Mary's Blood

Mary's Blood
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres Power metal
Years active 2009–present
Labels
Associated acts Destrose
Website Official site
Members Eye
Mari
Rio
Saki
Past members Chiba
Niboshi
Eri

Mary's Blood (Japanese: メアリーズブラッド, Hepburn: Mearīzu Buraddo) is a Japanese all-female power metal band from Tokyo, formed in 2009 by four former members of Destrose.

History

After all leaving Destrose on New Year's Eve 2008, vocalist Eye, guitarist Eri, bassist Niboshi (formerly known as "Kayo") and drummer Mari later regrouped and recruited guitarist Chiba to form Mary's Blood in December 2009.[1][2] The name comes from "Bloody Mary" cocktail.[3] They released their debut single "Save the Queen" on December 20. Their first EP, 0-Zero, was published on June 8, 2011. The single "Last Game" followed on November 28 and placed on Oricon's main chart despite being an independent band. In 2012, Chiba, Niboshi and Eri all left Mary's Blood in quick succession.[1] Another Destrose alumni, Saki, was then recruited as guitarist,[1] and the lineup of Eye, Mari, Saki and bassist Rio was finalized in September.

Mary's Blood performed in Houston, Texas at Anime Matsuri 2013. Their third EP, Azure, was released on July 10 and reached number 17 on the Oricon indies chart. The band signed with major record label Nippon Columbia and released their first album Countdown to Evolution on August 20, 2014.[4] Its song "Marionette" was the ending theme of the TV Kanagawa show Mutoma.[5] They were the opening act for Marty Friedman on September 25.[5]

They performed at 2015's Naon no Yaon festival, a rock festival held by Show-Ya that features only female bands.[6] They also opened for DragonForce in Hong Kong on August 30.[7] The band switched labels to Victor Entertainment, released their second album Bloody Palace on October 7, and began the Invasion of Queen tour on October 17.[8]

Mary's Blood hosted the Grand Cross tour 2016, where they performed with three different acts at each concert. On April 16 they played with thrash metal band Outrage, the following day with singer Nanase Aikawa, and later Show-Ya frontwoman Keiko Terada on May 3.[9] They released their third album Fate on October 26, 2016. It features collaborations with Seikima-II guitarist Luke Takamura, Show-Ya guitarist Miki "Sun-go" Igarashi, Kuroyume bassist Hitoki, and Babymetal producer Yuyoyuppe.[10][11][12] The band supported it with the Change the Fate tour that began on October 28,[12] and ended on January 22, 2017 with Sun-go and Hitoki as guests.[13] JPU Records released Bloody Palace and Fate in Europe on August 18, 2017,[14] while Fate (August 29, 2017) and Bloody Palace (October 17, 2017) were released in North America by Sliptrick Records.

After switching labels to Tokuma Japan Communications, Mary's Blood released their fourth album Revenant on April 18, 2018.

Members

  • Eye – vocals (2009–present)
  • Mari – drums, bandleader (2009–present)
  • Rio – bass (2012–present)
  • Saki – guitar (2012–present)
Support member
  • Yashiro – guitar[15]
Former members
  • Chiba – guitar (2009–2012)
  • Niboshi – bass (2009–2012)
  • Eri – guitar (2009–2012)

Discography

Albums
Year Album details Oricon[16] Billboard Japan
2014 Countdown to Evolution 26 —
2015 Bloody Palace 25 38[17]
2016 Fate
  • Released: October 26, 2016
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
 23 33[18]
2018 Revenant 21 34[19]
EPs
Year EP details Oricon[16]
2011 0-Zero
  • Released: June 8, 2011
  • Label: R.J Records
 —
2012 Scarlet
  • Released: November 21, 2012
  • Label: Naked Sound
 —
2013 Azure
  • Released: July 10, 2013
  • Label: Naked Sound
 195
Singles
Year Title Oricon[20]
2010 "Save the Queen"
  • Released: December 20, 2009
  • Label: Ander Luce
 —
2011 "Last Game"
  • Released: November 28, 2011
  • Label: R.J Records
 198
DVDs
  • My Last Game (March 2012)
  • Scarlet ~ 2012 Live at O-West (April 10, 2013)
  • Live at Blaze ~ Invasion of Queen Tour 2015-2016 Final (April 13, 2016) Oricon Weekly DVDs Chart Peak Position: 14[21]
  • Live at Liquid Room ~Change the Fate Tour 2016-2017~ (May 10, 2017) 35[21]
  • Live at Intercity Hall ~Flag of the Queendom~ (May 23, 2018) 41[21]
  • Live at Blitz ~Make the New World 2018~ (October 24, 2018)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The DESTROSE Connection ~The Prologue~". jame-world.com. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  2. ↑ "ガールズメタルバンド「Ｍａｒｙ'Ｓ　Ｂｌｏｏｄ」２０日デビュー". Sanspo (in Japanese). 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  3. ↑ "劇的！Mary's Blood 遂に登場！". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Mary's Blood、メジャー1stアルバムリリース決定". Barks.jp (in Japanese). 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  5. 1 2 "Mary's Blood、マーティ・フリードマンのライブオープニングアクトに". Barks.jp (in Japanese). 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  6. ↑ "「NAONのYAON」に杏子、PERSONZのJILL、中川翔子が追加". Natalie (in Japanese). 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  7. ↑ "DRAGONFORCEが絶賛するガールズ・メタル・バンドMary's Blood、へヴィネスを増し劇的進化した最新アルバムを発表". Barks.jp (in Japanese). 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  8. ↑ "Mary's Blood、2ndアルバム＆東名阪ツアーはともに10月". Barks.jp (in Japanese). 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  9. ↑ "Mary's Bloodの東名阪ツアーにOUTRAGE、相川七瀬、寺田恵子". Barks.jp (in Japanese). 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  10. ↑ "Mary's Blood激ロック インタビュー". gekirock.com (in Japanese). 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  11. ↑ "Mary's BloodのニューALに、ルーク篁や五十嵐☆sun-go☆美貴が参加。ゆよゆっぺ提供曲も。". Barks.jp (in Japanese). 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  12. 1 2 "New Album from Mary's Blood". jame-world.com. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  13. ↑ "Mary's Bloodのライブ映像作品にsun-go、人時との共演も". Natalie (in Japanese). 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  14. ↑ "Mary's Blood to Release Special Edition of Latest Album in Europe". jame-world.com. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  15. ↑ "New Album from YASHIRO". jame-world.com. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  16. 1 2 "Mary's Bloodのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  17. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  18. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  19. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  20. ↑ "Mary's Bloodのシングル売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  21. 1 2 3 "Mary's BloodのDVD売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
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