Blood Stain Child

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Name = Blood Stain Child


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Origin = Osaka, Japan
Genre = Melodic death metal
Years_active = 2000–present
Label = M&I Company (Japan) Dockyard 1 (Europe) Locomotive (U.S.) Dope Entertainment (Korea)
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URL = [http://www.bloodstainchild.com www.bloodstainchild.com]
Current_members = Sadew Ryo Ryu G.S.R Aki Violator
Past_members = Daiki Shiromasa

Blood Stain Child is a Japanese melodic death metal band with trance elements from the city of Osaka. The band formed under the name "Visionquest" in 1999, but reformed under the name Blood Stain Child in 2000.cite web|url=http://www.dockyard1.com/bloodstainchild/bio.asp|title=Blood Stain Child: Bio|accessdate=2007-05-29|author=Begai, Carl|publisher=Dockyard 1]

Background

Blood Stain Child was formed in 2000 by Ryo (vocals, bass), Ryu (guitar), Daiki (guitar), Aki (keyboards), and Violator (drums). In August 2000, Blood Stain Child recorded their first demo, which consisted of the songs "Silence of Northern Hell", "Requiem", and "Legend of Dark". The band sent that demo to a radio station and the DJ enjoyed the music so much that he recommended the band to the record label, M&I Company, who eventually signed Blood Stain Child.cite web|url=http://www.pbsfm.org.au/Documents.asp?ID=4534&Title=Blood+Stain+Child+Q%26A|title=Blood Stain Child Q&A|accessdate=2007-05-29|author=Parnis, Eric|year=2006|publisher=PBS 106.7 FM]

In 2001, Blood Stain Child recorded two songs, "The World" and "Steel Flame". The first song was used as the theme song for professional wrestler, Kensuke Sasaki and the second song was used as the theme song for the 30th anniversary of NJPW, a professional wrestling group. In July of 2002, Blood Stain released their debut studio album, "Silence of Northern Hell". In October of 2002, Blood Stain Child was the supporting act for Dream Evil during their tour in Japan. In June of 2003, Blood Stain Child released their second studio album, "Mystic Your Heart", which was co-produced by Anssi Kippo, a popular producer from Finland.

In March 2005, Daiki left the band and was replaced by Shiromasa in April. That same year, Blood Stain Child released their third studio album, "Idolator", which was co-produced by Tue Madsen, a popular producer from Denmark. In 2006, Blood Stain Child signed with Dockyard 1 and released "Idolator" in Europe on November 27, 2006. "Idolator" was later released in the United States through Locomotive Records on July 17, 2007.

In April 2007, Blood Stain Child announced the addition of a new vocalist, Sadew, and a new guitarist, G.S.R. In July 18, 2007, Blood Stain Child released their fourth studio album, "Mozaiq" in Japan, which was also co-produced by Tue Madsen. It was then released in Europe on July 20, 2007 with an exclusive bonus track "Cosmic Highway".

Musical style

A notable feature of Blood Stain Child is their tendency to incorporate both dance and trance related themes and elements into their music. The band's sound includes death vocals complemented at times by clean vocals and their overall musical style is best classified as a mix between In Flames, Children of Bodom, and Soilwork. [cite web|url=http://www.bravewords.com/hardwares/1000958|title=Blood Stain Child|accessdate=2007-05-29|author=Begai, Carl|publisher=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles] The band cites influences such as In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, HIM, X Japan, and Luna Sea.

Members

Current members

* Sadew – vocals (2007–present)
* Ryo – bass, vocals (2000–present)
* Ryu Kuriyama – guitar (2000–present)
* G.S.R – guitar (2007–present)
* Aki – keyboards (2000–present)
* Violator – drums (2000–present)

Former members

* Daiki - guitar (2000–2005)
* Shiromasa - guitar (2005–2007)

Discography

Demos and EPs

* "Demo 2000" (2000) – Demo
* "The World" (2001) – Demo

Albums

* "Silence of Northern Hell" (2002) – CD
* "Mystic Your Heart" (2003) – CD
* "Idolator" (2005) – CD
* "Mozaiq" (2007) – CD

Music videos

* "Silence of Northern Hell" from "Silence of Northern Hell"
* "Truth" from "Idolator"
* "Freedom" from "Mozaiq"

Cover songs

* "True Blue" – Luna Sea
* "EZ Do Dance" – TRF

References

External links

* [http://www.bloodstainchild.com/ Blood Stain Child - official website]
* [http://www.dockyard1.com/bloodstainchild Blood Stain Child - official profile at Dockyard 1]
* [http://www.myspace.com/bloodstainchildmusic Blood Stain Child - official Myspace]