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Aldious is an all-female heavy metal band from Osaka, formed in 2008 by guitarist Yoshi and vocalist Rami. After a few member changes, they released their debut EP ''Dear Slave'' the following year and soon after formed their own record label, Bright Star Records. Their first album ''Deep Exceed'' (2010) reached the top 15 on the Oricon chart, as did their second ''Determination'' (2011). However, founding member Rami announced she was leaving the group in June 2012 for health reasons and new vocalist Re:NO joined Aldious just one month later. They produced their third album ''District Zero'' in 2013 and it became their highest-charting release to date, reaching number 7. Their fourth album ''Dazed and Delight'' (2014) peaked at number 20 and their fifth ''Radiant A'' will be released in December 2015. ==History== Guitarist Yoshi and vocalist Rami formed Aldious in Osaka in June 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Kotaku )〕 In November they took part in the compilation album ''Red Hot Burning Hell Vol.16'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = tokyohive.com )〕 soon after which guitarist Ruki and bassist Sawa left. In January 2009, Toki and Kaze joined as guitarist and bassist respectively, later the band released their debut four-track EP ''Dear Slave'' on November 7.〔 Kaze left in December, and drummer Aruto joined in January 2010. March saw the return of Sawa on bass and around this time Aldious formed their own record label, Bright Star Records.〔 Their first single "Defended Desire", released July 7, reached the number 4 position on Oricon's Indies chart and number 49 on its regular chart.〔 In April, Bright Star became a sub-label of Spinning and the band released their debut album ''Deep Exceed'' on October 13, 2010.〔 It reached number 15 on the charts. ''Determination'', the band's second album, was released on October 12, 2011 and reached number 13.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = jpopasia.com )〕 The song "Spirit Black" was used as the ending theme song of the Fuji TV show . The album's single, "Mermaid", was previously released on April 6 and earned the number 20 position.〔 On June 29, 2012, it was announced that vocalist and co-founder Rami would withdraw from the group due to health concerns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = musicjapanplus.jp )〕 Only a month later, on August 3, Re:NO was announced as Aldious' new singer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = musicjapanplus.jp )〕 This line-up's first release was the single "White Crow" on November 14, which reached number 19 and was co-produced by Akihito Kinoshita, guitarist and leader of the veteran heavy metal band Saber Tiger.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = musicjapanplus.jp )〕 On May 15, 2013, Aldious released their third album ''District Zero'', which became their first release to break the top-ten.〔 Its song "Scrash" became the ending theme song for the TBS TV show from June to July. It was reported that for the album the band intentionally toned down their appearance and aimed for a "pure metal sound", so as to be recognized for their musicianship rather than being an all-female band.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = barks.jp )〕 Their fourth single and first double A-side, "Dominator / I Don't Like Me", was released on October 9 and is the group's highest charting, having reached number 12. Their next single, "Other World", peaked at number 22 and their fourth album, ''Dazed and Delight'' released on June 18, 2014, has been their lowest charting, only reaching the 20 position.〔〔 In September 2014, Aruto announced she was leaving Aldious and music entirely due to her upcoming marriage, which would see her moving far from Tokyo, where the band is based. She stayed with the group until the end of November 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = jame-world.com )〕 Aldious announced their new drummer Marina, daughter of American drummer Terry Bozzio, on April 19, 2015. They also left their parent record label Spinning at their own request.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = jame-world.com )〕 Aldious released the triple A-side single "Die for You / Dearly / Believe Myself" on July 8, 2015. The band will release their fifth album ''Radiant A'' on December 2. It will be their first on the VAA (Village Again Association) label and their first featuring new drummer Marina, with a limited "Marina Edition" of the album available exclusively through HMV Group and Loppi. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aldious」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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