IMARi ToNES -The First Christian Heavy Metal from Japan-: Internet Radio April 11 evening

Monday, April 11, 2011

Internet Radio April 11 evening

Hi this is Tak from Imari Tones,
Japanese Christian rock band.

We're leaving Japan next week, to tour in USA.
We're still busy preparing and doing rehearsals.

1. Internet Radio tomorrow night
Here is one thing,

Internet Radio Interview: OnlineWithAndrea
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onlinewithandrea/2011/04/11/imaritones-music

April 11th Monday 7:30pm Eastern Time
(Oh, it's tomorrow night. Sorry if I could have notified earlier.)

You can listen at URL above.
We will play some newly recorded songs as well as our old songs.
Tak also talks about Japan situation update after the earthquake and tsunami.

2. Kickstarter Reward

Again, thank you very much for helping us on Kickstarter.
We can't be thankful enough.

We are now(still) trying to send out the rewards, downloads, CDs, and T-shirt.
Though we will send it out this week for those we already know their mailing address, we have not got reply from some people yet.
We want to know your mailind address, T-shirt selsction / T-shirt size.
We will contact you via kickstarter/email again, but please tell me if you have not been contacted yet.

3. Tour Date

So, again, here is our tour date.

April 22 Friday, Headhunters, Austin TX
April 23 Saturday, The Moon Bar, Fort Worth TX
April 26 Tuesday, Super Happy Fun Land, Houston TX
April 29 Friday, The Music City Bar, Nashville TN
May 1 Sunday, Hamilton Pointe Church, Hixson TN
May 7 Saturday, Mojo13, Wilmington DE
May 8 Sunday, Crossroads Church and Ministries, New Castle DE
May 11 Wednesday, The Wonderland Ballroom, Wahington DC
May 13 Friday, Clash Bar, Clifton NJ
May 14 Saturday, Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn NY
May 15 Sunday, Gloryzone Ministries, Deer Park NY
May 21 Saturday, Blue Moon, Seattle WA
May 23or24, Rocketown, Nashville TN (Showcase gig in front of the music industry people. Wow that's gonna be an important gig. Detail TBA)

Honestly, we are busy and overwhelmed with preparation and other stuff we have to do.
We have just recorded 4 songs in Yokohama, Japan last month.
We gonna record 2 more songs in Dallas TX.
We have been preparing for the donation project for Japan teamed up with PAZ Japan.
Many things going on in our band, we talk about so many things, there is always a spiritual battle and inner struggle.

But we, Tak, Hassy&Jake, all know this tour is going to be very important for us.
And still we believe in God's guidance.

So we are looking forward to seeing you on tour, on internet, and everywhere else.

I said we are busy but don't hesitate to talk to us on facebook, twitter, YouTube, or Mixi. Those quick communications work very well during busy time. You can also simply reply this email:)

And if you have not checked yet, this is one of the new songs we recorded. This song is already our favorite in live performance.
http://soundcloud.com/imaritones/jesus-train

Thank you and God bless,
YOU are loved by God and YOU are so precious to Him.
Please remember, we are all children of God and He loves us so much.

In Christ,
Tak / Imari Tones
"The first Christian heavy metal from Japan"
http://www.imaritones.net/

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Bio, Bio, Bio...

IMARITONES BIO

Written by Phil Putnam

Of the long list of factors that make ImariTones stand out from the world around them, it is their drive, their reach that tops it all. An unapologetically Christian heavy metal band out of Japan, Tak, Hassy, and Jake have a passion to reach beyond their culture to make the music they love, and to reach beyond their music to bring Jesus into their culture. While drawing comparisons to legends like Van Halen, Rush, and Stryper with their hybrid of old school metal/glam/Brit/70's prog rock, they are one of very few bands in the world that can claim true originality. How so? They are the first Christian heavy metal band ever to come out of Japan.

"There are very few Japanese bands who say 'Hey, we're a Christian band.' A Christian band from Japan almost sounds like a joke, since most people in Japan are Buddhists, or Atheists," says Tak, founder, guitar/vocalist, and frontman of ImariTones. Things didn't start out Christian for Tak, though. Having started playing electric guitar at age 14 and joining his first band at 15, Tak gained local teen success in his hometown of Toyohashi and won awards for his songwriting. However, he quit the band at 17 to pursue a career as a lawyer. Music stayed with him, though, and while playing an acoustic show in Harajuku Tokyo in December of 2007, Tak was impressed by several Christian performers who were playing as well. Feeling that Jesus may be the larger meaning behind music that he always felt was there, his mind and heart opened to Christianity.

Breaking many written and unwritten rules of Japanese culture, Tak, Hassy on bass/background vocals, and Jake on drums/background vocals, are reaching upward and forward to see changes happen in the world. Currently based in Yokohama, their astonishing 15-album discography includes Hero of the Lights, Color of Hers, fireworks, Japanese Pop produced by metal legend Sascha Paeth (Angra, Edguy, Rhapsody of Fire, Avantasia, Kamelot), Welcome to the School, and their most recent release Victory in Christ. Not content to play the standard soft pop/rock of the major label Christian industry, their music is 100% heavy metal and 100% independently recorded and produced. Victory in Christ hit the street in October 2010 with the single "Faith Rider" leading the charge. Originally written as a parody of the big 80's metal of Judas Priest and Stryper, it quickly became a fan favorite and was put on Victory in Christ.

With both their commitment to making stellar heavy metal music and their driving passion to share Jesus with their native Japan and the rest of the world, ImariTones is always reaching to join these two primary goals together. "Since we are a Christian band, our goal is not business success," says Tak. "We are not chasing glory in this world. We are chasing the glory of God." Staying independent and record label-free is an important part of the process for them. "We don't believe in 'music business', especially in Japan, and have chosen to go independent, looking for our own way. We really want to change something about society and about what people think and believe. That's our ultimate goal."

That ultimate goal, to see their native Japan embrace Christianity, is what they reach for most of all, even while their sights are set on the USA and the rest of the world. Some think they're a joke, or a contradiction, that Christianity, Japan, and heavy metal just don't belong together. Some think they're ahead of their time. But if you ask Tak, Hassy, and Jake, they'll say they're doing exactly what they love at exactly the right time, and they're never going to stop reaching for more.