BIOGRAPHY
2009.1
８枚目の（現メンバーでの初めての）アルバムとなる、Seventh Hellを、スカイステーションからリリース。
Seventh Hell CD was released from ALTAVOZ in January.
2005
ドラムの後藤マスヒロ脱退。
８月に新ドラマーとしてHazimeが正式加入。
Masuhiro Goto (drums) left the band in July.
In August, Hazime became of a member of the band as the successor to Masuhiro
L to R: Panky(bass), Keiko(keyboard), Satoshi(guitar), Hazime(drums)
2004
3月と11月にイギリスツアー。
UK gigs:
March 27 Classic Rock Society gig at HLC, ROTHERHAM
March 28 UNDERWORLD, CAMDEN TOWN, LONDON
November 20 PROGNEY FESTIVAL at ASTRIA, LONDON
Ars Nova UK Tour
27 and 28 March 2004
This was the band’s first visit to England for 7 years and their first gig for Classic Rock Society.
After a long flight and four hours by van, the band stayed overnight in Rotherham ready for action on Saturday.
Support band for both nights was the excellent Anthony Clayton / Siemy Di Band with their own brand of jazz prog fusion (English guitarist / African drummer).
Their other band members were Dan Swain (bass) and Gonzalo Carrera (keyboards). Gonzalo was a member of Yes tribute band Fragile and is a great friend of Ars Nova having toured with them in Finland in 2001.
After a short break, Ars Nova took the stage. Masuhiro wore his dazzling gold shirt and trousers.
Keiko and Shinko wore short T-shirts. Keiko wore shiny black tight trousers and Shinko wore dark flared trousers with a shiny stripe which had the effect of making both girls look tall on stage.
The set list was similar to Progsol, but with the addition of Metamorphosis from the Biogenesis album.
-SET LIST-
Transi (Transi)
42 Gods (Book of the Dead)
Fata Morgana (Fear & Anxiety)
Metamorphosis (Biogenesis)
Horla Rising (Android Domina)
Morgan (Goddess of Darkness)
Nova (Transi)
Encore was Succubus (Android Domina)
The audience were clearly impressed with the bands performance of complex horror-inspired keyboard led prog: each song about 10 minutes long, packed with different ideas and played with pace and energy.
Nobody talked during the set and there was a big stampede for the merchandise table at the end. Keiko was brilliant as always, even with her thumb still bandaged.
Masuhiro, “the Beast” was impressive on percussion and weird vocals and the quiet Shinko on bass improves with every performance. In the space of a year, Masuhiro and Shinko have mastered the best of Ars Nova songs and have become part of the team.
The future looks good!
After a four hour drive back to London on the Sunday the whole operation was repeated. This time the band wore the outfits they used recently at Silver Elephant. Keiko and Shinko wore their blue yukata and Masuhiro wore his formal Monthuki-Hakama outfit.
During the first 2 songs, the gremlins tried to take over the keyboards, but Gonzalo came to the rescue while Masuhiro improvised a drum melody. After that the band put in a great team performance on the rest of the songs especially on the high speed “Succubus” concluding the evening.
Pity the London audience was so small. But the band made a big impression on the CRS and Underworld promoters because they both want the band to play in England again!
2003
３月に吉祥寺シルバーエレファントでライブ。
その後、メキシコの"Baja Prog"に三浦奈緒美をサポート・メンバーに加えて出演。
このライブ後、高橋明子が脱退。
6月にArjen Lucassen(G), Gianni Leone(Kbd), Claudio Simonetti(Kbd), L.Fabbri(Vln), Alex(Vo),長谷川淳(B),下田武男(Ds), 後藤マスヒロ(Ds)らの多彩なゲストを迎えて制作したSFをテーマとしたアルバム"BIOGENESIS"をリリ－ス。
GERARDのドラムの後藤マスヒロ、元シルフィ－ドのベ－スの柴田伸子が新加入。
10月に、スイスのProgSolフェスティヴァルに参加（トリはFOCUS）
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12月23日 ゲスト・ギタリストとして、半田 聡がクリスマス・ライブに初参加