Aldious

Aldious
OriginOsaka, Japan
Genres
Years active2008–present
Labels
  • Bright Star / Spinning
  • Radiant A / VAA
  • JPU
MembersYoshi
Toki
Sawa
Past membersRuki
Kaze
Rami
Aruto
Re:NO
R!N
Marina
Websitealdious.net

Aldious (Japanese: アルディアス, Hepburn: Arudiasu) is a Japanese heavy metal band from Osaka, formed in 2008 by guitarist Yoshi and vocalist Rami. After a few member changes, they released their debut EP Dear Slave the following year and soon after formed their own record label, Bright Star Records. A stabilized line-up including guitarist Toki, bassist Sawa and drummer Aruto was established by 2010. Their first album Deep Exceed (2010) reached the top 15 on the Oricon chart, as did their second Determination (2011). However, Rami announced she was leaving the group in June 2012 and new vocalist Re:NO joined Aldious just one month later. They produced their third album District Zero in 2013 and it became their highest-charting release to date, reaching number 7.

Their fourth album Dazed and Delight (2014) peaked at number 20, before Aruto left the band in September and was replaced by Marina in April 2015. Their fifth album Radiant A was released in December 2015 and was their first album on the VAA record label and their first released in Europe via JPU Records. After one more album, Unlimited Diffusion (2017), Re:NO left the band at the end of 2018 and was replaced by R!N in August 2019, until she too left in June 2021. Aldious have been labelled pioneers of the Girls Metal Band Boom that began in Japan in the 2010s.[6][7]

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