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Mardelas
Japanese heavy metal band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mardelas is a Japanese heavy metal band, active since 2014. They have released 4 studio albums, 4 live albums, 2 video albums, 1 EP and 7 singles.
History
Mardelas was started in 2014 as a solo project of Marina Hebiishi, ex-vocalist of Destrose. She was joined by members of Screaming Symphony and Light Bringer, and the band got a record deal with King Records.[1]
The band's debut studio album, titled Mardelas I, was released on April 22, 2015.[2][3] The album was ranked No. 49 on Oricon's albums chart.[4] That same year, they released a single "Thousand Cranes".[5] The second full-length album, Mardelas II, was released on June 15, 2016.[6]
After a live show on May 6, 2017, bassist Hibiki left the band.[7] He was later replaced by Hisayuki Motoishi.[8] Mardelas III, released on May 22, 2019,[9] is a concept album about a widow plotting revenge for her husband's assassination.[10] In 2021, they released first live video album Mardelas Official Bootleg Vol.1 -Faith in Tomorrow-.[11] The band's fourth album, Mardelas IV, was released on September 7, 2022.[12] In 2023, they released a single "Snake to the Fire", the first to feature lyrics written entirely in English.[13]
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Members
Current members
- Marina Hebiishi – vocals (2014–present)
- Kikyo Oikawa – guitars (2014–present)
- Hisayuki Motoishi – bass (2017–present)
Former members
- Hibiki – bass (2014–2017)
- Hideaki Yumida – drums (2015–2020)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
- Mardelas I (2015)
- Mardelas II (2016)
- Mardelas III (2018)
- Mardelas IV (2022)
EPs
- "Ground Zero" (2019)
Live albums
- Mardelas IV Tour 2022 in Nagoya (2023)
- Mardelas IV Tour 2023 Extra Vol.1 (2023)
- Mardelas IV Tour 2023 Extra Vol.2 (2023)
- Snake to the Fire Tour 2023 (2024)
Video albums
- Mardelas Official Bootleg Vol.1 -Faith in Tomorrow- (2021)
- Mardelas Official Bootleg Vol.2 -Mardelas IV Tour 2022 Tokyo Final- (2023)
Singles
- "Daybreak / Phantasia" (2014)
- "千羽鶴 -Thousand Cranes-" (2015)
- "Snake to Revive" (2016)
- "Omiyage CD" (2016)
- "Snake to Metamorphose" (2017)
- "Infinite Trinity" (2022)
- "Snake to the Fire" (2023)
References
External links
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