Bridear
| Bridear | |
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| Origin | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Genres | Power metal |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | Official website |
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Bridear (stylized as BRIDEAR) is a Japanese power metal band from Fukuoka, formed in 2011. They are represented by Zest and release music under the Avex Trax label.
History
Bridear was founded in Fukuoka in 2011 and, after several line-up changes, consists of singer Kimi, the two guitarists Misaki and Ayum, bassist Haru and drummer Natsumi in November 2021.
In 2012, the band released a demo titled Pray/Another Name and a single titled Thread of the Light/Roulette through Rock Stakk, and released the extended play Overturn the Doom through Movement Records the following year.[1] In the following two years, another single, Light in the Dark/No Salvation and Dear Bride, and a live album were released.[1] In March 2016, the band finally released their debut album, Baryte, which was released by Radtone Music,[1] and promoted with an extensive tour of Japan. The EP released in 2017, Rise, was also released by Radtone.[1] The following year another EP, Helix, was released, this time on Universal Music Japan.[1] Another live album, Live Tour 2018 Marcasite, was also released in 2018.[1] In 2019 the band joined the Zest talent management agency[2] and switched to the label Avex Trax and released their second studio album Expose Your Emotions at the end of the same year.[1] In May 2021, Bridear released their third album, Bloody Bride, which was released internationally by Setsuzoku Records.[3] In September and October 2021, the group toured several European cities.[4][1]
Style
According to Fabian Zeitlinger from Metalinside.de, Bridear stand out from other Japanese all-girl rock bands with their more modern sound, described as more of a "metalized" version of Band-Maid than melodic power metal like Aldious or Lovebites. On Bloody Bride, the group oscillates between aggressive power metal with double bass and poppy alternative metal. The band's lyrics are written in both Japanese and English.[5] In a review on JRock News, Bloody Bride is described as a "marriage" between hard rock and progressive metal and a worthy successor to Expose Your Emotions.[3] Shawn Kupfer, in his review for Idobi, describes the music as "fast-paced power metal with pop music sensibilities", evocative of X Japan's Blue Blood era, and concluded that Bridear's music shares the DNA of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal while also breaking new ground.[6]
Discography
Singles
| Release date | Title | Chart position
(Oricon) |
Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pray/Another Name | Self-published | Demo | |
| 2012 | Thread of the Light/Roulette | Rock Stakk | ||
| October 22, 2014 | Light In The Dark/NO SALVATION | 115 | Movement Records | |
| January 25, 2017 | IGNITE | BAKU-ON.ca | Digital single |
EPs
| Release date | Title | Chart position
(Oricon) |
Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2013 | Overturn The Doom | 285 | Movement Records | |
| March 15, 2017 | Rise | 70 | Radtone Music | |
| April 11, 2018 | HELIX | 72 | Universal Music Japan |
Albums
| Release date | Title | Chart position
(Oricon) |
Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2016 | BARYTE | 63 | Radtone Music | |
| December 4, 2019 | Expose Your Emotions | 109 | Avex Trax | |
| April 14, 2021 | Bloody Bride | 62 | Avex Trax | |
| April 20, 2022 | AEGIS OF ATHENA | Avex Trax |
DVD
| Release date | Title | Chart position
(Oricon) |
Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2015 | Dear Bride | 114 | Movement Records | Mini-video album |
| August 8, 2018 | LIVE TOUR 2018 MARCASITE | 99 | Red Hill Recordings |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Discography | BRIDEAR OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Discography | BRIDEAR OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ↑ @bridear_info. BRIDEARは株式会社Zestへ所属することが決定致しました。 [BRIDEAR has decided to be affiliated with Zest Corporation.] (Tweet) – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 G Andrew White (2021-04-29). "Review: BRIDEAR offers "Bloody Bride" album for metal matrimony". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ "New Album from BRIDEAR". JaME. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ "Bloody Bride". metalinside - Das Rock und Metal Online-Magazin (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ Kupfer, Shawn (May 7, 2021). "Album Review: BRIDEAR – Bloody Bride". Idobi. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
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