks) JP |
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| 2014 | Dazed and Delight |
JP20 (6 weeks) JP |
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| 2015 | Radians A |
JP16 (7 weeks) JP |
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| 2017 | Unlimited diffusion |
JP13 (7 weeks) JP |
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| 2020 | Evoke 2010-2020 |
JP24 (9 weeks) JP |
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Extended plays
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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JP
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| 2009 | Dear slave | - |
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| 2017 | We are |
JP11 (5 weeks) JP |
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| 2018 | All Brose |
JP17 (4 weeks) JP |
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
JP
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| 2010 | Defended Desire Determination |
JP49 (7 weeks) JP |
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| 2011 | Mermaid Determination |
JP20 (5 weeks) JP |
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| 2012 | White Crow District Zero |
JP19 (4 weeks) JP |
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| 2013 | Dominator / I Don't Like Me Dazed and Delight |
JP12 (5 weeks) JP |
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| 2014 | Other World Dazed and Delight |
JP22 (4 weeks) JP |
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| 2015 | The for You / Dearly / Believe Myself Radiant A |
JP14 (5 weeks) JP |
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| 2016 | Female Warrior / Nostalgic ノ ス タ ル ジ ッ ク / Fragile Unlimited Diffusion |
JP42 (3 weeks) JP |
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Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Aldious on YouTube
- Aldious on MusicBrainz (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The DEST ROSE Connection ~ The Prologue ~. In: jame-world.com. March 16, 2016, accessed April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Oricon Album Charts 2010 年 10 月 25 日 付. In: oricon.co.jp. Retrieved April 15, 2019 (Japanese).
- ↑ a b Female metal band, ALDIOUS, release new PV. In: tokyohive.com. October 15, 2010, accessed April 18, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Aldious biography. In: aldious.net. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
- ↑ These Girls Will Rock Your Brains Out. In: kotaku.com.au. June 2, 2011, accessed April 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Determination - Oricon Album Charts. In: oricon.co.jp. Retrieved July 21, 2019 (Japanese).
- ↑ Rami to Leave Aldious for Health Reasons. In: musicjapanplus.jp. June 29, 2012, accessed July 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Aldious with new vocalist Re: NO! In: musicjapanplus.jp. August 3, 2012, accessed July 21, 2019 .
- ^ District Zero - Oricon Album Charts. In: oricon.co.jp. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Dominator - Oricon Single Charts. In: oricon.co.jp. Retrieved August 3, 2019 (Japanese).
- ↑ Aruto to Leave Aldious. In: jame-world.com. September 23, 2014, accessed August 4, 2019 .
- ↑ New Drummer Joins Aldious. In: jame-world.com. April 20, 2015, accessed August 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Marina Bozzio - Slagwerkkrant. In: slagwerkkrant.nl. Retrieved August 3, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ Die for you / Dearly / Believe Myself - Oricon. In: oricon.co.jp. Retrieved August 3, 2019 (Japanese).
- ↑ Radiant A - Oricon. In: oricon.co.jp. Retrieved August 3, 2019 (Japanese).
- ↑ Aldious Release First Overseas Album. In: jame-world.com. March 16, 2017, accessed August 3, 2019 .
- ^ Unlimited Diffusion - Oricon. In: oricon.co.jp. Retrieved August 3, 2019 (Japanese).
- ^ Re: NO to Leave Aldious. In: jame-world.com. December 3, 2018, accessed August 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Aldious will play with guest singers in 2019. In: jame-world.com. March 19, 2019, accessed August 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Aldious' Toki on maternity leave. In: jame-world.com. May 30, 2019, accessed August 3, 2019 .
- ↑ New singer and more concert dates. In: aldious.net. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019 (Japanese).
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↑ a b chart sources:
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Oricon Album Charts. Retrieved August 4, 2019 . (JP)
- Chart tracking Aldious albums and EPs. Retrieved August 4, 2019 (Japanese).
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Oricon Album Charts. Retrieved August 4, 2019 . (JP)
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↑ Chart sources:
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Oricon single charts. Accessed March 31, 2019 . (JP)
- Chart tracking Aldious Singles. Retrieved August 6, 2019 .
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Oricon single charts. Accessed March 31, 2019 . (JP)