Metal Head Reacts - NEMOPHILA / OIRAN [Official Live Video]

[@DragonPhlyy]

Thanks for checking out Nemophila, these girls kick as!

[@Rivkah.Gamble]

Damn! I'd never even heard of this band before, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! Thanks for the reaction and the introduction to new music, Buff!

[@DragonPhlyy]

Enjoy all their songs and covers are fantastic!

[@tommyjohnson9175]

Love, Nemophila!!!!

[@hoges412]

Drummer Tamu Murata is known as The Smiling Thunder. Her smile could light up an arena, she is fascinating to watch. It would be interesting to see a drum demo with her and Haruna, different styles but both are amazingly good. btw, there are plenty of friendships among Japanese bands, without the petty rivalry and egos you sometimes see with western bands. From their social media postings, Nemophila vocalist Mayu went fishing with Miyako from Lovebites!

[@OvDevilz]

The drummer, Tamu, signed her first endorsement contract with TAMA Drum in 2016 and since then, had been one of the major influences to the growth of young talented drummers in the region. Besides being spokesperson for TAMA Drum Japan, she is known for her relentless energy yet approachable instructors during TAMA Drum Clinic session in Japan and China, where she had been received as huge celebrity whenever she is in attendance. She would have her own 'booth/section' for the meet and greet, signing autograph, taking pictures and such, to the participants whom she regarded as her students. Her second endorsement contract was in 2019 with MEINL Cymbals, in which she seems to prefer the Byzance series to compliment her Walnut / Birch TAMA Starclassic set. Her choice (or at least documented ones) for typical cymbal setup are: - Byzance 15" DUAL HIHAT, - Byzance 10" EXTRA DRY SPLASH - Byzance Vintage 20" SAND RIDE (Benny Greb's signature model) - Byzance Vintage 10" TRASH SPLASH - Byzance Vintage 16" TRASH CRASH - Byzance Traditional 6" SPLASH - Byzance Traditional 20" CHINA - Byzance Traditional 18" THIN CRASH, and - Byzance Traditional 17" MEDIUM THIN CRASH ...it might not be accurate as time goes by since she loves creating things and that includes looking into new unique sounds. Nevertheless, she is the beast behind her kit, or maybe the goddess... either way, she smiles a lot and having fun performing - and that is all that matter 🤘🏻 ...oh yes, she mastered the arts and technique of Jazz drumming, thanks to her teacher, a reputable session drummer in Jazz scene, Masahiko Noguchi-sensei.

[@HistoryBuff]

Wow! Thanks for the break down!!

[@bocatampere]

For me..Most promising metal band out there. Just celebrating their 5th Anniversary. Their timing was unlucky cause of pandemic but also had a lot of time to practice to be a band. They all are amazing musicians. Lovin how easily they can change the genre and mixing up everything so good together. When Saki( stage left gtr) left the band earlier this year everyone was kind of afraid what’s gonna happen next but they decided to Stay as Four Member band and they have proven that they are even stronger, tighter and heavier today. Their liveshows are insane 🔥❤️ Everyone is praising the ” New” Nemophila. Lovin this band, amazing musicians, close friends. Magical band. Nemophila forever 🔥❤️ Greets from Finland 🇫🇮

[@chriso6719]

Yes, a nemophila is a flower. They wanted to name the band after a flower because they are all female, and finally chose this one. Formed in 2019 when lead singer Mayu was looking for a backing band for a live session. She called her former classmate bassist Hariguchi-san. They found Tamu Murata, a highly in demand session drummer, guitarists Hazuki (ex Disquala), the one with the pony tail, and Saki (Mary's Blood). They felt this lineup was too good for it to be only a one off. Saki left earlier this year ,amicably, after 5 years and 3 albums. They are continuing as a 4 piece, with Mayu playing some guitar, and with solos to be more of bass and guitar vs the dual guitars previous. Most songs have a clean and harsh vocal mix. But some are all harsh, and a few all clean. "Oiran" is their first ever single , from their debut album, Revive. A few more to try: "Dissension" and "Revive" from the 1st album. From the 2nd album, "Adabana" and the title track "Seize the Fate". And 3rd album: "Ame-te-ras" and "Night Flight". And the first song as a 4 piece, as of right now a stand alone, "G.O.D."

[@robertturner8040]

Great band Great reaction look forwards to more

[@AngelLWJ]

🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻

[@994pt4]

Great reaction!....Nemophila (neh-mo-fee-la) is 🔥🔥🔥 Nemophila has a WIDE range of sound and style...here are some suggestions based on Mayu's lead vocals (cleans vs screams) Cleans Raitei (Live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJLSmJt_erWCj8U Seize the Fate (Live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6queH5niMpnmNE Odyssey (MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGm1mZ2HpauZlbM Life (live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eanQfYKeebuir9k Cleans + Screams Revive (Live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmPIfqKBq9ipeKc Rise (Live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/epKpf2iAac6Dgqs Dissention (MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGfEfqiXnd2tbsU Oiran (Live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6Kkc6GceM2jmM0 Adabana (MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6m8moKtqNpprbc Ama-Te-Ras (Live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2evgpyjh9Z9na8 G.O.D (MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2mnlZtmiquJhJo Screams Zen (Live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWLcgZV4h615o9U Most people start with Dissention (MV, Japanese ver.) or Revive (MV) and then Adabana (MV), Rise (MV), etc. 'Zen' (live), Oiran (live) and Dissention (MV) are some of their hardest and best songs 'Odyssey' is an incredible power ballad (80's style) and 'Live' is an emotional ballad-like song sung in the video as a 'welcome back' to Tamu (drummer) after her maternity leave. Great songs that show the softer side of Nemophila. 'Ama-Te-Ras' is a quite unique 'groovy metal' song and one of their best as well. ‘G.O.D.’ is their newest song and 1st song as a 4-piece band

[@taihavard]

Yeah, the flower one :D

[@yakidin63]

The drummer Murata Tamu has her own KZbin channel as well and there is a lot of lovely drum stuff on there for you. Some of her X-Japan cover work with Daisuke Kurosawa on her channel is awesome. The Nemophila cover of X-Japans Kurenai is great for drummer viewing.

[@danielemarocco3591]

Ready to ZEN official live video by nemophila 🙏👏🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@RazvanMihaeanu]

Nemophila - "baby blue eyes" flower, "Rurikarakusa" in Japanese; grows in N-America and is appreciated in Japan (see "Hitachi Seaside Park"). The band was formed in 2019, originally as a "session" brought together by... Mayu - the vocalist (ex- Lipstick band); Haraguchi-san - (ex- HöLDERLINS band) bass, backing vocals, was Mayu's friend and colleague from Music College; Tamu Murata - drums, backing vocals, one the most respected session musician in Japan (countless bands), with also her own original carrier; she's also the wife of Akira Yamaoka, musician/composer, known especially for his videogames OSTs, in particular for "Silent Hill"; Saki (ex - "Mary's Blood" band for a decade, "Destrose", and others), she's a "young sacred monster" in J-metal) guitar, backing vocals, and... Hazuki (KOIAI "Dark Indigo" / Li-sa-X, Disqualia bands) - guitar, backing vocals; both, Saki and Hazuki have a lot of experience. Unfortunately, Saki left the band in march 2024, after the Budokan concert, thinking that her contribution was enough after more than 4-5 years, pursuing her - successful - solo carrier. The band continues in the 4 members form, with Mayu starting to add guitar bits while Haraguchi-san's bass, and Hazuki's guitar becomes more prominent. Nemophila, with their self-declared "Jigoku no Yurufuwa" (soft and fluffy hell) general metal-rock style, made an amazing fandom impression during the pandemic, thru KZbin clips... ...so far about 50 Western/Japanese awesomely bonkers covers, and about 40 original, freakishly insane good songs (singles, EPs - including the JPURecords' Extended Edition of "Oiran", 3 albums - "Revive", "Seize The Faith", "Evolve"). Discography, alphabetical order: 01. ADABANA - 徒花 - "Fruitless/seedless flower" 02. ALIVE 03. AMA-TE-RAS (Amaterasu goddess) 04. Another Story (ballad) 05. A Ray Of Light 06. Back into the wild 07. Blooming 08. Breaking Out 09. Change the World 10. Creature 11. DISSENSION 12. Enigma 13. ENTEN - 炎天 - "Scorching/blazing heat/sun" 14. Fighter 15. GAME OVER (ballad) 16. G.O.D. - "Groundbreakers of Destiny" (first original song as 4 members) 17. Hammer Down 18. Hōzuki - 鬼灯 - "Demon Light" - "Winter cherry" / "Japanese lantern" plant 19. HYPNOSIS 20. Justice 21. Life (ballad - their "official anthem") 22. MONSTERS 23. Night Flight (electro-rock song, one of their firsts, used as half-time breakout) 24. now I here (ballad) 25. ODYSSEY (ballad) 26. OIRAN - "Courtesan" (their first original song, in february 2020) 27. OSKR - "OShiKuRa manju" (children's song-game of pushing outside of a circle) 28. PROGRESS 29. RAITEI - 雷霆 - "Thunder" 30. REVIVE 31. RISE 32. Rock’n’Roll Is? (an homage to famous rock bands/artists; the lyrics/melody and style of play are Easter Eggs) 33. Rollin’Rollin’ 34. Seize the Fate 35. Soaring ～to be continued～ (instrumental) 36. SORAI - "Autumn wind" (was supposed to be the original name for the band) 37. STYLE (rap-metal song) 38. - 群青 39. Waiting for you 40. YELL 〜軌跡〜 ("Kiseki - Trajectory", ballad) 41. ZEN ________ Unreleased songs on CDs: - Another Story... written during the COVID pandemic, with the purpose of lifting the spirit; performed only once on stage for a live stream at the end of December 2020... but - according to Saki - "it's part of 'Cheer to Art, Tokyo Project' (started by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offer place for artists to upload their work...since all lives, concerts, events and exhibitions had been suspended, all venues had been closed"; was posted on KZbin, on this governmental channel: アートにエールを!【音楽 1ch】; although is no longer there, there are some reactions to it, just search "NEMOPHILA / AnotherStory". It's also kept on WebArchive: watch?v=WWSFd4N4pjU - Creature, Breaking Out... released only on Revive (It's Sooooo Nice To Finally Meet You!!!!!) Blu-ray; they are performed sometimes in concerts; Breaking Out... released during their first live stream in 2020, and Rizing Nemo in 2023; - Blooming... released only on the official Nemophila KZbin channel, and performed sometimes in concerts. - Ultramarine/Gunjō performed in the second part of the 19 June 2021 stream. - G.O.D. and PROGRESS are the first ones in 4-members formula, also unreleased on CDs, but an EP was announced of these two with a 3rd song, a ballad (who gives the title): Beautiful Days. ___________________________

[@willemkoekemoer5042]

Great reaction the one guitarist stage right Saki left the band they are carrying on as a four piece bouncing back stronger and better than before

[@ManOShevitz]

so much for the actual new stuff lol

[@HistoryBuff]

Hey, I just go where I'm told. Any suggestions?

[@ManOShevitz]

@@HistoryBuff relax, they have lots of great stuff, maybe the brand new stuff might try "Progress" & "G.O.D" then backtime albums, umm... Adabana, Seize the Fate, Hozuki, Enten, Raitei, Hypnosis, Hammer Down ✋too much already lol, sorry, enjoy!

[@ericifune5543]

Literally dozens of Japanese all women bands. And many, many others with women in them.

[@dmoody0403]

There are Japanese bands with bigger followings. There are no bands, anywhere, with more heart and talent. Nemophila is pure 🔥🔥🔥

[@bondradman7353]

Congrats on getting the Nemophila pronunciation right the first time, it is a struggle for most. Drummer Tamu is tiny in stature, but a giant behind her kit. If anyone can convert a scream-hater, it is Mayu, and she doesn't always use harsh vocals. Maybe the closest to a gimmick that Nemophila gets is the fun they have paying respect to the bands they do covers of.😀 Unless you count being beautiful, humble, dedicated, caring and so talented a gimmick. They really are good!