ELEANOR
CELESTIAL NOCTURNE

Eleanor is a Japanese Melancholic gothic metal band founded in 2006 by Ippei J.Malmsteen (guitars) and Shiori Vitus (vocals) in Osaka. Their sound were influenced by The Gathering, Sentenced and Amorphis. By the way “Eleanor” was named after a song of The Gathering. The debut album "A Circle Of Lament” was released in Japan by Black-listed Records (Japan) in 2011. Two years later in 2013, the second album "Breathe Life Into The Essence" was released in Japan by Black-listed Records. This album was highly rated and received attention from overseas. As a result, Eleanor appeared on the Metal Female Voices Fest Vol.11 in Belgium as the only Japanese metal band. Eleanor also performed as an opening act for Eluveitie´s Japanese tour in 2014. In 2016, the 3rd album “Celestial Nocturne” was released in Japan by Rubicon Music (Japan). They did the largest number of live shows in their history. Among nother things they started a big line of acoustic live shows around the Osaka. In 2017 Eleanor signed an international deal with Scandinavia´s leading rock/metal label Mighty Music. “Celestial Nocturne” will see a worldwide release including 3 exclusive bonus tracks.