Esprit D'Air

A new dark future metal odyssey. Fourth studio album Aeons (#1 Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart) featuring 'Chronos' (Voted Top 50 Best Metal Songs of 2025 on Metal Hammer) is out now. -- Fronted and led by Kai, current guitarist from The Sisters of Mercy, and featuring ex-Ghost drummer Jan-Vincent Velazco, bassist Takeshi, and guitarist Yusuke, Esprit D'Air is an award-winning alternative metal band. As featured on Metal Hammer, HuffPost, Loudwire, BBC Radio, and Kerrang! Radio, their sound is unique and fresh. From nu metal and djent to power metal and electronicore, no two songs sound the same—Esprit D'Air defies genres, blending soaring melodies, and futuristic soundscapes into a style that's uniquely their own. Debut album Constellations (2017) won Best Metal Album at the Independent Music Awards—judged by icons Slayer, Sepultura, and Amy Lee (Evanescence), and entered the Official Charts. Their 2022 follow-up, Oceans, stormed the Official Charts, hitting #8 in Rock & Metal and #5 in Album Downloads, with anthems like Leviathan and 津波 ('Tsunami') hitting millions of streams, and features from Ben Christo (The Sisters of Mercy) and Ryo Kinoshita (Knosis & ex-Crystal Lake). Their third album Seasons also saw the band climb up the Official Charts, with their single 雫 ('Shizuku') entering the Official Charts Top Ten Singles Sales Chart, and included a cover of Iron Maiden’s The Trooper, featuring ex-Judas Priest vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens.