Pioneering Metallers Aldious Unleash 'Evoke II 2010-2020' Overseas!

Groundbreaking Nylon metal band Aldious continue their ten-year conquest with an international edition of Evoke II 2010-2020. JPU Records will unleash it from 29 January. The special CD-edition includes two pages of English liner notes, English lyric translations and Romaji transliterations as well as the original Japanese lyrics and photos. The album features nine career-defining tracks from the pioneering metal band, re-recorded with the powerful vocal talents of new frontwoman R!N: Her solo career includes tracks from anime and video game phenomena Attack on Titan, Gundam and League of Legends.

Joining Aldious marks the first time R!N has sung in a heavy metal band, but it's far from the singer's first experience with the genre. Her father was a big Judas Priest fan, leading to Rob Halford being one of R!N's heroes growing up. She comments, "Judas Priest are proud of who they are and what they believe, which is a quality I strive towards. They became a band whose way of life was etched upon my heart like a lesson."

Central to Aldious' concept is the mixture of power and melody. So much so that the band's name is a portmanteau of 'Ultimate' and 'Melodious' in their native katakana script. Even the band's stage presence is a mixture of concepts, with each member wearing their own powerful yet elegant outfit. Guitarist Toki, who recently became a mother, wields an electric pink guitar with a matching fluffy pink dress and boots; Sawa plays a custom cat-influenced bass with LED paw position markers running up its neck; Marina, daughter of drum legend Terry Bozzio, plays drums in an sophisticated red gown; guitarist Yoshi dons fancy, flowing trousers and a flashy shirt, while new comer R!N dominates the microphone in a ballroom dress.

On the release of Evoke II 2010-2020, Aldious' co-founder Yoshi comments, "I was disappointed that the five of us wouldn’t be able to get together in the studio and record something new. In order to record an original full studio album, we would require lots of people working together in close quarters for long periods of time. That is something that we want to avoid right now. Besides us, the sound engineers and technicians work with lots of other artists as well. We didn’t want to be the band that caused so many others to get sick. But if we only did vocal recording then we could slim the number of people who needed to be present down to just two: R!N and one engineer."

Aldious had planned their first European tour to take place in 2020. This overseas tour has now been rescheduled for 2021.

As we look forward to the upcoming release check out the music video “I Wish for You”, along with the pre-order via JPU Records for the special editions for Evoke II 2010-2020 below!

Special edition

Evoke II 2010-2020 Jacket Cover

Aidious「Evoke II 2010-2020」

1. Luft

2. Re:fire

3. Believe Myself

4. Reincarnation

5. kanashii otoko

6. Confusion

7. White Crow

8. STEP

9. fragile

Aldious Looks Back Ten Years With Latest Album

All-female metal band Aldious announced they will be releasing a brand new greatest hits album which will chronicle the band’s work from 2010 to 2020. The title of the new album will be Evoke 2010-2020 and is set to be released March 18. This is the first album that Aldious has released in over three years and this will be the very first album that features their newest vocalist R!N. The album will be available in two editions total, a standard CD-only edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus DVD. Pre-orders are up and posted below, along with Aldious’s song “Dominator” which will be on the upcoming album.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition

Aldious finds new lead singer

Heavy metal band Aldious revealed they will be picking up a brand new vocalist for the band. The latest member goes by the moniker R!n and is to take the place of Re:No who left the group at the end of last year. R!n won her spot in the band through a singing contest and has done some touring with the group in April along with Saki, who had previously worked with the band Cyntia. In the end the group felt that R!n was the best fit for the group despite her lack of experience working with a metal band.

Aldious Shows Thier Band’s Bond With Their Upcoming Mini-Album

Five-member girls band Aldious announce a new mini-album, “ALL BROSE”, being released on November 21. “ALL BROSE” will the first album the group has done since last years “We Are” mini-album. “ALL BROSE” will also release with four tracks total which all the members collaborated together to make.

Check out a clip from their recent live tour!