"New album of SAEKO, breaking 15 years' silence. The one & only international power metal act led by a Japanese female singer, Saeko Kitamae, the first Asian musician who performed at Wacken Open Air (05)" Current Members (as of 2021): Saeko Kitamae (Vo & Key) Guido Benedetti (G & Key) Alessandrro Sala (B) Michael Ehré (D) SAEKO was originally formed in 2003 in Germany by a Japanese singer, Saeko Kitamae, who flew to Germany to find a heavy metal band to join, with the help of well-known German musicians, such as Lars Ratz and Michael Ehré (both Metalium), Sven Lüdke (Mob Rules) etc. After the debut album ('04), which was well affirmed by the international media, SAEKO went on tour with DORO ('04), and performed at festivals such as Wacken Open Air ('05) , leaving the capacity audience to insist strongly on encores. It was the only power metal act by a Japanese singer whose interviews and articles were positively covered by many magazines around the world (to name a few, Break Out Germany, Metal Hammer Italy, La Heavy Spain and Rock Hard Brazil). However, it was a time when no Japanese heavy metal bands had succeeded in the international music scene for years since Loudness and Bow Wow in the 80's. Saeko Kitamae's reckless attempt, too ahead of the times, faced many troubles between two different cultures, which eventually forced her to fly back to Japan and suspended SAEKO's activity only after two albums, to the ...... to be continued on https://youtu.be/zjnBiXah-f8