BRIDEAR is a all female five member metal band from Fukuoka that formed between 2011 and 2012. Their current members are KIMI (Vocals), MISAKI (Guitarist), AYUMI (Guitarist), HARU (Bassist), and NATSUMI (Drummer), with AYUMI and NATSUMI being the most recent members joining in 2019. The band’s style of music is a combination of metal, progressive rock, and power metal - which makes their exact genre difficult to pinpoint. The power BRIDEAR brings to the music scene is immense, from the dueling guitars and riffs (MISAKI and AYUMI) to KIMI’s smooth and empowering vocals to HARU’s lightening bass and NATSUMI’s sharpness on the drums. BRIDEAR has taken not just Japan by storm with their impactful music but Europe as well. In 2017, BRIDEAR had their first live concert in Europe, ever since then, they have performed in 11 countries including Metal Matsuri in 2019 which was Europe’s first J-Metal music festival. In 2021, BRIDEAR was signed to SETSUZOKU RECORDS and released their first international album titled Bloody Bride, currently available in the UK/EU.

BRIDEAR’s track “Ghoul” is a engaging track as KIMI’s vocals pierce through your soul, MISAKI and AYUMI create mesmirizing guitar riffs that stay with you after this song is over, leaving you wanting more. “Ghoul” is the first track I listened to by BRIDEAR and it left a lasting impression on me due to how each girl puts her all into this song. “Light in the Dark” is a very interesting track as KIMI adds screaming to it in addition to her vocals. I love how KIMI shows her vocal range in such various capacity and the mixture of her singing and screaming flow together so well and its composition is the icing on the cake. “Bloody Bride” is BRIDEAR’s newest song and is part of their debut international album under SETSUZOKU records. “Bloody Bride” shows off all the girl’s musical talent with guitar riffs, heavy drums, and KIMI’s rich vocals that bring this track to life.

Currently, BRIDEAR has three albums, BARYTE, Expose Your Emotions, and Bloody Bride; three mini albums, Overturn the Doom, Helix, and Rise; two singles, “Thread of the Light/Roulette” and “Light in the Dark/NO SALVATION”, and one digital single “IGNITE”. Check out BRIDEAR’s official website, Twitter, Instagram, along with the music video for “Bloody Bride” below.