Esprit D'Air

A new dark future metal odyssey.

Fourth studio album <a href="spotify:album:13ClQsOANOW8waXYZPQ72W" data-name="Aeons">Aeons</a> (#1 Official Rock &amp; Metal Albums Chart) featuring &#39;<a href="spotify:track:4AjkAfGRFwlOIk3Rc4tkZx" data-name="Chronos">Chronos</a>&#39; &amp; &#39;<a href="spotify:track:3es5mmhAwwUS4wqzVGQk60" data-name="Silver Leaf">Silver Leaf</a>&#39; (Voted Best Metal Tracks of the Week on Metal Hammer) is out now.

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Fronted and led by Kai, current guitarist from The <a href="spotify:artist:4HxBVyHaUa60eCSsJWxwWR" data-name="Sisters of Mercy">Sisters of Mercy</a>, and featuring ex-<a href="spotify:artist:1Qp56T7n950O3EGMsSl81D" data-name="Ghost">Ghost</a> drummer <a href="spotify:artist:4CygzfTxZseef96fcQFuUg" data-name="Jan-Vincent Velazco">Jan-Vincent Velazco</a>, bassist Takeshi, and guitarist Yusuke, Esprit D&#39;Air is an award-winning alternative metal band.

As featured on Metal Hammer, HuffPost, Loudwire, BBC Radio, and Kerrang! Radio, their sound is unique and fresh. From nu metal and djent to power metal and electronicore, no two songs sound the same—Esprit D&#39;Air defies genres, blending soaring melodies, and futuristic soundscapes into a style that&#39;s uniquely their own.

Debut album <a href="spotify:album:3QKya55ebQp0qPi1tehAzT" data-name="Constellations">Constellations</a> (2017) won Best Metal Album at the Independent Music Awards—judged by icons <a href="spotify:artist:1IQ2e1buppatiN1bxUVkrk" data-name="Slayer">Slayer</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6JW8wliOEwaDZ231ZY7cf4" data-name="Sepultura">Sepultura</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:0fGVuq5ed21pM7iWwTcMyk" data-name="Amy Lee">Amy Lee</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:5nGIFgo0shDenQYSE0Sn7c" data-name="Evanescence">Evanescence</a>), and entered the Official Charts.

Their 2022 follow-up, <a href="spotify:album:5WIhQpfjfNKJ2tDn0CzGop" data-name="Oceans">Oceans</a>, stormed the Official Charts, hitting #8 in Rock &amp; Metal and #5 in Album Downloads, with anthems like <a href="spotify:track:5POgvkksqenoskif3n2JOe" data-name="Leviathan">Leviathan</a> and <a href="spotify:track:60NrGylSirnhUt7wcGXeiO" data-name="津波 (&#39;Tsunami&#39;)">津波 (&#39;Tsunami&#39;)</a> hitting millions of streams, and features from <a href="spotify:artist:50W4KugA9ZtpG8b5TMh5Kr" data-name="Ben Christo">Ben Christo</a> (The <a href="spotify:artist:4HxBVyHaUa60eCSsJWxwWR" data-name="Sisters of Mercy">Sisters of Mercy</a>) and <a href="spotify:artist:0hFOSb4sdsDLsAhwwSheWH" data-name="Ryo Kinoshita">Ryo Kinoshita</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:5o1BN92ZEG8TucPzj6czCh" data-name="Knosis">Knosis</a> &amp; ex-<a href="spotify:artist:0A7d0PJxaLO7CGI94ht6PX" data-name="Crystal Lake">Crystal Lake</a>).

Their third album <a href="spotify:album:1RoG1sD0fUD7xTqqPK8JQW" data-name="Seasons">Seasons</a> also saw the band climb up the Official Charts, with their single <a href="spotify:track:4lg5NrvWJyTnFNqgTfKTiK" data-name="雫 (&#39;Shizuku&#39;)">雫 (&#39;Shizuku&#39;)</a> entering the Official Charts Top Ten Singles Sales Chart, and included a cover of <a href="spotify:artist:6mdiAmATAx73kdxrNrnlao" data-name="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a>’s <a href="spotify:track:7GHx5zA8qahTgXQS1JZhZD" data-name="The Trooper">The Trooper</a>, featuring ex-<a href="spotify:artist:2tRsMl4eGxwoNabM08Dm4I" data-name="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a> vocalist <a href="spotify:artist:1kcDiFxJ4pv9tVARvStqTN" data-name="Tim &#34;Ripper&#34; Owens">Tim &#34;Ripper&#34; Owens</a>.