BELLFAST

BELLFAST is a Japanese seven-piece folk metal band featuring a violinist and a flutist.

The band was formed in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan in 1993. In their early years, the band played progressive hard rock with Irish/Celtic elements as a four-piece band, and debuted in 2001 with the six-song EP Faraway Prayers (Mustang Records).

In 2006, a violinist and a flutist joined the band and it evolved into a strong seven-piece folk metal band.
BELLFAST signed with King Records in 2010 and has released three full-length studio albums, the first Insula Sacra (2010), the second Triquedraco (2017), and the third The Warrior Celt (2024).

BELLFAST's musical style is based on the roots music of the 70s and 80s, such as British/Irish hard rock, NWOBHM, US power metal, and Scandinavian metal, with influences from modern folk/Viking metal.

Current Lineup :
Koh Nishino - Vocal
Makoto Kano - Guitar
Taro Arai - Guitar
Masaki Ikeda - Bass
Shingo Uchida - Drums
Yumiko - Flute
Izumi Takeuchi - Violin

Discography :
2001 - Faraway Prayers EP (Mustang Records / MR-2021CD)
2010 - Insula Sacra (King Records / KICS-1618)
2017 - Triquedraco (King Records / KICS-3534)
2024 - The Warrior Celt (King Records / KICS-4175)

Online :
Official Site - https://bellfast.net
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bellfastband
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bellfast
X - https://x.com/bellfastband
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/bellfastjp
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bellfast/262066149