HeavensDust
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HeavensDust was formed by Shin in 2000 with the idea of taking the soul of Japanese traditional music and combining with a Western, modern sound.
HeavensDust mixes traditional Japan
ese melody and rhythm with alternative metal
, nu-metal and rock
.
, Marilyn Manson
and Slipknot
. Because of MP3.COM
's world wide reach, HeavensDust's popularity grew beyond America
and Europe
. They were the opening act for many famous bands. In 2003 Ajo joined Bringing Traditional Taiko
Drums. They also released Independent album [seven sins] and the Japanese record label "Cloud Nine Records" released the DVD
"Tokyo Party Nights 2003". HeavensDust was featured in one of the short films on the DVD and their music was also included on the soundtrack. In 2004, on the highly popular Internet radio station Chronix Aggression Weekly Top 10, HeavensDust ranked No.1 with the song "Cage" and No.3 with the song "Falling to Decay" above Korn
and Linkin Park
. Same year U-ky, Yuta and Nan-Zan made the final pieces of the puzzle. By including: koto
(traditional Japanese harp), shakuhachi
(traditional Japanese flute) and wadaiko (traditional Japanese drums). 2005 band released fist Before I Die Single and then the album Higher Than Heaven, Louder Than God under Reverse Records. They toured with one of the most famous Japanese metal bands "Yamaarashi
." They were also featured in a few of Japan's highly popular music magazines. During this time, HeavensDust was reviewed by many international music websites. The bands Insolence and Evans Blue
also gave high reviews of HeavensDust's 3rd album.
HeavensDust was featured on the soundtrack "DIVIDE" directed by Tujioka Masato. They were also ranked at No.7 on iTunes
top 100 bands. The song "Before I Die" aired on MTV Japan
, 2007 Heavensdust released Without A Voice album and in 2009 Closure Leading the Way under the Viina Records.
In summer 2009 Heavensdust announced that female vocalist has decided left the band in their website and in near end of 2009 bands line up was announced and included Shin (Vo), Ajo (Japanese Drum), 5hiNo(Gt), and HAL(Ba). In 2010 band announced two more members Okaji and Daisuke Kaminaga and they released new album To All The Thing I've Lost including the song Cry And Fall which is in their myspace page.
HeavensDust has collaborated with Evans Blue vocalist, Dan Chandler for the upcoming EP, The Sounds Of Hope. The track is entitled "More Than This" and is to be release on July 19, 2011.
HeavensDust mixes traditional Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese melody and rhythm with alternative metal
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
, nu-metal and rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
.
History
HeavensDust was formed in 2000 by Shinsaku, Mai and Atushi. Their goal was to create an individual sound that no other band can make. Same year their first album "Darkends" was rated No.1 on MP3.COM's Top Metal Chart, above DeftonesDeftones
Deftones are an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, founded in 1988. The band consists of Chino Moreno , Stephen Carpenter , Chi Cheng , Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham . Currently Sergio Vega is standing in on bass while Cheng recovers from a car accident...
, Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
and Slipknot
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...
. Because of MP3.COM
MP3.com
MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
's world wide reach, HeavensDust's popularity grew beyond America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. They were the opening act for many famous bands. In 2003 Ajo joined Bringing Traditional Taiko
Taiko
means "drum" in Japanese . Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming...
Drums. They also released Independent album [seven sins] and the Japanese record label "Cloud Nine Records" released the DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
"Tokyo Party Nights 2003". HeavensDust was featured in one of the short films on the DVD and their music was also included on the soundtrack. In 2004, on the highly popular Internet radio station Chronix Aggression Weekly Top 10, HeavensDust ranked No.1 with the song "Cage" and No.3 with the song "Falling to Decay" above Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
and Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
. Same year U-ky, Yuta and Nan-Zan made the final pieces of the puzzle. By including: koto
Koto (musical instrument)
The koto is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument, similar to the Chinese guzheng, the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and the Vietnamese đàn tranh. The koto is the national instrument of Japan. Koto are about length, and made from kiri wood...
(traditional Japanese harp), shakuhachi
Shakuhachi
The is a Japanese end-blown flute. It is traditionally made of bamboo, but versions now exist in ABS and hardwoods. It was used by the monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism in the practice of...
(traditional Japanese flute) and wadaiko (traditional Japanese drums). 2005 band released fist Before I Die Single and then the album Higher Than Heaven, Louder Than God under Reverse Records. They toured with one of the most famous Japanese metal bands "Yamaarashi
YAMAARASHI
YAMAARASHI is a six member Japanese rock group based in Kanagawa Prefecture. They use a blend of metal, reggae, and rap, to perform what is called nu metal. YAMAARASHI was formed in 1996. In April 2002, YAMAARASHI also runs a label called Chokkyu Recordings. YAMAAARASHI has performed with popular...
." They were also featured in a few of Japan's highly popular music magazines. During this time, HeavensDust was reviewed by many international music websites. The bands Insolence and Evans Blue
Evans Blue
Evans Blue is an alternative rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded in 2005.- Origins :Evans Blue came together in early 2005. Five musicians, then in three separate bands, met through a local musician's message board...
also gave high reviews of HeavensDust's 3rd album.
HeavensDust was featured on the soundtrack "DIVIDE" directed by Tujioka Masato. They were also ranked at No.7 on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
top 100 bands. The song "Before I Die" aired on MTV Japan
MTV Japan
MTV Japan is the Japanese version of the cable television network based in Japan. It is a subsidiary of MTV Networks, and was launched on December 24, 1992. It can be viewed on cable television, SKY PerfecTV!, SKY PerfecTV! e2 and IPTV.-History:MTV originally was a music block on JORX-TV from 1989...
, 2007 Heavensdust released Without A Voice album and in 2009 Closure Leading the Way under the Viina Records.
In summer 2009 Heavensdust announced that female vocalist has decided left the band in their website and in near end of 2009 bands line up was announced and included Shin (Vo), Ajo (Japanese Drum), 5hiNo(Gt), and HAL(Ba). In 2010 band announced two more members Okaji and Daisuke Kaminaga and they released new album To All The Thing I've Lost including the song Cry And Fall which is in their myspace page.
HeavensDust has collaborated with Evans Blue vocalist, Dan Chandler for the upcoming EP, The Sounds Of Hope. The track is entitled "More Than This" and is to be release on July 19, 2011.
Members
- ShinShinShin may refer to:* Shinbone, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates* Shin , the twenty-first letter in many Semitic alphabets* Shin , origin of Shin name, which means "new"...
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - 5hiNo – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Hall – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Ajo – Traditional TaikoTaikomeans "drum" in Japanese . Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming...
Drums - Okaji - drums
- Daisuke Kaminaga - Traditional ShakuhachiShakuhachiThe is a Japanese end-blown flute. It is traditionally made of bamboo, but versions now exist in ABS and hardwoods. It was used by the monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism in the practice of...
fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
exMembers
- Atsushi - guitar
- Mai - bass
- Kamikaze - Traditional Koto Strings
- Nan-Zan - Traditional Shakuhachi flute
- Kazha - vocals
- Sato - Drums
- Hisashi - guitar
- Zen - bass
- Hideki - guitar
- Take – Traditional TaikoTaikomeans "drum" in Japanese . Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming...
Drums
Discography
- Darkends (2001) self released
- Seven SinsSeven Sins (HeavensDust Album)Seven Sins is the second studio Album by the Japanese Metal band HeavensDust released independently on August 17, 2003 in Japan.-Track listing:#"Pride" - 0:04#"Envy" - 0:04#"Gluttony" - 0:04#"Lust" - 0:04#"Sloth" - 0:04#"Greed" - 0:04...
(2003) self released - Higher Than Heaven, Louder Than God (2005) Reverse Records
- Without A Voice (2007 )Viina Records
- Closure Leading the Way (2008) Viina Records
- To All The Things I've Lost (2010) self released