Aisenshi

Aisenshi
哀旋士
Aisenshi; 哀旋士
Origin	Japan
Genres	Heavy metal; speed metal; power metal; anison;
Years active	2013
Labels	Metallic Core
Members	Eizo Sakamoto; She-Ja; Katsuji; Hiro; Juhki

Aisenshi (哀旋士, lit. Soldiers of Sorrow) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 2013^[1] by Eizo Sakamoto and She-Ja.

History

Aisenshi serves as a spiritual successor to Sakamoto's previous project Animetal. Sakamoto claims that the spirit of what "Animetal" comprised has not died, but has since become more soulful and sorrowful, with the anime theme song covers they will perform now having such a tone to them.^[2] In an interview with Beeast, Sakamoto said that he had decided to reform Animetal with She-ja after the popularity of Animetal USA and after he had enjoyed performing on his solo project Eizo Japan, both in Japan and internationally.^[3] One of their first reunion concerts on June 29, 2013, at Osaka's Shinsaibashi Club Alive was met with praise, with the group performing both new tracks off of their album Heartstrings, released on June 5, 2013, as well as songs from their old Animetal repertoire and an original song "Homura" (焔, lit. "Flames of Passion"),^[4] that the band released as a single on December 10, 2013.

The band's members, aside from Sakamoto on vocals and She-Ja on guitar, include Gusty Bombs' bassist Hiro, Animetal's former drummer Katsuji, and Juhki from the dōjin music circle "IRON ATTACK!".

Personnel

Eizo Sakamoto (さかもとえいぞう, Sakamoto Eizō) – lead vocals
She-Ja (屍忌蛇, Shīja) – lead guitar
Hiro – bass
Katsuji – drums

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[5]	Sales
Heartstrings	Released: June 5, 2013 Label: Metallic Core Formats: CD, digital	296

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Sales	Album
Title	Year	JPN Oricon ^[5]	Certifications	Sales	Album
"Homura"	2013	—			Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

List of media, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak positions
Title	Year	JPN DVD ^[5]	JPN Blu-ray ^[5]
Tour Live: 2013.7.5 Rocktown -Osaka-	Released: November 20, 2013 Label: Metallic Core Formats: DVD	—	—
The Live - Densetsu no Animetal Debut Live Kanzen Saigen	Released: July 28, 2014 Label: Metallic Core Formats: DVD	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

^ ^a ^b "Aisenshi". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
^ "【ピックアップ！】哀旋士…声明文！ - Web Rock Magazine BEEAST". Beeast69.com. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
^ TEXT：八神灰児 PHOTO：幡原裕治 (2013-10-17). "ROCK ATTENTION 24 ～哀旋士～ - Web Rock Magazine BEEAST". Beeast69.com. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
^ Text：八神灰児 Photo：Takasea Jam Cooobin (2013-10-17). "密着レポート第18弾哀旋士 - Web Rock Magazine BEEAST". Beeast69.com. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "哀旋士". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-09-26.

External links

Official website

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[som-1] "Aisenshi". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 2020-01-10.

[2] "【ピックアップ！】哀旋士…声明文！ - Web Rock Magazine BEEAST". Beeast69.com. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-04-12.

[3] TEXT：八神灰児 PHOTO：幡原裕治 (2013-10-17). "ROCK ATTENTION 24 ～哀旋士～ - Web Rock Magazine BEEAST". Beeast69.com. Retrieved 2013-11-25.

[4] Text：八神灰児 Photo：Takasea Jam Cooobin (2013-10-17). "密着レポート第18弾哀旋士 - Web Rock Magazine BEEAST". Beeast69.com. Retrieved 2013-11-25.

[Oricon-5] "哀旋士". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-09-26.

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