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Neoclassical metal Neoclassical metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is heavily influenced by classical music and usually features very technical playing,Stephan Forté, "Metal néoclassique" in ''Guitarist Magazine Pedago'', Hors Série #29, "Les secrets du m ...
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Power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...
band formed in 1996 and led by guitarist
Norifumi Shima is a Japanese Neoclassical metal / Power metal band formed in 1996 and led by guitarist Norifumi Shima. The band's first two albums were reissued by InsideOut Music in 2003. Members Current * Norifumi Shima – guitar (1996– ) * Shigeharu ...
. The band's first two albums were reissued by InsideOut Music in 2003.


Members


Current

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Norifumi Shima is a Japanese Neoclassical metal / Power metal band formed in 1996 and led by guitarist Norifumi Shima. The band's first two albums were reissued by InsideOut Music in 2003. Members Current * Norifumi Shima – guitar (1996– ) * Shigeharu ...
– guitar (1996– ) * Shigeharu Nakayasu – bass (2015– ) * Atsushi Kawatsuka – drums (2015– ) * Wataru Haga – vocals (2018– ) * Ryo Miyake – keyboards (2018– )


Former

* Takao Ozaki – vocals (1996–1999) * Osamu Harada – keyboards (1996–1997) * Nobuho Yoshioka – drums (1996) * Kosaku Mitani – bass (1996–2003, 2009 & 2012–2014 as support member) * Ichiro Nagai – drums (1997–2001) * Toshiyuki Koike – keyboards (1998–2009) * Takashi Inoue – vocals (2000–2011) * Junichi Sato – drums (2001–2004) * Takanobu Kimoto – bass (2003–2009) * Shoichi Takeoka – drums (2004) * Masayuki Osada – drums (2007–2015) * Toshiyuki Sugimori – bass (2009–2012) * Aki – keyboards (2013–2014 as support member, 2015–2017) * Atsushi Kuze – vocals (2011–2018)


Timeline


Discography


Studio albums

* '' Fragments of the Moon'' (1997) * '' From Father to Son'' (1998) * '' Rain Forest'' (1999) * '' Gate of Triumph'' (2001) * ''Destruction and Creation'' (self-cover album, 2002) * ''
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'' (2003) * '' After the Double Cross'' (2004) * ''Decade of the Moon'' (Boxed set, 2008) * '' Rise from Ashes'' (2008) * '' Angel of Chaos'' (2010) * '' Savior Never Cry'' (2011) * '' Black Flame'' (2013) * ''
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'' (2015) * '' Tears of Messiah'' (2017) * ''Ouroboros'' (self-cover album, 2019) * ''
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'' (2020)


EPs

* ''Time to Die'' (1999) * ''Concerto Moon'' (2004) * ''Live and Rare'' (2014)


Live albums

* ''Live Concerto'' (1997) * ''The End of the Beginning'' (1999) * ''Live: Once in a Life Time'' (2003) * ''Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow'' (2011)


Videos

* ''Live The End of the Beginning'' (VHS, 2000) (DVD, 2003) * ''Live – Once in a Life Time'' (DVD, 2003) * ''Live Concerto – Remastering'' (DVD, 2008) * ''Live from Ashes'' (DVD, 2009)


References


External links

* Japanese power metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1996 Musical groups from Kanagawa Prefecture {{metal-music-stub