Necronomidol Explained

Necronomidol
Origin:	Japan
Years Active:	2014–2022 (hiatus)
Associated Acts:	MANACLE
Current Members:	Himari Tsukishiro
Past Members:	See list of members

Necronomidol was a Japanese idol heavy metal group, formed in 2014.^[1] They have been on more than three international tours^[2] and have performed in over 12 countries.^[3]

Overview

The group is a prominent act in the alternative idol and kawaii metal movements.^[4] Their name is taken from the Necronomicon, the famous fictional grimoire featured in the work of H. P. Lovecraft, combined with the Japanese words for magic (魔, ma) and necromancy (ネクロ魔, nekuro ma), and "idol". Necronomidol has performed once at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and twice at CthulhuCon, in 2018 and 2020.^[5] A number of composers have worked with them, such as Mr. Perkele, who has worked on tracks such as "Ritual" and "Dawnslayer".^{[6] [7]} The group is managed by Ricky Wilson, an American expat living in Tokyo.^{[8] [9]} They began with visuals inspired by a traditional Japanese "shrine maiden" look with "haunting" overtones, first seen in their earliest videos from 2014,^[10] but their image later incorporated elements of the Cthulhu mythos as well as modern Japanese and Western horror.^[11]

Musical style

Necronomidol's style has been described as fusing J-pop with genres ranging from industrial music^[12] to punk rock^[13] to dark wave^[14] to witch house^[15] to shoegazing^[16] to, most notably, heavy metal,^{[14] [17]} specifically the style of black metal.^{[15] [18] [19] [20]} Because of this, they have been described as kawaii metal^[14] and post-black metal.^[21]

Discography

Studio albums

• Nemesis (2016)
• Deathless (2017)
• Voidhymn (2018)^[22]
• vämjelseriter (2021)^[23]

EPs

• From Chaos Born (2016)
• Dawn Slayer (2017)^[24]
• Strange Aeons (2018)
• Scions of the Blasted Heath (2019)^[25]
• l'appel du vide (2022)^[26]

Singles

• "Ikotsu Moufubuki" (2015)^[27]
• "Reikon Shoumetsu" (2015)^[28]
• "Etranger" (2015)
• "Exitum" (2015)
• "TUPILAQ" (2020)^[29]
• "Santa Sangre" (2020)^[30]

Members

Current

• Himari Tsukishiro (2017–present)

Past

• Kaede (2014)
• Kagura Nagata (2014)
• Aisa Miyano (2014)
• Rio Maeda (2014)
• Setsuko Henmei (2014–2015)
• Rū Tachibana (2014–2015)
• Karen Kusaka (2015–2016)
• Hotaru Tsukumo (2014–2016)
• Sari (2014–2019, left to focus on solo work)
• Hina Yotsuyu (2015–2019, left to join MANACLE)
• Kunogi Kenbishi (2019)
• Risaki Kakizaki (2014-2020 left to join MANACLE)
• Rei Imaizumi (2016–2020, left to join MANACLE)
• Michelle (2019–2020)
• Shiki Rukawa (2020-2021, left to focus on solo work, her YouTube channel)
• Roa Toda (2020-2021, left after originally going on hiatus, has collaborated with Shiki on Shiki's YouTube channel)
• Maria Hoshizora (2021, left because of health issues)
• Nana Kamino (2020-2021)
• Towa Amou (2021-2022)
• Hisui Kurogane (2022)^[31]
• Meica Mochinaga (2021-2022)
• Malin Kozakura (2021-2022)

Timeline

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chedebois . Tatiana . Jmusic agenda: good news for 2018! . 12 May 2018 . 26 July 2018.
2. Web site: Matt . Kelly-Mae . NECRONOMIDOL to Embark on European Tour . 2 March 2018 . 26 July 2018.
3. Web site: About. 2021-03-05. NECRONOMIDOL. ja-JP.
4. Web site: Anti-Idol: Japan's Beautifully Bonkers Pop Movement . 18 July 2017 . 26 July 2018.
5. Web site: 2018-07-31. Necronomidol. 2021-03-05. H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival & CthulhuCon. en.
6. Web site: Official music video for RITUAL. YouTube.
7. Web site: Official music video for DAWNSLAYER. YouTube.
8. Web site: An introduction to Necronomidol. 7 March 2019.
9. Web site: Kracker. David. 2014-10-28. Idol-pop act Necronomidol is taken to the dark side. 2021-03-05. The Japan Times. en-US.
10. Web site: NECRONOMIDOL あたいの爪痕 MV. YouTube.
11. Web site: 2019-03-07. An Introduction to NECRONOMIDOL Selective Hearing. 2021-03-05. en-US.
12. Web site: St. Michel . Patrick . NECRONOMIDOL and New Directions in Japanese Metal . . 18 May 2017 . 26 July 2018.
13. Web site: KRACKER . DAVID . Idol-pop act Necronomidol is taken to the dark side . . 28 October 2014 . 26 July 2018.
14. Web site: Flint . David . Feature: The Rise and Rise of Kawaii Metal . The Reprobate . 26 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180726170018/https://reprobatemagazine.uk/2016/04/04/feature-the-rise-and-rise-of-kawaii-metal/ . 26 July 2018 . dead .
15. Web site: Necronomidol . 26 July 2018.
16. Web site: NECRONOMIDOL - From Chaos Born . 26 July 2018.
17. Web site: Staff Selections: February 2017 . 12 March 2017 . 26 July 2018.
18. Web site: Tiraboschi . Federico . NECRONOMIDOL: THE BLACK MAIDS OF JAPANESE MUSIC . 6 March 2018 . 26 July 2018.
19. Web site: [Review] NECRONOMIDOL – DEATHLESS ]. March 2017 . 26 July 2018.
20. Web site: CASAU . GERARD . Necronomidol - 'Nemesis' . 23 March 2017 . 26 July 2018.
21. Web site: Necronomidol + Zeroshiki . 26 July 2018.
22. Web site: [Review] NECRONOMIDOL – Voidhymn ]. 24 September 2018 . 30 September 2018.
23. Web site: vämjelseriter, by NECRONOMIDOL. 2021-03-05. NECRONOMIDOL.
24. Web site: MANIAC . HOMICIDOL . I Review Things: NECRONOMIDOL 'DAWNSLAYER' . 23 August 2017 . 26 July 2018.
25. Web site: [Review] NECRONOMIDOL – Scions of the Blasted Heath ]. 10 June 2019 . 23 May 2020.
26. Web site: l'appel du vide on Discogs . . 30 August 2022 . 30 August 2022.
27. Web site: [Review] NECRONOMIDOL – IKOTSU MOUFUBUKI ]. 23 May 2018 . 26 July 2018.
28. Web site: NECRONOMIDOL . Charts in France . 26 July 2018.
29. Web site: TUPILAQ, by NECRONOMIDOL. 2021-03-05. NECRONOMIDOL.
30. Web site: santa sangre, by NECRONOMIDOL. 2021-04-25. NECRONOMIDOL.
31. Web site: An important announcement from Necronomidol / Message from Hisui Kurogane . 10 August 2022.