Crossfaith

Crossfaith
Vocalist Kenta Koie live performance in Belgium
Background information
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	Metalcore, electronicore, industrial metal
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Razor & Tie, Sony Music, Search and Destroy, Tragic Hero, Zestone, Ariola Japan,UNFD
Associated acts	Beartooth, Skindred
Website	www.crossfaith.jp
Members	Kenta Koie Kazuki Takemura Hiroki Ikegawa Tatsuya Amano Terufumi Tamano

Crossfaith (クロスフェイス) are a Japanese electronicore band from Osaka that was formed in 2006. The band released their first demo "Blueprint of Reconstruction" in 2008. The band consists of vocalist Kenta Koie, guitarist Kazuki Takemura, Hiroki Ikegawa on bass guitar, drummer Tatsuya Amano and Terufumi Tamano on keyboards. They are renowned for their fusion of metalcore and post-hardcore with electronic dance music, and for their intense live performances.

They released their first studio album "The Artificial Theory for the Dramatic Beauty" through Zestone Records in 2009, and their second studio album "The Dream, The Space" in 2011 through Tragic Hero Records. Crossfaith then released their second EP "Zion" in September 2012, this acted as a promotional release to countries outside Japan.

The band started when vocalist Kenta Koie, now guitarist Kazuki Takemura and turntablist Terufumi Tamano were in a nu metal band which they covered Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit songs. This used to feature Kenta rapping as well as screaming. After their cover band broke up Kenta wanted to start up a new metal band. To do this he asked drummer Tatsuya Amano, a fellow student at his school who was in Kenta's music club to audition. Amano's drum cover of Slipknot's "(sic)" impressed Kenta and the others so much they knew they wanted him a part of the band. Turntablist Terufumi joined the new project with an inspiration from electronic dance music groups such as Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy, Terufumi would work to connect his electronica inspirations with the heavy metal covers the band was doing at the time. The band formed fuelled by their hatred of Japan’s enormous pop music culture.