■“METAL” is ASTERISM’s first song with vocals, although they usually form a band without singing.
HAL-CA, the guitarist and vocalist of the heavy metal band ASTERISM, which is active in many overseas countries such as the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and South Korea, has joined the new project “FLASH” of “THE FIRST TAKE”. Appeared in “THE FIRST TAKE”.
A 60-second shot of ASTERISM’s song “METAL” was released on YouTube Shorts and other vertical video platforms.
In this performance, HAL-CA’s technique, praised by world-famous guitarists such as former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman and former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Bucked Head, was generously demonstrated.
ASTERISM usually performs as an instrumental band without singing, but in “FLASH THE FIRST TAKE” they gave a dynamic performance of “METAL,” a fast-paced song with her singing.
HAL-CA is releasing guitar performance videos globally on his Instagram. The total number of plays has exceeded 20 million times, and the song has attracted the attention of guitarists around the world.
■HAL-CA comments
We are an instrumental band, but this is our first song with vocals.
I put my all into the high-pitched vocal lines sung while playing technical guitar phrases.
Release information
2023.11.01 ON SALE
ALBUM『DECIDE』
ASTERISM OFFICIAL SITE
https://asterism.asia/
FLASH THE FIRST TAKE OFFICIAL YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeLvSt3A0DdkKKDk6Q4jvGeDiUNGnS46E