Crossfaith

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Crossfaith
Kenta Koie performing for Crossfaith at Groezrock 2013
Kenta Koie performing for Crossfaith at Groezrock 2013
General information
origin Osaka Prefecture , Japan
Genre (s) Trancecore , Metalcore , Industrial Metal , Melodic Death Metal (formerly)
founding 2006
Website www.crossfaith.jp
Current occupation
Kenta Koie
Kazuki Takemura
Tatsuya Amano
Hiroki Ikegawa
Terufumi Tamano

Crossfaith ( Japanese ク ロ ス フ ェ イ ス , Kurosufeisu ) is a trancecore band from Osaka Prefecture , Japan . The group consists of the musicians Kenta Koie ( vocals ), Kazuki Takemura ( guitar ), Hiroki Ikegawa ( electric bass ), Tatsuya "Tatsu" Amano ( drums ) and Terufumi "Teru" Tamano ( keyboard , synthesizer ). According to the members, the band formed in November 2006.

history

In 2008 their first EP Blueprint of Reconstruction was released , at that time still on their own. On April 29, 2009, the first album, The Artifical Theory for the Dramatic Beauty , followed, which was a mixture of Japanese Screamo and Metalcore. Zestone Records was responsible for recording and distribution. An extensive tour of Japan followed, during which the band played at numerous festivals, including the largest Japanese metal festival Loud Park . In 2010, The Artificial Theory for the Dramatic Beauty was also released in Europe, where it was distributed via Gan-Shin Records. During this time the band began writing new songs with the help of Andrew Wade, best known for producing A Day to Remember .

In April 2011 the second album The Dream, The Space , followed, which was again marketed by Zestone (in Japan) and worldwide by Tragic Hero Records . After the release, the band went on tour again, where they performed with Funeral for a Friend and played in front of more than 10,000 visitors at the Summer Sonic festival , the largest rock festival in Japan. Also in 2011 a compilation appeared on BM Records, on which the group is represented with the song Promise . Due to the great success in Japan, the band decided to play outside of the country's borders. This was followed by a tour through the USA and others in Asia: for example with Parkway Drive through the People's Republic of China and with Alesana through Southeast Asia.

In 2012 they were again on a compilation, this time on Zestone Records with the song Monolith . A few months later their second EP Zion was released . In the same year the band visited Great Britain for the first time , where they played a 16-day tour with Of Mice & Men . This was followed by another tour of Asia. On August 10, 2012, the EP Zion was released via Halfcut Records, followed by a tour through Australia and Europe.

  • Kenta Koie

  • Kazuki Takemura

  • Hiroki Ikegawa

  • Terufumi Tamano

  • Tatsuya Amano

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • 2008: Blueprint of Reconstruction
  • 2012: Zion
  • 2014: Madness
  • 2016: New Age Warriors
  • 2017: New Age Warriors Remix EP
  • 2017: Freedom
  • 2018: Wipeout
  • 2020: Species

Web links

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