Onmyouza [не полная дискография]

Onmyo-Za (also Onmyouza or Onmyoza: Japanese; 陰陽座 literally "a band in Onmyodo") are a Japanese heavy metal band who released their first commercial album in 1999. They play quite orthodox heavy metal music comparable to Iron Maiden or Judas Priest, mixed with Japanese folk/pop musical elements. Their name Onmyoza literally means the gathering of yin and yang, and this is also represented by the female and male vocals.

Band members

Matatabi - Bass and Vocals Kuroneko - Vocals Maneki - Guitar and Chorus Karukan - Guitar Tora - Drums

Stage Names

Each of their stage names has double meaning with a sense of humor. Kuroneko(黒猫) literally means a black cat, just symbolizing her personality. Matatabi(瞬火) is a flashing fire, but it can also be read as a silvervine (loved by cats). Maneki(招鬼) practically　means "summoning oni", but its reading reminds most Japanese people of maneki neko. Karukan(狩姦) is not clear in its literal meaning, though Karu(狩) independently means "attacking" or "hunting" and Kan(姦) is "adultery" or so. (The words 姦 and 奸, with the latter now meaning "wickedness" or "evil", are the same in old times but have been deviated.) But its reading is familiar to Japanese people as a brand name of cat food. Tora(斗羅) has little literal meaning, but its reading is the same as tiger in Japanese. This suggests also that he is a fan of Hanshin Tigers.

So, all their stage names are related with cats.[1]

Theme and Inspiration

Their songs mainly deal with oni, yokai, the Japanese dragon etc, but some songs have more concrete theme and inspiration. For example, Onmyo-za have ever composed 10 Ninpocho songs. "Ninpocho" means "tales of ninja magic", and those songs are tribute to Japanese author Futaro Yamada and his Ninpocho series. Their hit song "Koga Ninpocho" was written for anime "Basilisk" of which the original story is Futaro Yamada's "Koga Ninpocho". There are also some other songs inspired by Osamu Tezuka and Natsuhiko Kyogoku. The trilogy "Kumikyoku Yoshitsune" is based on the legend of Japanese ancient tragic hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

Discography

Albums

1999/12/05 - KIKOKU-TENSHO 2000/12/24 - HYAKKI-RYORAN 2002/01/10 - KOJIN-RASETSU #49 JPN 2002/07/24 - FUIN-KAIRAN #62 JPN 2003/01/22 - HOYOKU-RINDO #23 JPN 2003/06/25 - SEKINETSU-ENBU (Live Album) #66 JPN 2004/03/03 - MUGEN-HOYO #27 JPN 2005/06/22 - GARYO-TENSEI #20 JPN 2006/02/08 - INYO-SHUGYOKU (Best Album) #13 JPN 2006/06/07 - ONMYO...LIVE! (Live Album) #33 JPN 2007/07/25 - MAOU-TAITEN #13 JPN

Singles

2000/08/19 - OKA NO KOTOWARI 2001/12/16 - TSUKI NI MURAKUMO HANA NI KAZE 2002/12/25 - YOKA NINPOCHO #57 JPN 2003/06/04 - HOYOKU TENSHO #66 JPN 2003/10/01 - MEZAME #30 JPN 2004/01/07 - NEMURI #40 JPN 2004/09/23 - KUMIKYOKU "YOSHITSUNE" - AKKI HOGAN #30 JPN 2004/10/27 - KUMIKYOKU "YOSHITSUNE" - MUMA ENJO #32 JPN 2004/11/26 - KUMIKYOKU "YOSHITSUNE" - RAISE KAIKO #33 JPN 2005/04/27 - KOGA NINPOCHO ("BASILISK" TV animation theme song) #31 JPN 2007/06/27 - KOKUI NO TENNYO　#14 JPN

DVDs

2003/06/25 - HAKKO-RANBU (Live Video) 2004/02/14 - HYAKKI KORINDEN (Live Video) 2005/03/02 - WAGASHIKABANE WO KOETEYUKE (Live Video) 2005/08/22 - YUGEN-REIBU (Live Video) 2006/06/21 - SYUGYOKU-ENBU (Live Video)

01. Onmyouza - [Kikokutensho #01] kourin [1:04] 02. Onmyouza - [Kikokutensho #02] memaizaka [5:53] 03. Onmyouza - [Kikokutensho #03] oni [5:02] 04. Onmyouza - [Kikokutensho #04] oumagadoki [6:24] 05. Onmyouza - [Kikokutensho #05] fuguruma ni moyu koibumi [4:09] 06. Onmyouza - [Kikokutensho #06] koori no kusabi [6:04] 07. Onmyouza - [Kikokutensho #07] onigiri ninpouchou [4:01] 08. Onmyouza - [Kikokutensho #08] hyaku no oni ga yoru o yuku [5:53] 09. Onmyouza - [Kikokutensho #09] onmyouji [6:56] 10. Onmyouza - [Kikokutensho #10] i no kouta [3:05] 11. Onmyouza - [Tsuki ni Murakumohana ni Kaze #01] tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze [3:54] 12. Onmyouza - [Tsuki ni Murakumohana ni Kaze #02] hotaru [3:36] 13. Onmyouza - [Tsuki ni Murakumohana ni Kaze #03] ashioto [4:02] 14. Onmyouza - [Tsuki ni Murakumohana ni Kaze #04] tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze (karaoke) [3:53] 15. Onmyouza - [Kohjinrasetsu #01] rasetsu [5:46] 16. Onmyouza - [Kohjinrasetsu #02] oboroguruma [3:54] 17. Onmyouza - [Kohjinrasetsu #03] kirameki [4:06] 18. Onmyouza - [Kohjinrasetsu #04] ushioni matsuri [7:20] 19. Onmyouza - [Kohjinrasetsu #05] karasu tengu [5:29] 20. Onmyouza - [Kohjinrasetsu #06] kagerou ninpouchou [3:59] 21. Onmyouza - [Kohjinrasetsu #07] tsuki ni murakumohana ni kaze & kurozuka [4:29] 22. Onmyouza - [Kohjinrasetsu #08] adachigahara [4:43] 23. Onmyouza - [Kohjinrasetsu #09] kikokushuushuu [5:03] 24. Onmyouza - [Kohjinrasetsu #10] orabinahai [3:13] 25. Onmyouza - [Youka Ninpouchou #01] youka ninpouchou [4:28] 26. Onmyouza - [Youka Ninpouchou #02] waira [3:23] 27. Onmyouza - [Youka Ninpouchou #03] mokumokuren [7:00] 28. Onmyouza - [Youka Ninpouchou #04] youka ninpouchou (karaoke) [4:28] 29. Onmyouza - [Akkihougan #01] akkihougan [5:17] 30. Onmyouza - [Akkihougan #02] madoromi ninpouchou [5:49] 31. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #01] Kami No Furumeki [4:31] 32. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #02] Ryu no kumo wo erugotoshi [4:33] 33. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #03] Samayoeru [4:15] 34. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #04] Kouga Ninpocho [4:03] 35. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #05] Shiranui [4:06] 36. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #06] Oni Koroshi [3:23] 37. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #07] Gekka [4:40] 38. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #08] Mizuchi No Miko [5:23] 39. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #09] Kumikyoku Yoshitsune - Akkihougan [4:39] 40. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #10] Kumikyoku Yoshitsune - Muma enyou [13:48] 41. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #11] Kumikyoku Yoshitsune - Raise kaikou [4:56] 42. Onmyouza - [Garyuutensei #12] Waga Kabane wo Koete Yuke [5:23] 43. Onmyouza - [Fuuin Kairan #01] Kasha No Wadachi [3:33] 44. Onmyouza - [Fuuin Kairan #02] Momome Oni [4:24] 45. Onmyouza - [Fuuin Kairan #03] Kyuuki [2:39] 46. Onmyouza - [Fuuin Kairan #04] Utsusemi Ninhoujou [3:37] 47. Onmyouza - [Fuuin Kairan #05] Tsutsi Kumo Mitan [8:31] 48. Onmyouza - [Fuuin Kairan #06] Uwabamihebi Banzai [4:05] 49. Onmyouza - [Fuuin Kairan #07] Shinshoku Rinne [4:41] 50. Onmyouza - [Fuuin Kairan #08] Tsuki Hime [5:56] 51. Onmyouza - [Koga Ninpocho [CDS, JP] #01] Koga Ninpocho [4:03] 52. Onmyouza - [Koga Ninpocho [CDS, JP] #02] Manji [4:31] 53. Onmyouza - [Houyoku rindou #01] Homura no tori [0:49] 54. Onmyouza - [Houyoku rindou #02] Houyoku tenshou [4:40] 55. Onmyouza - [Houyoku rindou #03] Kirin [3:44] 56. Onmyouza - [Houyoku rindou #04] Youkaninpouchou [4:28] 57. Onmyouza - [Houyoku rindou #05] Nue [10:06] 58. Onmyouza - [Houyoku rindou #06] Sougenbi [4:28] 59. Onmyouza - [Houyoku rindou #07] Rokurokubi [4:13] 60. Onmyouza - [Houyoku rindou #08] Omokage [4:15] 61. Onmyouza - [Houyoku rindou #09] Hoshi no yadori [5:45] 62. Onmyouza - [Houyoku rindou #10] Maiagaru [5:20] 63. Onmyouza - [Hyakki Ryouran #01] Ayako [5:56] 64. Onmyouza - [Hyakki Ryouran #02] Gainagateya [5:05] 65. Onmyouza - [Hyakki Ryouran #03] Kegaininnpouchou [7:58] 66. Onmyouza - [Hyakki Ryouran #04] Nurikabe [5:14] 67. Onmyouza - [Hyakki Ryouran #05] Ouka No Kotowari [6:00] 68. Onmyouza - [Hyakki Ryouran #06] Shiki Wo Karumono [6:52] 69. Onmyouza - [Hyakki Ryouran #07] Teitomakaitan [5:59] 70. Onmyouza - [Hyakki Ryouran #08] Tennkyouinn Kuruitokuruwa [4:12] 71. Onmyouza - [Hyakki Ryouran #09] Yatagarasu [9:20] 72. Onmyouza - [Hyakki Ryouran #10] Yugamutsuki [3:52] 73. Onmyouza - [Maou Taiten #01] Jokyoku [1:39] 74. Onmyouza - [Maou Taiten #02] Maou [5:40] 75. Onmyouza - [Maou Taiten #03] Kokui No Tennyo [4:23] 76. Onmyouza - [Maou Taiten #04] Fugutaiten [3:20] 77. Onmyouza - [Maou Taiten #05] Hado Ninpou Chou [3:26] 78. Onmyouza - [Maou Taiten #06] Hyosube [3:43] 79. Onmyouza - [Maou Taiten #07] Okubi [6:33] 80. Onmyouza - [Maou Taiten #08] Mukuro [4:44] 81. Onmyouza - [Maou Taiten #09] Kuchizuke [4:54] 82. Onmyouza - [Maou Taiten #10] Ikiru Koto To Mitsuketari [4:26] 83. Onmyouza - [Mugen Houei] Mugen [2:34] 84. Onmyouza - [Mugen Houei] Yokoshimami no Houyou [3:52] 85. Onmyouza - [Mugen Houei] Sui [4:54] 86. Onmyouza - [Mugen Houei] Kodou [4:20] 87. Onmyouza - [Mugen Houei] Maikei [4:18] 88. Onmyouza - [Mugen Houei] Wa Nyuudou [6:20] 89. Onmyouza - [Mugen Houei] Kemuri Ra [5:34] 90. Onmyouza - [Mugen Houei] Nehan Ninpou Chou [6:36] 91. Onmyouza - [Mugen Houei] Yume Mushi [5:00] 92. Onmyouza - [Mugen Houei] Kappa wo Dori [4:02]