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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. The band's debut studio album, titled ''Mardelas I'', was released on April 22, 2015. The album was ranked No. 49 on
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's albums chart. That same year, they released a single "Thousand Cranes". The second full-length album, ''Mardelas II'', was released on June 15, 2016. After a live show on May 6, 2017, bassist Hibiki left the band. He was later replaced by Hisayuki Motoishi. ''Mardelas III'', released on May 22, 2019, is a concept album about a widow plotting revenge for her husband's assassination. In 2021, they released first live video album ''Mardelas Official Bootleg Vol.1 -Faith in Tomorrow-''. The band's fourth album, ''Mardelas IV'', was released on September 7, 2022. In 2023, they released a single "Snake to the Fire", the first to feature lyrics written entirely in English.


Members


Current members

* Marina Hebiishi – vocals * Kikyo Oikawa – guitars * Hisayuki Motoishi – bass


Former members

* Hibiki – bass * Hideaki Yumida – drums


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


Official website
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