Mad About Rock

  Esprit D'Air has released a cover of Iron Maiden’s classic track ‘The Trooper’, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens (KK’s Priest, ex-Judas Priest) on guest vocals, and Ben Christo (The Sisters of Mercy) on guitar to commemorate the 40th anniversary of its release. Watch 'The Trooper' (official music video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X1Ic13pxAI Kai’s vocal video cover of ‘The Trooper’ on TikTok gained attention from Iron Maiden’s Official account stating, “Great Cover”, which inspired him to make it an official licensed release with Esprit D'Air. The release is accompanied by a music video filmed and edited by Charlie Smith of MindArtVisual, who produced all the music videos for KK's Priest. Vocalist and guitarist Kai says: “Like many metalheads, I was introduced to heavy metal with Iron Maiden. They are one of the biggest reasons why I am making music. Like for many metalheads, "The Trooper" was one of the first heavy metal songs I got into. I am honou...

  Japanese artist Esprit D'Air gears up for UK, Ireland and European tour Esprit D'Air announces their new 17-date “Leviathan Tour” in the UK and Europe after selling out their entire self-promoted UK tour earlier this year. Lead vocalist and producer Kai says: “After our sold out 7-date tour in the UK earlier this year, we felt like we had more to give and could do more. As soon as the last tour finished, I went ahead and booked an even bigger one. This time, I chose cities that bands sometimes forget, and we’re going to every country in the UK including Northern Ireland. 12 out of 17 are cities that we have never been in before. I will also be planning more European dates, wherever possible—so please wait for me!” Esprit D’Air will be performing their album 'Oceans', which re-entered several Official UK Charts including #8 in Rock & Metal Albums, #5 in Album Downloads, and #19 in Scottish Albums earlier this year, plus more. The live line-up for the tour consists ...

  Japanese metal solo project Esprit D'Air , led by award-winning producer and composer Kai , has their new single, 雫 (‘Shizuku’), featuring Australian producer Misstiq on synthesizers. About the track, Misstiq says: "I've worked with many talented artists around the world, but Esprit D'Air... damn son. One of my absolute favourite collaborations!". The new single is accompanied by an animated music video. The story-telling video features Kai as a modern nomad shinobi that roams a dystopian world overrun by mech drones, as well as a special appearance by Misstiq. Watch 雫 (‘Shizuku’) (official music video): https://youtu.be/y0Uj33gKmLI The new single 雫 (‘Shizuku’) is a re-recording of the first and only ‘J-Rock’ song on Harmonix’s Rock Band 3 for Xbox360 by Esprit D'Air. The original track returned to Rock Band earlier this year as a playable song on January 5th for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, on Harmonix’s latest game Rock Band 4. Currently, Kai is the on...