Crossfaith (

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: クロスフェイス) is a Japanese metalcore band from

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that was formed in 2006. Since its formation, the band has retained the same line-up with no member changes, which currently consists of vocalist Kenta Koie, guitarist Kazuki Takemura, bassist Hiroki Ikegawa, drummer Tatsuya Amano and keyboardist Terufumi Tamano. They are characterized by performing a style of metalcore with

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and other forms of

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influences, and for their intense live performances. Crossfaith released their first demo ''Blueprint of Reconstruction'' in 2008. The band later released their debut EP ''

The Artificial Theory for the Dramatic Beauty ''The Artificial Theory for the Dramatic Beauty'' is the debut EP by Japanese metalcore band Crossfaith Crossfaith (Japanese: クロスフェイス) is a Japanese metalcore band from Osaka that was formed in 2006. Since its formation, the ban ...

'', through Zestone Records in 2009, and debut full-length studio album ''

The Dream, the Space ''The Dream, the Space'' is the debut studio album by Japanese metalcore band Crossfaith. It was released on 20 April 2011 through Zestone Records in Japan and Tragic Hero Records worldwide. Critical reception The album received positive revie ...

'' in 2011 through

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. Crossfaith then released their second EP ''Zion'' in September 2012; this acted as a promotional release to countries outside Japan.

History

Early years, ''The Artificial Theory for the Dramatic Beauty'' and ''The Dream, the Space'' (2006–2012)

The band started when vocalist Kenta Koie, now guitarist Kazuki Takemura and

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Terufumi Tamano were in a nu metal band which they covered Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit songs. This used to feature Kenta rapping as well as screaming. After their cover band broke up Kenta wanted to start up a new

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band. To do this, he asked drummer Tatsuya Amano, a fellow student at his school who was in Kenta's music club to audition. Amano's drum cover of Slipknot's "(sic)" impressed Kenta and the others so much they knew they wanted him a part of the band. Turntablist Terufumi joined the new project with an inspiration from electronic dance music groups such as

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and The Prodigy, Terufumi would work to connect his electronica inspirations with the heavy metal covers the band was doing at the time. The band formed fuelled by their hatred of Japan's enormous pop music culture. In 2010, Koie was featured in

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's song " No Plan B" on ''Avalanche/No Plan B'' EP. Also in 2010, the band covered the song "Omen" by The Prodigy which was featured as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Fearless Records' Punk Goes Pop Volume 03. In their early touring history, they were supported by bands like

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, In This Moment, Bleeding Through, The Used,

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or Memphis May Fire. In March 2011,

signed Crossfaith for an American release of their debut album ''

''.

''Zion'', international success and ''Apocalyze'' (2012–2014)

In 2012, Crossfaith's tour schedule for

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expanded, supporting Of Mice & Men with Bury Tomorrow and later in the year supporting

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alongside Bleed from Within and Polar in September. In August the band went to Japan to play the

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Festival, the largest festival in the country, where they played at 3 am to 10,000 people. In September 2012, the band released their second

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''Zion'', used as an introductory sampler designed to break into a bigger market. ''Zion'' was named after the human city in The Matrix film series. The extended play revived a popular response from mainstream critics such as

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and

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. Three promotional videos spawned out of the promotion of the EP: music videos for "Monolith" and "Jägerbomb" and one

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style video for "Photosphere". On 10 November, the band performed at the

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at the Alexandra Palace in

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on the 'Kevin Says Stage'. Their performance at the festival garnered much attention for the band. On 4 February 2013, the ''Zion'' EP was released in Europe by Search and Destroy Records, and just a few days after that the extended play was streamed online at

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. Crossfaith performed at the Australian 2013 Soundwave festival for all five dates in

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, Sydney,

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and

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between 23 February and 4 March. They have also announced Sidewaves shows before the festival dates with

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. Just two days after their appearance in Australia the band is started their March tour across the United States in support of Enter Shikari and

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. In May, the band supported Bring Me the Horizon's headline tour of the United Kingdom. After their tour with Bring Me the Horizon they performed two headline shows at the Barfly in London and the Sugarmill in Stoke supported by

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, but due to the success of the London show sold they upgraded the venue to the

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. Their performances were praised as offering "constant energy" and how Amano Tatsuya's drum solos were "stunning". This show was at the Underworld just a year after their show there supporting Of Mice & Men. Across July and August, Crossfaith was touring at the festival

in the United States and will perform at

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in the United Kingdom. Crossfaith had released their second studio album ''

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'' in Japan on 4 September 2013 and on 9 September in the United Kingdom. The album was recorded at Machine Shop Studios in

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in January 2013 and will be released through Search and Destroy and

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. Before the release of ''Apocalyze'', the band released three music videos: "We Are the Future", "Eclipse" and "The Evolution".

''Xeno'', ''Ex Machina'' and ''Species'' (2014–present)

On 8 October 2014, the band released a three-track long single titled ''Madness''. The tracklist consists of the three songs: "Madness", "Dance with the Enemy", and "S.O.S.". Crossfaith has also announced that they will be playing the entire Vans Warped Tour in 2015 for North America, as well as playing the SlamDunk Festival in the United Kingdom in the May of 2015. Crossfaith released their third studio album '' Xeno'' on 18 September 2015. On 27 July 2016, the band released another three-track long single titled ''New Age Warriors'', featuring three new songs: "Rx Overdrive", which had an accompanying music video, "Kill 'Em All" and "Revolution". In an interview with ''Dead Press!'' in April 2017, the band confirmed that they had two new singles ready for release for the summer and that they planned to release the fourth studio album titled '' Ex Machina'', which was released on 1 August 2018. On 5 February 2020, the band debuted their first single "Endorphin" exclusively on Daniel P. Carter's

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Rock Show, the day before the release of the single worldwide. However, the EP wasn't announced until the release of the second single "Digital Parasite" on 9 April 2020. On 16 February 2021, the band released a brand new single "Dead or Alive". On 7 April, the band released another new single "RedZone". On 19 July 2022, the band announced on the social media that their longtime supporting guitarist Tama departed on good terms and was replaced by Daiki Koide, formerly from Her Name in Blood.

Musical style

Crossfaith have used clean singing as far back as their first album, on the song "K". It is the only song on that album which uses clean vocals. On ''

'', they used clean vocals on the songs "Omen" and "Demise and Kiss", did not use any clean vocals on the ''Zion'' EP, and did on their third album ''

'' on the songs "Eclipse", "Scarlett", "Only the Wise Can Control Our Eyes", and "Counting Stars". After ''Apocalyze'', on the song "Madness", the majority of the song used clean vocals. On their third studio album, '' Xeno'', most of the songs on this offering feature clean vocals. Crossfaith have also incorporated spoken word passages and whispers into their songs. Many their tracks are fully screamed, as opposed to other songs, where they use clean vocals more, which is much more common in their newer output. They have typically been labelled as metalcore''

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, blending influences from heavy metal, electronica,

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and industrial metal. The band's music is seen as a combination of metalcore instrumentation and

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with keyboards and industrial synths. They have been described as " Slipknot tearing the Prodigy limb from limb", and have been seen as a fusion of "metal, dance beats, raging

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fury and an energy that's entirely Crossfaith's own". The band has always wanted to write English lyrics as they felt their music is quite westernised. The band's EP ''Zion'' showcases their synthesiser dominated sound, particularly on "Monolith" showcasing " double-kick beats, rapid chugging riffs and atmospheric bursts". While the party anthem "Jägerbomb" is seen as "pure Pantera groove metal with an underlying dash of synth" and is credited as solidifying Crossfaith's reputation as a party band. The pace of the record slows with "Dialogue", a "techno-infused instrumental" interlude with a "slow, tense electronic beat". For their second album, ''Apocalyze'', the band wrote lyrics which dealt with different subject matters. "We Are the Future" is written about bands who don't wish to sound like anything else which exists. "Deathwish" is a fictional tale about a man who wishes to seek revenge on his girlfriend's killer and "Countdown to Hell" which is about being bullied when at school. "Only the Wise Can Control Our Eyes" confronts the

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and how the band believes the government is withholding information about the disaster from the public. When commenting on the reasons behind writing about the disaster, Kenta said: "When I started writing the lyrics for the new album I thought I have to write about it for other Japanese people, but not really about hepolitics,

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about the nuclear thing."

Band members

Current members * – lead vocals (2006–present) * –

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s (2006–present) * – keyboards, programming, samples,

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(2006–present); bass (2006–2008) * – drums (2006–present) * – bass (2008–present) Touring musicians * Tama – guitars (2014–2022) * Daiki Koide – guitars (2022–present) ;Live at Groezrock 2013, Belgium File:13-04-27 Groezrock Crossfaith Kenta Koie 05.jpg, Kenta Koie File:13-04-27 Groezrock Crossfaith Kazuki Takemura 06.jpg, Kazuki Takemura File:13-04-27 Groezrock Crossfaith Terufumi Tamano 02.jpg, Terufumi Tamano File:13-04-27 Groezrock Crossfaith Tatsuya Amano 02.jpg, Tatsuya Amano File:13-04-27 Groezrock Crossfaith Hiroki Ikegawa 07.jpg, Hiroki Ikegawa ;Timeline

Discography

;Studio albums *''

'' (2011) *''

'' (2013) *'' Xeno'' (2015) *'' Ex Machina'' (2018)

Awards and nominations

;

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, - , 2013 , Crossfaith , Best New Band , , - , 2014 , Crossfaith , Best Breakthrough Band , ; ''Kerrang!'' Awards , - , 2014 , Crossfaith , Best International Newcomer , ;

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, Crossfaith , Best International Band , , - , 2015 , Crossfaith , Best International Band ,

Concert tours

Japanese tours

* ''

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'' with Various Artists ( 2011) * ''

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Japan Tour'' with Crossfaith (2012) * '' Ozzfest Japan'' with Various Artists (

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) * '' Knotfest Japan'' with Various Artists (

) * '' Rock in Japan Festival'' with Various Artists (2014) * '' Rising Sun Rock Festival'' with Various Artists (2014) * '' Ozzfest Japan'' with Various Artists ( 2015) * '' Knotfest Japan'' with Various Artists (

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) * '' Knotfest Japan'' with Various Artists (

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)

World tours

* '' Of Mice & Men Tour'' in UK with Crossfaith and Bury Tomorrow (2012) * ''

Tour'' in UK with Crossfaith, Bleed from Within, and Polar (2012) * ''

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'' in UK with Various Artists (2012) * '' South by So What?!'' in USA with Various Artists (2012) * '' Enter Shikari US Tour'' in US with Crossfaith,

, and Heartist (2013) * ''

'' in US with Various Artists (

) * ''

'' in England with Various Artists (

) * '' Soundwave Festival'' in Australia with Various Artists (

) * '' Bring Me the Horizon Australian Tour'' in Australia with Crossfaith and Of Mice & Men (2013) * ''

'' in England with Various Artists (

) * ''

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'' in Germany with Various Artists (2014) * ''Beast Fest'' in Germany with Various Artists (2014) * '' Download Festival'' in UK with Various Artists (

) * '' Hellfest'' in France with Various Artists (2014) * ''

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'' in Belgium with Various Artists (

) * ''

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'' in the Philippines with Various Artists (

) * ''

'' in US with Various Artists ( 2015) * ''

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'' in UK with Various Artists (2015) * '' Soundwave Festival'' in Australia with Various Artists ( 2015) * ''

'' in England with Various Artists (

) * ''

'' in the Philippines with Various Artists (

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) * ''

'' in UK with Various Artists (2017)

References

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External links

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History

Early years, ''The Artificial Theory for the Dramatic Beauty'' and ''The Dream, the Space'' (2006–2012)

''Zion'', international success and ''Apocalyze'' (2012–2014)

''Xeno'', ''Ex Machina'' and ''Species'' (2014–present)

Musical style

Band members

Discography

Awards and nominations

Concert tours

Japanese tours

World tours

See also

References

External links