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Area 11 is a Gaijin rock band from Bristol, England, that draws heavy influence from various anime series. They have dubbed the style of music they play “Gaijin Rock”, a blend of J-Pop and Western shred rock, and they are attempting to establish this as a new, standalone genre. The lyrics of said Gaijin Rock songs usually reference the anime they draw influence from. However, unlike that other band, all of the references they make are subtle enough that someone who perhaps doesn’t like anime can listen to them without being scared off. In fact, even the band name is a subtle reference; “Area 11” was the name for Japan in Code Geass.

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Their debut album, All The Lights in The Sky was released on January 31st 2013. Half the band note Specifically, Sparkles* and Parv. are members of the Yogscast where they did video and sound editing (Sparkles* left his full-time post at some point in 2014), and this fact certainly hasn’t hurt them getting their name out. They were also signed to a record label made by the Yogscast, Yogscast Studios, who helped them release their debut album onto iTunes, though “Underline” was later released independently. Before then, they released their work on their BandCamp, but after releasing their debut album they chose to remove their EP, Blackline Complete from the site, due to each of the songs being re-recorded for All The Lights in The Sky.

They have also created the ending theme for the Bravoman animated series, titled “GO!! Fighting Action Power”, and are also responsible for the opening theme, “Wonder Wars”, of the Wonder Momo anime.

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On May 1st of 2014, Area 11 had officially released Homunculus for free download on Dropify. note Although you need a Facebook account to get it. The band has gone on their first tour, the aptly named The Ichi Tour, and started their second tour, aptly called the The Ni Tour, in October 2014.

Area 11 released Underline EP, their second EP to date, on November 1st. The band has promoted the EP by playing some of their newer songs from the EP live during The Ichi Tour. This was released independently of the Yogscast Studios label.

Their second album, Modern Synthesis, debuted in July 2016, this time under Cooking Records. Unlike ATLITS, it focuses less on anime-inspired lyrics.

• Sparkles* (Tom Clarke): Lead vocals, synths (2010-present)
• Alex “Parv” Parvis: Guitar, backup vocals (2010-present)

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• Luke Owens: Guitar, backup vocals (2010-2012, left due to start the sleaze rock band Teasing Demons, although the band have confirmed they’re still on good terms)
• Tim Yearsley: Bass guitar (2011)

They provide examples of:

• Action Girl: Whoever “Cassandra” is, she might possibly be this. It’s not 100% clear.
• Ambient: Sparkles* released one on his Soundcloud, located here . The song itself is called “Prologue III (Echodeath)”, lasts for 20 minutes, and supposedly is a massive clue to his game, “Digital Haunt”.
• Album Filler: System;start is presumably there to make the tracks add up to eleven, after two other tracks (“Homunculus” and “[HUMAN IS DEAD, MISMATCH]”) were cut.
• Album Title Drop: All the Lights in the Sky appears in the lyrics of “Heaven-Piercing Giga Drill” (although the song predates the album) and the fourth movement of “Bōsōzoku Symphonic”, which is appropriately titled the same.
• Alcohol-Induced >He gets killed off not long after being introduced, prompting Sparkles* to flee as his boss is dead and he fears he’ll be held responsible.
• Hat Films and In The Little Wood both appear in “Monopoly”. The former are playing the titular game with the band and kicking up a fuss about how they aren’t allowed to be the top hat, while the latter appears in a Do Not Try This at Home disclaimer.