IMARi ToNES -The First Christian Heavy Metal from Japan-: "Unknown Road" old Japanese writer music video

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

"Unknown Road" old Japanese writer music video

Hello this is Tak (aka Tone) from Imari Tones.

Earlier I told you we would make more music videos for our new album.

Now I can say I was not a liar.

Because here is the new one!

This song is called "Unknown Road".

This is really a special song for us, and we made a special video.

It features Japanese country side scenery in snow.

Yes, snow.

It's really pretty and beautiful.

Also in this video, I (Tak) am playing "Japanese novelist from 1950's" (such as, Osamu Dazai, Ryunosuke Akutagawa).

Not only I look like an old Japanese writer, I'm actually writing same song lyrics in Japanese in the video.

It's got a very retro flavored, old Japan vibe.

Please take your time and watch it.

Can Tak finish writing his book/song?

Can Hassy drink his cup of coffee?

Will Jake manage to make us laugh again?

You will find it all out!

We are a rock band.

We play high energy heavy metal songs and jump around the stage.

However, this song has somewhat more matured vibe and it has a deeper message.

Sometimes I can't help but wonder, and every time, I'm surprised at the fact the world is living another day in spite of all our sins....crimes, wars, disobedience, and all other wrong things.

It's all because of God's mercy. That's the reason we are living today.

Jesus took all our sins and died alone on the cross.

I mean, if I had been sitting in God's chair, I would probably have shut everything down long ago as if I would shut my computer down. How about you?

God is really merciful. We should be thankful for every moment given to us.

Not one day is given free and we can't take any day for granted.

That's the message of this song. (Now I'm hoping my English is correct.)

Yes, I think we went a little deeper than usual.

We are very proud of it.

We want this video to be seen by many people.

So please, share it and spread the word.

Also check out our "Victory" video, if you haven't already!

Thank you very much!

God bless you all.

May the world be at peace in Love of our Merciful God.

(Yep. That's the message of the song ;)

Tak / Imari Tones (Japan)

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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.