Biography
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Years Active
2014 – present (10 years)
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Founded In
Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
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Members
- 布大樹 (2014 – present)
- 等力桂 (2014 – present)
- 関 (2014 – present)
- 齊藤誠也 (2014 – present)
明日の叙景 (Asunojokei, "Scenery of Tomorrow") is a Japanese post-black metal/blackgaze band formed in Taitō in 2014.
The band was formed by vocalist Daiki Nuno, guitarist Kei Toriki, bassist Takuya Seki and drummer Saitō in Taitō City in 2014. A few months after the group's formation they released a two-track demo which can be downloaded for free at the band's Bandcamp profile.
In 2016, the group released their first EP A Bird in the Fault independently. Later the EP was released internationally by Chinese metal label Pest Productions. Two years later Asunojokei produced and published their debut album Awakening which was released independently and was re-released by Pest Productions.
In 2020, Asunojokei and Canadian metal band Unreqvited released a split via Tear Water Records. A year prior the band contributed songs for a 4-way split with groups like Pale, Nhomme and Tochu-Kasu. In December 2020 the second EP Wishes was released independently.
The group performed five shows in Mainland China in 2018. In January 2021, it was announced that Asunojokei would contribute the song City of Commerce for the soundtrack for Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139. On August 17, 2022, the second album Island was released and received international praise. The album charted on 224 in the Japanese albums chart by Oricon.
It was announced that Asunojokei will play as a support band for Boris on their European tour in May 2023 which will be the first European shows for Asunojokei overall. From 2023, they get touring support from guitarist Takuma Genda and bassist Gabriel Hideki.
The musical style has been described as a mixture of post-black metal, blackened screamo and blackgaze. They have said their influences include: envy, heaven in her arms, Lifelover, Ghost Bath, Dir en grey, ムック, Endon, kamomekamome, Self Deconstruction, COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS, THE BACK HORN and more. Lyrically, they are inspired by light novels and Japanese popular literature.
Official website: http://asunojokei.com/
Their music can be purchased through bandcamp:
https://asunojokei.bandcamp.com/
https://dogknightsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/dk159-asunojokei-awakening-2xlp
https://dogknightsproductions.com/collections/asunojokei
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