History & Biography Hard rockers Insania came together centring around guitarist Koichi in Osaka, Japan in 1995 and were heard, now as Fairy Mirror, through The First Chapter demo of 1999. The band was called Insania between 1995 and 1999. The song Twight Of The Gods on Helloween's Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1 begins with the phrase "Insania, 2014." The line-up was Kitamae Saeko on vocals, Mori and Koichi on guitar, Mariko on bass and drummer Yuki. Singer Saeko and guitarist Koichi had been a part of a band called Evolution. Evolution had split apart into two camps.
Two tracks were added to The First Chapter demo and so The First Chapter Plus demo was issued in 2000. The band had its own imprint, called Miracle Whoracle, and issued The Second Chapter in 2000. Fairy Mirror opened for Fatima Hill, Saber Tiger and more. Saeko went on to her solo career and Germany (after a stint in Canada and Switzerland). She had actually been attempting to put a band together since her high school days in Japan by advertising, flyering and hitting up contacts in Osaka and Kyoto. Bassist Mari would help with the artwork for Saeko’s solo 2021 album. Saeko had ended up hospitalised in Japan presumably due to extreme fatigue before leaving the country in the spring of 2001.
Flash Back was a demo and released in 2001 and marked singer Miyako’s debut. Saeko's illness meant she could not continue with the act. The group had Galneryus open for it. Galneryus', Yui "Tossan" Toshihiro was a former Fairy Mirror member. Yet another demo was 2003’s Eternal Fortress. Miyako was on vocals and Kaz on drums. Kaz left, but returned in 2011. 2005 brought a demo called Silence… This was packaged with a DVD. Amber Moon was a 2009 one billed a as tenth anniversary release. It was taped in Osaka. It was ironic that the band’s debut album, 2014’s Cosmicnations, was the band’s last sign of life. Juno was on vocals. Bassist Mari had left in 2013, but had returned in 2019. Former singer Saeko was a guest singer with Manipulated Slaves when that Japanese band opened for Arch Enemy at home in 2000 and again in 2013. She also collaborated with Seventh Son and Rachel Mother Goose. There were several sporadic shows during this period. Guitarist Meguro died in 2021. This lead to the band's dissolution eventually in 2022.
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