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Necronomidol
Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter (June 2022)
Background information
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2014–2022 (hiatus)
Past membersSee list of members
Websitenecronomidol.com necronomidol.bandcamp.com

Necronomidol was a Japanese idol heavy metal group, formed in 2014.[1] They have been on more than three international tours[2] and have performed in over 12 countries.[3]

Overview

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The group is a prominent act in the alternative idol and kawaii metal movements.[4][5] Their name is taken from the Necronomicon, the famous fictional grimoire featured in the work of H. P. Lovecraft, combined with the Japanese words for magic (魔, ma) and necromancy (ネクロ魔, nekuro ma), and "idol". Necronomidol has performed once at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and twice at CthulhuCon, in 2018 and 2020.[6] A number of composers have worked with them, such as Mr. Perkele, who has worked on tracks such as "Ritual" and "Dawnslayer".[7][8] The group is managed by Ricky Wilson, an American expat living in Tokyo.[9][10] They began with visuals inspired by a traditional Japanese "shrine maiden" look with "haunting" overtones, first seen in their earliest videos from 2014,[11] but their image later incorporated elements of the Cthulhu mythos as well as modern Japanese and Western horror.[12]

Musical style

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Necronomidol's style has been described as fusing J-pop with genres ranging from industrial music[13] to punk rock[14] to dark wave[5] to witch house[15] to shoegazing[16] to, most notably, heavy metal,[13][14][5][17] specifically the style of black metal.[15][18][19][20] Because of this, they have been described as kawaii metal[5] and post-black metal.[21]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Nemesis (2016)[22]
  • Deathless (2017)[22]
  • Voidhymn (2018)[23]
  • vämjelseriter (2021)[24]

EPs

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  • From Chaos Born (2016)[22]
  • Dawn Slayer (2017)[25]
  • Strange Aeons (2018)[22]
  • Scions of the Blasted Heath (2019)[26]
  • l'appel du vide (2022)[27]

Singles

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  • "Ikotsu Moufubuki" (2015)[28]
  • "Reikon Shoumetsu" (2015)[22]
  • "Etranger" (2015)[22]
  • "Exitum" (2015)[22]
  • "TUPILAQ" (2020)[29]
  • "Santa Sangre" (2020)[30]

Members

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  • Kaede (2014)
  • Kagura Nagata (2014)
  • Aisa Miyano (2014)
  • Rio Maeda (2014)
  • Setsuko Henmei (2014–2015)
  • Rū Tachibana (2014–2015)
  • Karen Kusaka (2015–2016)
  • Hotaru Tsukumo (2014–2016)
  • Sari (2014–2019, left to focus on solo work)
  • Hina Yotsuyu (2015–2019, left to join MANACLE)
  • Kunogi Kenbishi (2019)
  • Risaki Kakizaki (2014-2020 left to join MANACLE)
  • Rei Imaizumi (2016–2020, left to join MANACLE)
  • Himari Tsukishiro (2017–2022)
  • Michelle (2019–2020)
  • Shiki Rukawa (2020-2021, left to focus on solo work, her YouTube channel)
  • Roa Toda (2020-2021, left after originally going on hiatus, has collaborated with Shiki on Shiki's YouTube channel)
  • Maria Hoshizora (2021, left because of health issues)
  • Nana Kamino (2020-2021)
  • Towa Amou (2021-2022)
  • Hisui Kurogane (2022)[31]
  • Meica Mochinaga (2021-2022)
  • Malin Kozakura (2021-2022)

Timeline

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References

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  1. ^ Chedebois, Tatiana (12 May 2018). "Jmusic agenda: good news for 2018!". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ Matt, Kelly-Mae (2 March 2018). "NECRONOMIDOL to Embark on European Tour". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ "About". NECRONOMIDOL (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Anti-Idol: Japan's Beautifully Bonkers Pop Movement". 18 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Flint, David. "Feature: The Rise and Rise of Kawaii Metal". The Reprobate. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Necronomidol". H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival & CthulhuCon. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Official music video for RITUAL". YouTube.
  8. ^ "Official music video for DAWNSLAYER". YouTube.
  9. ^ "An introduction to Necronomidol". 7 March 2019.
  10. ^ Kracker, David (28 October 2014). "Idol-pop act Necronomidol is taken to the dark side". The Japan Times. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  11. ^ "NECRONOMIDOL あたいの爪痕 MV". YouTube.
  12. ^ "An Introduction to NECRONOMIDOL | Selective Hearing". 7 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  13. ^ a b St. Michel, Patrick (18 May 2017). "NECRONOMIDOL and New Directions in Japanese Metal". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  14. ^ a b KRACKER, DAVID (28 October 2014). "Idol-pop act Necronomidol is taken to the dark side". The Japan Times. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Necronomidol". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  16. ^ "NECRONOMIDOL - From Chaos Born". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Staff Selections: February 2017". 12 March 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  18. ^ Tiraboschi, Federico (6 March 2018). "NECRONOMIDOL: THE BLACK MAIDS OF JAPANESE MUSIC". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  19. ^ "[Review] NECRONOMIDOL – DEATHLESS". March 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  20. ^ CASAU, GERARD (23 March 2017). "Necronomidol - 'Nemesis'". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Necronomidol + Zeroshiki". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g "NECRONOMIDOL". Charts in France. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  23. ^ "[Review] NECRONOMIDOL – Voidhymn". 24 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  24. ^ "vämjelseriter, by NECRONOMIDOL". NECRONOMIDOL. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  25. ^ MANIAC, HOMICIDOL (23 August 2017). "I Review Things: NECRONOMIDOL 'DAWNSLAYER'". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  26. ^ "[Review] NECRONOMIDOL – Scions of the Blasted Heath". 10 June 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  27. ^ "l'appel du vide on Discogs". Discogs. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  28. ^ "[Review] NECRONOMIDOL – IKOTSU MOUFUBUKI". 23 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  29. ^ "TUPILAQ, by NECRONOMIDOL". NECRONOMIDOL. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  30. ^ "santa sangre, by NECRONOMIDOL". NECRONOMIDOL. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  31. ^ "An important announcement from Necronomidol / Message from Hisui Kurogane". Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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