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© Nero Chronicle Please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses I'm TOSHIYA,  vocalist and lyricist, and NiNE,  guitarist and composer of the Japanese Visual-Kei band Nero Chronicle. Thank you for this interview. Your band concept is "Spinning and telling a Story". What story are you trying to tell with your music? The story of a certain characters in another world is being told by us in the form of a song. We can't tell the whole story yet, but the music contains the feelings and emotions of the character, and it also evokes the scenes and landscapes of the time. We hope you will listen to the songs with various expressions and immerse yourself in the world of Nero Chronicle. You recently released your 3rd EP "NIGHTMARE". What is the meaning behind the EP's artistic cover? The jackets of the CDs depict scenes from the story. The jacket for "NIGHTMARE" depicts a character from the dark side opening the gates of a nightmare and d...

  ©Emily Bindiger Please introduce yourself to the readers of Summon the Roses Hi, everyone, my name is Emily Bindiger , I'm a singer who has worked on all kinds of projects, from touring to singing on movie soundtracks to performing with all kinds of bands to singing on commercial jingles, movie soundtracks and on Broadway and international stages. You released your first album, Emily, at the age of 16. Can you tell us what it meant for you to release an album at such a young age? I didn't really think about it too much at the time. I was doing a show in France and was "discovered" by a producer at a record company. It has gained sort of a cult status, but if I were to do it again, I would have taken more control of the production and made it a little less complex. Can you tell us the story behind the cover of your album Emily? Do you remember that exact day when you took the picture? It was the producer's idea. I think it was February and IT WAS FREEZING OUTSIDE...

  ©GLIMGARDO Please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses Noku : Nice to meet you! I'm Noku, Guitarist.  Sakuya:  I'm Sakuya, vocalist. Runa : I'm Runa, bassist What is the meaning behind GLIM GARDO. How did you come up with the band's name? Noku : Grimgard" is a coined word. We had the idea to write a song based on the Grimm's fairy tales and that's how we decided on it. How are you preparing for your upcoming performances on March 24th?  Runa: Due to Sakuya's illness, he was unable to perform, so we had two vocalists that we know very well support us. Despite the accident, we were able to perform as well as we could, and at the same time, we felt the greatness of Sakuya. Do you have any plans of releasing a full album in the near future? Noku : A full album has been one of our goals since we started the band. Recently we have been working on the music and we hope to release it in the near future. We are aware that Vocalist Sakuya wa...