Bellfast (JAP)

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Bellfast (JAP)

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Bellfast - Triquedraco (Japan Edition) (2017)

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Year : 2017 (Japan Edition)
Style : Power Folk Metal Metal
Country : Japan
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 127 mb


Bio:

Bellfast was formed in 1993 in Nagoya, Japan under the leadership of bass player, Shuji Matsumoto. The band focused on progressive hard rock with the additional important element of Irish celtic music.In 1999, all the members departed except Shuji who resolved to continue the band and make an album. Assisted by many guest musicians on vocals, fiddle, piano, and many ethnic instruments, the recording was completed in one year and nine months, and in December 2001 the six-song debut CD, "Faraway Prayers", was released by Mustang Records. The album was regarded as highly original and received a strong positive response from both fans and the media. However, for various reasons, the band's activity decreased suddenly after the release.Years passed... and in 2006, Bellfast was resurrected, taking advantage of an offer to take part in a compilation album. Shuji invited his old friends Makoto Kano (guitar) and Koh Nishino (vocals) to join the band. Their song "Celtic Drum" was recorded with several talented support musicians and was featured on the compilation album "Samurai Metal vol.2". "Celtic Drum" is a traditional metal song featuring flute and violin, and the special folk-vibe of this song imprinted the name of Bellfast strongly upon many Japanese metal fans. Through this recording, Bellfast became active again with very capable members as a solid seven-piece folk metal band.The band performed gigs, continued to work on songs, and started the recording of their 1st full-length album from the early summer of 2009. All tracks were recorded in Japan, and mixed and mastered by Andy La Rocque (guitar for KING DIAMOND) at his Sonic Train Studios in Sweden. The album "Insula Sacra" was completed in March, 2010.This album was given the mysterious title, "Insula Sacra", (an old Latin name that signifies Ireland, meaning 'Holy Island') and the well-known artist/designer Thomas Ewerhard (THERION, AVANTASIA, RAGE, etc.) took charge of the beautiful cover artwork to match this name and the sound of the band. Eleven songs appear on the album, both old and new songs from the band's repertoire. They combine the aggressive sound of traditional heavy metal like IRON MAIDEN, an ethnic and progressive atmosphere influenced by KANSAS and THIN LIZZY and the brave energy of Viking metal -a unique combination that makes the highly original sound of Bellfast instantly recognizable. "Insula Sacra" has been very well received by both fans and the media, and BELLFAST has successfully put itself at the center of the music scene as the only Viking/Folk Metal band in Asia. The follow-up headline live tour of "Insula Sacra" in the same year was also a success with fully-packed venues in several cities.In 2011 and 2012, the band joined the "HERITAGE OF IRON Tour" with ARGUMENT SOUL and VIGILANTE. The band also appeared in MAVERICK's release tour for the album "Natural Born Steel", at the "OWARI METAL FEST" in Nagoya, "SOUND OF DEATH festival" in Sendai, and other events. Since BELLFAST re-emerged as a folk metal band, the sound has been supported by Haruna Fukasawa on flute and Izumi Takeuchi on violin. While these members have now moved on to other projects, BELLFAST has continued to develop and grow in its sound and features some incredibly talented folk musicians including: sasuke (Yonaga Orchestra), Masako Tahara (Yonaga Orchestra), Akiko Kawada on violin and Marty (MoDERN B Beard), Lisa Forest Nagaya on flute/whistle.In 2013, the two year anniversary of the release of Insula Sacra passed, and although the band was busy at work creating new songs for the next release, the actual recording and release got held up for various reasons, On the other hand, in the band's live activity, BELLFAST has steadily gathered fan support by continuing to appear in popular events such as "TOKYO DARK FEST" and Swedish Northern Europe Metal Legends: OVERDRIVE.In addition, the individual members of BELLFAST are actively working on their own projects. Koh Nishino (vo) has formed an IRON MAIDEN cover band EDDIE THE GREAT with members of OUTRAGE, participated as a guest on the ELEANOR's album and tour, Hiroshi Sakakima (dr) has is actively participating in CROCODILE BAMBIE, IB89 and more, Shuji Matsumoto (b) joined the British melodic hard rock band SEVEN's album. In this way, all the members are continuing to develop their craft in ways that support the continuing development of BELLFAST.And in 2015, the current flutist, Yumiko, became a major driving force in the team, and the momentum towards a second production rose dramatically. With the lineup including Yumiko and sasuke (violin) in April of the same year, we started pre-production towards a new work. Starting with the demonstration production of two songs "Sign of Paganheart" and "Ancient Celtic Fire", production work is accelerating.Other important events continue such as the appearing at "PURE METAL SPIRITS" with SEVENTH SON, HELLHOUND and appearing at "TOKYO DARK FEST 2015" alongside the power stars of VOLCANO, INTESTINE BAALISM, ETHEREAL SIN etc. These events continue to help BELLFAST to appeal its unique presence to the music scene and fans, and led to the decision to devote efforts to album production in 2016, and to head into the recording studio from that summer.The recording started with the drum track recording at NEWS 90 in Studio (Aichi, Kiyosu) as was done in the previous alcum "Insula Sacra". The studio owner and engineer for the basss tracks at Studio Perspective (Izu, Shuzenji) is Yoshiyasu Maruyama who was the ex-ARGUMENT SOUL Guitarist and also has experience with and METALUCIFER. Recording work was proceeding smoothly, but sasuke who had added the glamorous sound of the violin for a long time announced her departure from the team due to various circumstances. Instead of falling into a stagnation again in this crisis, a violinist friend of Yumiko, Hoshino Saori joined the band shortly afterwards. The band developed as a powerful new unit as they entered 2017, the recording of each part is proceeding at Sound Koala Studio (Saitama/Kitaurawa) which is owned by Taro Arai (g).Starting with participation in the festival "nonLinear Metal DynamiX EXTRA Vol.4" held in Kawasaki Club Citta in May of the same year, the band's live activity resumed for the first time in about 18 months. Recording work was steadily carried out in parallel with that, and the recording was completed by the beginning of July. Afterwards, all data was sent to Andy La Rocque (g/KING DIAMOND) in Varberg, Sweden who created the amazing sound of the previous album. He again mixed and mastered at his own Sonic Train Studios, and the long-awaited second album is coming into the world just seven years after "Insula Sacra"."Triquedraco", This new work is crowned with a mysterious coined word referring to an ancient crest shown on the artwork. The word combines the Celtic symbol Triquetra representing the Trinity idea and Draco meaning the dragon in Latin. "Triquedraco" will be released from King Records on October 11, 2017. (KICS-3534) While the 1st full album, "Insula Sacra", included songs that had been written since the band's formation in 1993, all 11 songs recorded on this 2nd album "Triquedraco" have been written since "Insula Sacra" was released in 2010. Even though this time again the folk/Viking taste which boldly featured the violin and the flute provides the main axis, they do not overwhelm the variety of melodies in the songs. In this album, BELLFAST presents a modern heavy metal sound, while at the same time, echoes the classic dynamics reminiscent of '80s hard rock/heavy metal such as NWOBHM. Whereas many other folk/Viking metal bands are taking an extreme approach like death/black metal, our approach highlights the uniqueness of BELLFAST's sound and allows us to offer up this Traditional heavy metal feast.

Album:

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach but for me it is through my ears, and there is no better food than the flute to make me stand up and take notice. Ever since hearing the flute in rock bands like Jethro Tull and the Marshall Tucker Band I have always loved it. Bellfast has a very talented flute player along with a great violin player and a kick ass band as well.The band hails from Japan and they proudly market themselves as a folk metal band with Viking/Celtic elements. Their sound is different from most folk metal bands because instead of a dark or extreme metal vibe they go for a more traditional heavy metal approach. This approach works really well for them and their sound … well it’s hard to describe exactly, but its two parts Iron Maiden, two parts Folk, a dash of Alestorm and Ensiferium and a top coat of Sabaton. That might sound messy but it’s not. From the opening guitar to the closing chords “Triquedraco” is a feast for the ears. The Iron Maiden influence is unmistakable and the lead singer Koh Nishino even headlines a side project called Eddie The Great, a Maiden Tribute band. The Maiden influence is also present in the songs themselves as they are not just songs but stories , (little history lessons if you will), Battle tales in the Sabaton ,Ensiferium style and stories of real historical figures, (Boudica). That flute and violin are ever present and they lay down a wonderful tapestry for the controlled fury of the heavy metal storm that is Bellfast. The sound production is great and it allows every instrument and voice to shine. The songs themselves are intresting . Each one seems to have its own style and there are little instrumental flourishes all over the album that make it really special. The song Qu Est la Rose ? displays a little different side of the band. With its minor key changes and progressive feel it tells a dark tale and its different from any other song present. Standouts include Boudica, Ancient Celtic Fire, and Black Mist Island a high seas pirate inspired song, but Bellfast saved the best for last. Sword of victory is an inspired battle song that would not feel out of place on an Ensiferium album and, Inis Mor will stick in your brain all day with its mournful and majestic sound. If you can’t tell yet I really like this band and this album. I may be fanboying a little bit since I really enjoy the Iron Maiden influence but the band is really good and they deserve more exposure. The only criticism I have, and it’s a small one, is that sometimes the lyrics are difficult to understand because of the singer’s accent. This is really not much of an issue though since he is an incredible singer. If you like your folk metal mixed with traditional heavy metal guitars strait out of the eighties do yourself a favor and check this band out.

Line-Up:

Koh Nishino - Vocals (2002-present) - See also: ex-Nautiluss, ex-Roserich, ex-Rev
Shuji Matsumoto - Bass (1993-present)
Makoto Kano - Guitars (1993-present)
Taro Arai - Guitars (2008-present) - See also: ex-Roserich
Hiroshi Sakakima - Drums (2000-2002, 2008-present) - See also: ex-DeadClaw, ex-The Garcia
Yumiko - Flute (2014-present)
Saori Hoshino - Violin (2017-present)

Tracklist:

01. Dragon’s Lament
02. Sign Of The Paganheart
03. Boudica
04. Black Mist Island
05. Ancient Celtic Fire
06. When The Sunrise
07. Ou Est La Rose?
08. Light
09. 1014 (The Battle Of Clontarf)
10. Sword Of Victory
11. Inis Mor


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