From left to right:
JUN(Bass)
INA(Vocal)
YAZU(Drums
Hiro(Guitar)
METAL SAFARI was formed in March 2005 by INA, Hiro and YAZU to play metal all over the world. In that line-up they quickly recorded 3 consecutive demos which were distributed for free at their shows. JUN joined METAL SAFARI in July 2005 and the band became complete. In August Hiro was filmed for the DVD of Young Guitar's October 2005 issue. Also shooting of "Hell's Blast" promotional video took place.
In September METAL SAFARI played their debut show and also finished the recording of their first demo album "The First 7 songs". Their first full album titled "RETURN TO MY BLOOD" dropped on 21st May 2006. As an act of album promotion in 2006 they took part in KRANK supported Awaken Asian Attack tour and played at Taiwan's biggest music festival FORMOZ FEST. In 2007 they continued their "RETURN TO MY BLOOD" tour. Aside from constantly gigging domestically they did a headlining tour in several Asian countries (Taiwan, Hong Kong, China) and visited Europe for the first time by taking part in METALFILIA 2007 tour fest across Poland. In 2008 Metal Safari stays active in Japan and starts to work on it's 2nd album scheduled for 2009.
"Release"
1st Demo "RETURN TO MY BLOOD" (APRIL 10. 2005)
2nd Demo "BRAND NEW GOD" (May 19, 2005)
3rd Demo "HELL'S BLAST" (June 20, 2005)
1st Demo Album "The First 7 songs" (September 17, 2005)
1st Full Album "Return to my blood" (May 21, 2006)
1st Album is available internationally now!
Europe and rest of the World
(http://www.higashimusic.com/)
USA (
http://www.cheapassrecords.com/)
Europe (
http://shop.nanimato.com/)
Poland (
http://www.frukto.com.pl/)
Taiwan (
http://www.cdnet.com.tw/)
"Miscellaneous achievements"
- Hiro is a winner of GIT Masters 2002 Japan contest, which was held by Young Guitar Mag(
http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/main/), ESP (
www.esp.ac.jp) and M.I. Japan(
www.mi-japan.com).
- Hiro was filmed for DVD by Young Guitar, and it was released in October 2005 all over the world.
- Hiro was on TV with Loudness vocalist, Minoru Niihara (
http://www.musicair.co.jp/program/music-life/35.html)
- Hiro introduced soundclips of KRANK REVOLUTION-1 100 watt HEAD (
http://www.wondertone.co.jp/products/krank_soundclip_3EN.htm)
"Clinic"
- Hiro did --Premium Guitar Show 2005-- guitar clinic titled "TOO HUGE! TOO LOUD!! TOO KRANK!!!" including a KRANK AMP demonstration (
http://www.musicfair.jp/)
- YAZU did drum clinic on musical instrument festival in October 2006 (
http://www.musicfair.jp/)
- Hiro did Jackson Stars × KRANK SEMINAR in October 2006
- Hiro played at the Winter NAMM 2007 as a demonstrator of "KRANK AMPLIFICATION"
- - November 2007 "EXTREME SOUNDS FROM HELL" included Hiro-yuki's presentation of CAPARISON guitars and KRANK amps
"Tour"
Metal Safari had played approximately 130 times as a total including one of the biggest festival in Asia, FORMOZ FESTIVAL 2006 (Megadeth, Biohazard used to play the festival, and more than 50,000 people came to the fest for three days) (http://formoz.com/). They did a headlining Asia Tour (played in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China) and METALFILIA 2007 tour fest in Poland in 2007.
Online Now!
