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Japanese rockers Crossfaith have returned with a roaring new single titled "ZERO." Watch the video HERE.

The song comes out of the gates swinging, throwing hellacious haymakers from start to finish. It finds the band continuing to cross-pollinate metal and industrial music into a DNA-distinct blend.

The accompanying visual finds the band performing with a fierce fire in its belly that is utterly impossible to extinguish.

"After approximately one year of hiatus, we're finally coming back in the game," the band states. This song is filled with primitive energy, showcasing our distinctive style to the fullest. It becomes a music full of the desire to tear through the dark abyss with our own hands and be reborn anew."

Additionally, the band has announced Daiki Koide as its new guitarist.

Koide issued the following statement about his new role.
 
"Since July 2022, I have been playing on many stages with Crossfaith as a support member, and I am delighted to announce that I have officially joined Crossfaith as a guitarist. I have known Crossfaith members for more than 10 years now, since I was a part of my previous band, HER NAME IN BLOOD. Back when my own band broke up, I was struggling and seriously thought if I should stop pursuing a music career. However, Crossfaith was the one that reached out to me and brought me back on the stage. We have been making music and performing together on the same stage for a while, and I always felt like I was part of the band, but officially being the member now, I am ready to go all out without holding back. Everything I want to express will be poured into our new music.  I am very excited to be able to express myself through music again. Please keep supporting us."

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Crossfaith are back — in North America, that is! The band has announced its upcoming headline tour, which features support from its UNFD label mates LIMBS.

The tour kicks off on September 8 in Berkeley, California, and runs through October 9 in Seattle. The band will also appear at several key festivals during the run, including Furnace Fest and Aftershock.

"We're finally coming back to North America after the last tour back in 2015," the band says. "We are very sorry to keep you guys waiting for so many years. 

We're planning on playing songs from every record to follow our history. We will also play new songs. We are pumped to make new history with you — our fans. See you guys in da pit!"

Check out the dates below.


TOUR DATES:

9/8 — Berkeley, CA 

9/9 — Los Angeles, CA

9/10 — Santa Cruz, CA

9/11 — San Diego, CA

9/13 — Phoenix, AZ

9/15 — Austin, TX 

9/16 — Houston, TX

9/17 — Dallas, TX 

9/18 — Memphis, TN

9/20 — Virginia Beach, VA

9/21 — Durham, NC 

9/23 — Furnace Fest @ Birmingham, AL

9/24 — Atlanta, GA

9/25 — Baltimore, MD

9/27 — Philadelphia, PA

9/28 — New York, NY

9/30 — Boston, MA 

10/1 — Montreal, QC 

10/2 — Toronto, ON 

10/3 — Chicago, IL 

10/7 — Aftershock Festival @ Sacramento, CA *

10/8 — Portland, OR**

10/9 — Seattle, WA**

** CROSSFAITH ONLY

6:53 PM
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For Today announces Fall tour with headliner We Came As Romans and other supporting acts The Color Morale, Crossfaith and Palisades.  The tour kicks off September 11th in Lansing, MI.

TOUR DATES:

September 11 – Lansing, MI – The Loft (w/o Crossfaith)
September 16 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
September 17 – Moorhead, MN – Gio’s
September 18 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
September 19 – Sioux Falls, SD – The District
September 23 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
September 24 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
September 25 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
September 27 – Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theatre
September 28 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
September 30 – Knoxville, TN – The International
October 1 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
October 2 – Newport, KY – Thompson House
October 3 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
October 4 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe - Old National Centre
October 5 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
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Crossfaith (クロスフェイス) is a Japanese metalcore band from Osaka that was formed in 2006. The band released their first EP "Blueprint of Reconstruction" in 2008. The band consist of vocalist Kenta Koie, guitarist Kazuki Takemura, Hiroki Ikegawa on bass guitar, dummer Tatsuya Amano and Terufumi Tamano on keyboards.

They then 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 of Japan. More music is underway with a release given sometime soon. Frontman vocalist Kenta Koie discuss their work on new music, playing shows, and much more.


1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

Ken: Crossfaith is the second band for me. Kazu, Teru and I used to be in another band that broke up in 2006. When I met Tastuya at Music club in my high school, he played Slipknot’s 'SiC', next 2 seconds I invited him to Crossfaith. Hiro used to be a big fan of ours, and he also played bass and sang for his band. We shared the stage with his band on their farewell show then we invited Hiro.

2. What type of band are you?

Ken: We are crazy about music and partying.

3. How did you guys come up with your band name?

Ken: In our band, each guy has own faith and attitude for music and lifestyle, and these are crossing on this band, so that’s how 'Crossfaith' came up for the band name.

4. How would you describe your style? Which bands influenced your music?

Ken: I think, our music type is hard to describe. We mix extreme music with massive electronic music, which is far from recent scene band things. So many bands gave us musical influences such as Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers etc..

5. What lyrical theme do you guys use in your music? What message do you want to send?

Ken: All lyrics are written by me (Ken), lyrical theme depends on the songs, each song has a different message, at the same time almost all of them have positive things, but our next album has so many types of songs. I wrote about a nuclear plant for a song off the new album and it was a new experience for me.

6. Who writes the songs, what are they about?

Ken: Kazuki writes the songs from guitar riffs and Teru brings some ideas to our band. So we have two ways of songwriting.

7. Who is producing the album? How has the producer aided the recording process?

Ken: The old two albums we produced ourselves, but our latest EP and upcoming new album were produced by Machine. A producer can understand the sound of the band from different angles so he gave us some great advice. That was a great experience for us.

8. Where did you record the album?

Ken: Both were recorded at The Machine Shop Studio in New Jersey USA.

9. What label will be releasing the album?

Ken: It will be released through The End Records.

10. How would you describe the overall sound of the new album?

Ken: We tried to put new essences of things we've never done on our new album, so it has so many types of songs. And this album has a theme: Destroy and Rebuild. On the writing we always need change and improvement.

11. Are you using any new instrumentation you've never used in the recording process before?

Ken: Teru got some new machines before tracking, as did the rest of the guys.

12. When did you start writing for this album?

Ken: It started last summer. We usually spend a long time on songwriting.

13. What inspired the album title? Is it a concept album?

Ken: It's not concept album, but we put a theme "Destroy and Rebuild" to our new album title.

14. What are your expectations for the CD?

Ken: This album is far from our old records, but at the same time it is Crossfaith. I believe this album will bring us to the next level.

15. What are your upcoming tour plans?

Ken: We're gonna start Warped Tour in the US this June, and also we have so many tour plans for this year such as Reading/Leeds Festival, Warped Tour UK and our headlining tour in Japan.

16. Anything else you'd like to say or add?

Ken: Thanks for reading! If you haven't listened to our EP called ZION, make sure you check it out and we're gonna release our new album this summer! Keep your eyes on us! PEACE!
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