NEMOPHILA to Release Debut Album REVIVE!

REVIVE Jacket Cover

Rising Japanese rockers NEMOPHILA have been dubbed “an energetic heavy metal tour de force” by Metal Hammer, “kickass” by Distorted Sound, and band of the day by Maximum Volume Music due to their “bone breaking riffs and beaming positivity”.

Now, the wait for the band’s debut full length album is almost over! It has been announced that NEMOPHILA’s first studio album REVIVE will be released from our friends at JPU Records on CD from 14 January 2022. It's available to preorder now. The release will also include English lyric translations and romaji transliterations, allowing international fans to enjoy the lyrics regardless of their Japanese language abilities.

Since forming in 2019, NEMOPHILA have been releasing singles and updating their YouTube channel with live performances, music videos and covers of their favorite artists, leading to their channel passing 23.5 million views in a short time. Upon announcing the domestic release of REVIVE, NEMOPHILA also announced their first solo headline show in Japan, at Tokyo’s 2000 capacity LINE CUBE Shibuya, which sold out immediately.

REVIVE contains a total of 11 songs, including five tracks from NEMOPHILA’s first single “OIRAN” and third single “DISSENSION”, along with six brand new songs. It also features “OIRAN” and “Life”, two of NEMOPHILA’s most popular releases re-recorded and remastered. The album has been mastered and engineered by Jens Bogren, founder and owner of Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Sepultura, Dimmu Borgir).

As we look forward to the upcoming release sure to check out their latest music video “HYPNOSSIS” below!

NEMOPHILA Release Video Comment Ahead of New Overseas Album and Live Stream!

Five-member rock band NEMOPHILA have recorded a special video message for overseas fans. It comes ahead of their exclusive overseas album OIRAN Extended Edition from our friends at JPU Records, out from 25 June; and their pre-recorded live performance “Soko to Koko”, available to stream from 19 June 2021.

In the video message vocalist mayu speaks in Japanese about the concept behind OIRAN Extended Edition, followed by guitarist SAKI who offers further information in English. SAKI offers up some previously unannounced details about the album too. As well as latest track DISSENSION being exclusively re-recorded in full English for the album, all of the band's previous material will also sound fresh as all tracks have been remastered for OIRAN Extended Edition too.

Watch the full video below, and hopefully see NEMOPHILA on a stage near you soon.

NEMOPHILA will be broadcasting their pre-recorded performance entitled 'Streaming Live ~Soko to Koko~' from Saturday 19 June, 20201. It will be the first time the footage has been shown, and as the title suggests (Soko to Koko: directly meaning "There and Here"), the band wants to connect with people all over the world as if they were there in the same room.

Streaming Live ~Soko to Koko~ will contain 2 live performance segments. Part one will be a shorter segment and will be streamed from YouTube. Part two, the main live segment, will be available from this link. Tickets cost ¥3000 (around £19 / €22.50 / $27) and a bonus video is also included of the members with their "daily faces".

The stream begins from 10am (BST) / 11am (CEST) / 5am (EST) / 2am (PT) / 6pm (JST) on Saturday 19 June.

Footage will be viewable until Tuesday 22 June.

NEMOPHILA Expand First Single OIRAN into Full Blown Album Exclusively Outside of Japan!

Five-member rock band NEMOPHILA welcome you to their unpredictable world of bone-breaking riffs and beaming positivity by expanding their first single into a full album outside of Japan. The band made the announcement live on stage today at NAON NO YAON festival in Tokyo, Japan's biggest festival dedicated to female artists.

NEMOPHILA are no strangers to the festival circuit. They made their debut opening for heavy metal legends LOUDNESS and HAMMERFALL on both days of METAL WEEKEND 2019 in Tokyo. The event introduced them as a "Super Metal Band", not least because they have racked up several decades of experience between them. Ten of those are from guitarist SAKI alone, who recently celebrated her tenth anniversary as a recording artist by launching her first solo album. She is also part of new unit AMAHIRU with bassist Frédéric Leclercq (ex-DragonForce), as well as Mary's Blood, who also performed at NAON NO YAON today.

This exclusive overseas release from our friends at JPU Records is entitled OIRAN – EXTENDED EDITION, and will include their debut single “OIRAN”, all of its B-sides, as well as the band’s entire catalogue to date. It’s the first time the tracks have been available together as a single release. It will also include an exclusive English version of latest track “DISSENSION”.

SAKI comments, "I'm really glad to release our CD from JPU Records! Just for this amazing opportunity, we recorded the English version of “DISSENSION” – I hope you guys understand our English…!"

Guitarist Hazuki adds, "this album is filled with our history so far. I really hope you enjoy it!"

Since opening their YouTube channel in 2020, NEMOPHILA have achieved over 10 million views across their original songs and covers. Their cover of “The Trooper” by Iron Maiden has been watched more than 1.5 million times, while their cosplay cover of KISS' “Detroit Rock City” and Maximum the Hormone's Zetsubo Billy from anime Death Note have also passed a million views together.

OIRAN – EXTENDED EDITION is out on CD and digitally from 25 June via JPU Records. be sure to check out their latest music video “DISSENSION, along with the pre-order OIRAN – EXTENDED EDITION in the link below!

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OIRAN – EXTENDED EDITION Jacket Cover

NEMOPHILA「OIRAN – EXTENDED EDITION」

CD

1. OIRAN

2. MONSTERS

3. Life

4. RAITEI

5. SORAI

6. DISSENSION

7. FIGHTER

6. DISSENSION (English version)