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Takao
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Takao
Album: Takasago Army
Released: Sep 6, 2011
Label: Fontana International

General Info

  • Genre: Death Metal / Folk / Metal

    Location Taipei, Ta

    Profile Views: 366817

    Last Login: 1/6/2012

    Member Since 5/8/2006

    Website chthonic.tw

    Record Label Spinefarm / Universal Music Group

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    While Taiwan is considered home of Austronesian peoples, and a mystic island nation in the Orient, advanced technologies and modern cities are also part of the image of Taiwan. The meal band Chthonic has given the best interpretation to the contrasting images of the country. Chthonic's lyrics are inspired by Taiwanese mythology, folk stories, and history, and the music incorporates elements of traditional Taiwanese folk music, enka, and sorrowful melody from Taiwanese opera, accompanied by traditional Taiwanese musical instruments, such as hena, zheng -also known as "box zither"- and pgaku flute. Also integral parts of Chthonic's music are elements from contemporary symphonic black metal, melodic death metal, blood-boiling riffs and solos. Critiques have tried to label Chthonic's music as black metal, death metal or folk metal, but Chthonic has chosen to use the term orient metal to define this genre of heavy metal music that's unique to Taiwan. Meanwhile, Chthonic's bassist Doris -who was dubbed one of the sexiest female rockers by Revolver, and has been on magazines such as FHM and GQ- is a bonus for fans all over the world. From Fuji Rock and Loud Park in japan, to Ozzfest in the US, Download in the UK, and WOA in Germany, Chthonic has been to major music festivals around the world, and has had toured over 200 shows in more than 30 countries. Chthonic is certainly one of the most active Asian bands in the world of metal. In Taiwan, several of Chthonic's albums were on the pop-music charts, and the band has been awarded the "Golden Melody Award"-the Taiwanese version of the Grammy Award. Besides being Chthonic, band members are also active in different fields. Doris, the bassist and the band leader, has advocated a women's rights organization, and acted in movies; the drummer Dani is working hard in music education to bring up younger generation musicians; the guitarist Jesse and the keyboard player CJ are involved in production of many albums of Taiwanese bands; the lead vocalist, Freddy, is active in public affairs relating to human rights and social justice issues. From different walks of life, the five members of Chthonic have created albums after albums that pleased fans not only within Taiwan, but also from worldwide. The latest album "Takasago Army" recounts the stories of the 200,000 Taiwanese men drafted into the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. Listeners could feel the complex emotions of courage, confusion, pride, loneliness, despair, and sorrow. Connecting to prior albums "Seediq Bale" and "Mirror of Retribution", the three albums compose a roman-fleuve in three parts. "Takasago Army" is produced by Rickard Bengtson (Arch Enemy and Nemesis), and released by Spinefarm Records/Universal Music. The main songwriters, Freddy and Jesse, have brought to a whole new level the combination of melody with a touch of Taiwan and metal. The album has received highly positive reviews from music critiques globally, labeling it as a classic work by Chthonic that "a milestone establishes a new style".

  • Members

    Freddy Lim - Vocal, hena violin,Jesse Liu- Guitar,Doris Yeh- Bass, Background Vocal,CJ Kao- Synthesizer and Piano,Dani Wang- Drums

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  • Sounds Like

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    TAKASAGO ARMY's review on Devolution Magazine UK [pic] http://ping.fm/tRVKW

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    Today we confirmed Blu-ray Disc Master of Final Battle at Sing Ling Temple Live. We can see everything so clearly! This is fucking Blu-ray!

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Comments

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  • Krista Jenkins

    you  guys    are   so    cool   thank  you   fore   your   friendship

    4 months ago
  • Geoffroy Heussker

    Your show in Quebec city was really awesome ! Thank you for coming and I hope to see you again soon ! And I hope you'll get what you fight for too !

    5 months ago
  • Scott

    I'm so bummed that the show for Oct 5th got canceled. I was so looking forward to seeing you guys and gal again since you didn't come to Detroit last year. I have to wait another year I guess :(

    5 months ago
  • ESHTADUR

    great new album!

    5 months ago
  • Mat Francis

    Thanks for accepting my request. Just got to say, LOVING the song Takao and will be grabbing a copy of the new album VERY soon. Only recently got into your music as well, grabbing a copy of Mirror of Retribution not too long back! Keep up the awesome work and will hopefully see you live at some point!

    5 months ago
  • Mario Exner

    Great Band I love her Musik!

    5 months ago
  • GYZE

    Hi!! nice song!!  

    5 months ago
  • Resident9

    great work this is very fucking bad ass this is metal over drive keep up the good works this is coming form with in , I look forward to seeing the band live here in the U.S.A. San Fransico keep me posted .

    5 months ago
  • ALONE

    Takasago Army!

    5 months ago
  • Walking Dead Suicide

     Thanks..

    WDS crew 

    5 months ago
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[Music Videos]


New music video "TAKAO":


New music video "Quell the Souls in Sing Ling Temple":


New music video "Broken Jade":


[Biography]


While Taiwan is considered home of Austronesian peoples, and a mystic island nation in the Orient, advanced technologies and modern cities are also part of the image of Taiwan. The meal band Chthonic has given the best interpretation to the contrasting images of the country.

Chthonic's lyrics are inspired by Taiwanese mythology, folk stories, and history, and the music incorporates elements of traditional Taiwanese folk music, enka, and sorrowful melody from Taiwanese opera, accompanied by traditional Taiwanese musical instruments, such as hena, zheng -also known as "box zither"- and pgaku flute. Also integral parts of Chthonic's music are elements from contemporary symphonic black metal, melodic death metal, blood-boiling riffs and solos. Critiques have tried to label Chthonic's music as black metal, death metal or folk metal, but Chthonic has chosen to use the term orient metal to define this genre of heavy metal music that's unique to Taiwan. Meanwhile, Chthonic's bassist Doris -who was dubbed one of the sexiest female rockers by Revolver, and has been on magazines such as FHM and GQ- is a bonus for fans all over the world.

From Fuji Rock and Loud Park in japan, to Ozzfest in the US, Download in the UK, and WOA in Germany, Chthonic has been to major music festivals around the world, and has had toured over 200 shows in more than 30 countries. Chthonic is certainly one of the most active Asian bands in the world of metal.

In Taiwan, several of Chthonic's albums were on the pop-music charts, and the band has been awarded the "Golden Melody Award"-the Taiwanese version of the Grammy Award. Besides being Chthonic, band members are also active in different fields. Doris, the bassist and the band leader, has advocated a women's rights organization, and acted in movies; the drummer Dani is working hard in music education to bring up younger generation musicians; the guitarist Jesse and the keyboard player CJ are involved in production of many albums of Taiwanese bands; the lead vocalist, Freddy, is active in public affairs relating to human rights and social justice issues.

From different walks of life, the five members of Chthonic have created albums after albums that pleased fans not only within Taiwan, but also from worldwide. The latest album "Takasago Army" recounts the stories of the 200,000 Taiwanese men drafted into the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. Listeners could feel the complex emotions of courage, confusion, pride, loneliness, despair, and sorrow. Connecting to prior albums "Seediq Bale" and "Mirror of Retribution", the three albums compose a roman-fleuve in three parts. "Takasago Army" is produced by Rickard Bengtson (Arch Enemy and Nemesis), and released by Spinefarm Records/Universal Music. The main songwriters, Freddy and Jesse, have brought to a whole new level the combination of melody with a touch of Taiwan and metal. The album has received highly positive reviews from music critiques globally, labeling it as a classic work by Chthonic that "a milestone establishes a new style".

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