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was a female fronted metal band from Okinawa, Japan.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 work = japanfiles.com ) 〕 They are named after the Edgar Allan Poe poem "The Raven".〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 work = purpleskymagazine.com ) 〕 == History == The band was formed in 1998, by college classmates; Taka, Yasha and Hakua, as an Iron Maiden cover band. Seika soon joined and they felt having a female vocalist would make their music more interesting.〔 In 2000, Taia released a self-titled demo and the following year a second, entitled "Sanctus". The group eventually found its current sound with the arrival of a keyboardist. In 2002, Taia won a prize with their song "Beware". In the same year Fuuga replaced the old keyboardist, and the band released their first single "Sorrow". In 2004 they released their second single, "Yumegatari". That same year, Taia went on their first tour in Tohoku, while Higa joined as second guitarist. In February 2005, the band appeared on the ''Trendkill2005'' compilation, and later in May on ''Total Steel Okinawa 2005''. By the end of the year, on the 16th of November they released their first album, ''Asymmetry'', which was followed by a tour in Okinawa, Tokyo and Osaka.〔 Drummer Hakua was replaced by Ara in 2006. On July 19 they released the EP ''Prayer'', which was accompanied with a DVD. In February and March 2007, the music videos for "Praise" and "Kazamai" were released, followed by their third album ''Seeds of Rain'', on March 14. Soon after Taia began another tour. On September 9, 2009 they released their third album ''Through Your Tears'' in two versions; Japanese and English.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 work = japanfiles.com ) 〕 Taia stopped all musical activities at the end of 2013. 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「Taia (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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