The bass is a custom seven stringer built for Miyu by ESP. He switches over to a four string for some songs. Rarely a five string. That's his older brother Mio on drums. I've never really thought of the Yamaha Pacifica as a Metal guitar choice, but HAL-CA has made me a believer. She turned 19 last November. They played a bunch of small shows in and around SXSW in Austin back in 2019. I caught them in L.A. at their only West Coast show before they headed back to Japan. They are about the nicest and most polite kids imaginable. And HAL-CA is a legitimate force of nature on stage. Their most recent releases, 'GUERNICA' and 'GUERNICA + a', are their most technical and experimental so far.
I think this video was released just a couple of months after Haruka's (HAL-CA's) 16th birthday, but she actually wrote the song at age 12. To hear what her songwriting was like at 16, try _Dawn_ next. And to hear how progressive she had gotten by 18, pick any track (like _Stars, Gunfire_ or _Church)_ from their most recent album, Guernica+a, which came out last year.
Very impressive - Japan sure is producing a lot of talent. This looks like one way around the language barrier - don't have a singer!! Seriously though - great stuff. My favourite Japanese artists remain "One OK Rock", but this, for a first listen was phenomenal. And Todd - Tony Levin, what a bass player! I think you know PG too well to request him though.
The seven string bass was made specially for him only by ESP 😀, next songs Dawn, Gunfire, Faced Fyi, LOVEBITES latest AUDIO cover song PAIN KILLER (Judas Priest)
Asterism rocks 🤘🏻 Of course they're still together, they just brought out their second album "Guernica +a" last year and it is damn progressive. Check out their songs then&now or church on their official YT page. Or some classics like dawn or light in the darkness. Hal-Ca is just otherworldly good!
You want to hear another young amazing female guitarist who is from Indonesia then check out Ayu Gusfanz doing a Joe Satriani song "On Peregrine Wings" th-cam.com/video/N6xDZmFYdlY/w-d-xo.html IMO, the young Asian girls and women are taking over the rock/metal scene nowadays and we all need to accept that fact they are doing so much better than a lot of the male guitarists.
Hal-Ca is a unique, insanely gifted girl who, at the age of 16, became one of the strongest guitarists in the world. She is the future.
The Best.
It's great to see this group get some attention.
@@rickwagner- Yes about time.Their Talent is off the chart.
The bass is a custom seven stringer built for Miyu by ESP.
He switches over to a four string for some songs.
Rarely a five string.
That's his older brother Mio on drums.
I've never really thought of the Yamaha Pacifica as a Metal guitar choice, but HAL-CA has made me a believer.
She turned 19 last November.
They played a bunch of small shows in and around SXSW in Austin back in 2019.
I caught them in L.A. at their only West Coast show before they headed back to Japan.
They are about the nicest and most polite kids imaginable.
And HAL-CA is a legitimate force of nature on stage.
Their most recent releases, 'GUERNICA' and 'GUERNICA + a', are their most technical and experimental so far.
Nice! Check out《dawn》live or 《church》live in studio next time please!🔥
Absolutely brilliant 💎
I think this video was released just a couple of months after Haruka's (HAL-CA's) 16th birthday, but she actually wrote the song at age 12. To hear what her songwriting was like at 16, try _Dawn_ next. And to hear how progressive she had gotten by 18, pick any track (like _Stars, Gunfire_ or _Church)_ from their most recent album, Guernica+a, which came out last year.
Yes.Top Talent.
Very impressive - Japan sure is producing a lot of talent.
This looks like one way around the language barrier - don't have a singer!!
Seriously though - great stuff.
My favourite Japanese artists remain "One OK Rock", but this, for a first listen was phenomenal.
And Todd - Tony Levin, what a bass player!
I think you know PG too well to request him though.
The seven string bass was made specially for him only by ESP 😀, next songs Dawn, Gunfire, Faced
Fyi, LOVEBITES latest AUDIO cover song PAIN KILLER (Judas Priest)
Asterism rocks 🤘🏻
Of course they're still together, they just brought out their second album "Guernica +a" last year and it is damn progressive. Check out their songs then&now or church on their official YT page. Or some classics like dawn or light in the darkness.
Hal-Ca is just otherworldly good!
You want to hear another young amazing female guitarist who is from Indonesia then check out Ayu Gusfanz doing a Joe Satriani song "On Peregrine Wings" th-cam.com/video/N6xDZmFYdlY/w-d-xo.html
IMO, the young Asian girls and women are taking over the rock/metal scene nowadays and we all need to accept that fact they are doing so much better than a lot of the male guitarists.