Area51

Power metal

There are 5 artists with this name: 1) Area51 (New Zealand) was formed in 1993 by one member of an Electronic live act called 'Krell Lab' and continued playing live and producing till 1997. 2) AREA51 (Japan) was formed in 2003 by Yoichiro Ishino, who had great ambitions to pursue his ideal heavy metal music. After several member changes, the first album Ankh was released in August 2005, with noteworthy domestic sales. In BURRN!, Japan's most reputable Hard Rock / Heavy Metal magazine, the album was introduced as one of Japan's six best neo- classical metal albums. The band also released a limited mini album in Brazil with tracks from Ankh in February 2008. In March 2008, the second album Daemonicus was released in Japan, after having the mastering done at Finnvox Studios in Finland. The last track is a grand sixteen and a half minute masterpiece, with very special guest vocals by Mr. Rob Rock, the well known singer of SOLO/IMPELLITTERI, who was impressed by AREA51's material. Daemonicus was ranked at #66 on Yahoo! Japan Music Ranking, a domestic ranking site including all existing artists, based on the combination of CD sales, iTunes and Ringtone downloads. After this release, the band started gaining global recognition, and was approached by Carl Begai of BW&BK, plus other various magazines / fanzines. In addition, there was a full interview plus cover shot for the German magazine Rock City Magazine. Other media have also reacted, including sports newspapers and portal...