Heaven in Her Arms are a Japanese

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band from

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. Named after a song from Converge's 2001 album ''

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'', they have released 3 studio albums, 2 EPs and 6 splits since 2005. In a positive review of the band's 2017 album ''White Halo'', '' Pitchfork'' writer Andy O'Connor described their style as an amalgamation of

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, and 1990s

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. He compared them to fellow Tokyo band Envy and named both bands a strong influence on their one-time tour-mates

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. As of 2020, Heaven in Her Arms are signed to Daymare Recordings in Japan, Moment of Collapse Records in Europe, and Translation Loss in North America.

Members

Current members *Kent Aoki – guitar, vocals *Katsuta – guitar *Kentaro – bass *Hiroki "Rocky" Watanabe – drums Past members *Takayuki Ryuzaki – guitar (2001-2019)

Discography

;Studio albums *''黒斑の侵蝕'' / ''Erosion of the Black Speckle'' (2007) *''幻月'' / ''Paraselene'' (2010) *''白暈'' / ''White Halo'' (2017) ;EPs *''Heaven in Her Arms'' (2006) *''被覆する閉塞'' / ''Duplex Coated Obstruction'' (2009) ;Splits *''Heaven in Her Arms / In Between'' (2005) *''Heaven in Her Arms / Tomato Steal'' (2006) *''Koenji'' (with Killie) (2007) *''Heaven in Her Arms / Aussitôt Mort'' (2011) *''Heaven in Her Arms / Yumi'' (2012) *''刻光'' (with Cohol) (2013)

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* {{Authority control Musical groups from Tokyo Post-hardcore groups Japanese hardcore punk groups Post-metal musical groups Japanese post-rock groups Screamo musical groups Japanese emo musical groups Musical quintets