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Pathfinder - 2013 - Lion

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Members
Vocals
Natasha Vaichuk

Guitar
HIROAKI KATO


Bass
YUGO MAEDA

Drum
Yushi Soutome


Keyboard
Natasha Vaichuk - Hiroaki Kato




History & Biography
The Japanese band was formed in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo in 2002. Ukrainian-Japanese singer Natasha Vaichuk only joined in 2006. The band calls itself music 'Landscape Rock' and mixes world music, progressive rock with metal. It was only in 2010 when an EP called Solstice was issued through IHATOV Productions after a digital-only initial release. The band performed on the main stage of the Narita World Music Festival 2010. The Japanese progressive rock and hard rock band had signed to Lion Music several years earlier and would issue Pathfinder on the label in 2013. The group had a tradition of issuing Christmas EPs. Natasha was replaced by Elena who in turn was replaced by Canadian woman Mel in 2016. Further per tradition Mel quit in 2018 citing ill health and was replaced with Australian Leela. The band was performing live.


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