Heaven in Her Arms
Japanese post-hardcore band blending extreme metal, post-rock, and emo.
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Heaven in Her Arms is a Tokyo-based post-hardcore group. Their name comes from a track on Converge's 2004 album You Fail Me. Since 2001, the band has put out three studio albums, two EPs, and six split releases.
Their sound mixes extreme metal, post-rock, and 1990s emo, a blend that Pitchfork writer Andy O'Connor praised in a review of their 2017 album White Halo. O'Connor compared them to fellow Tokyo band Envy. The band originally signed with SONZAI RECORDS in 2010. As of 2020, they are signed to Daymare Recordings in Japan, Moment of Collapse Records in Europe, and Translation Loss in North America.
Background
Heaven in Her Arms formed in Tokyo in 2001, taking their name from a Converge song on the album You Fail Me. Their early releases include a self-titled EP in 2006 and the studio album 黒斑の侵蝕 / Erosion of the Black Speckle in 2007. The band's lineup has included guitarist Takayuki Ryuzaki from 2001 until 2019, with current members Kent Aoki (guitar, vocals), Katsuta (guitar), Kentaro (bass), and Hiroki 'Rocky' Watanabe (drums). In 2010, the band signed to SONZAI RECORDS and released their second studio album 幻月 / Paraselene.
Their third album, 白暈 / White Halo, came out in 2017 and received a positive review from Pitchfork writer Andy O'Connor, who described their style as an amalgamation of extreme metal, post-rock, and 1990s emo. As of 2020, Heaven in Her Arms are signed to Daymare Recordings in Japan, Moment of Collapse Records in Europe, and Translation Loss in North America. They have released six splits with other artists, including In Between, Tomato Steal, Killie, Aussitôt Mort, Yumi, and Cohol.
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