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Rinava is an El Kadsreian rock band, formed in September 1977 as The Miros. The group was formed by Ryu Judoku (vocals, lead guitar), Clemente Rossini (keyboards), Minato Inoue (drums), Mel Seabrooke (rhythm guitar), Charles W. Booker (bass guitar) and Kenelm Clarkson (lead and rhythm guitar, vocals). During their first few years, the band's lineup changed several times, but stabilized in 1989 when Ken Wasabe moved to drums after the departure of then-drummer Brendon Parker. The lineup remained stable for twenty-nine years, until Parker re-joined in 2018, resulting in Wasabe returning to his former role as a secondary rhythm guitarist.

They released their debut album in 1984. 23 days after it's release, El TV Kadsre filed a lawsuit against The Miros for "stealing" their name from Team Miro from Nova Orbis 2: Return of the Team Miro. The band was renamed after their debut album, Rinava. Rinava was able to reconcile with El TV Kadsre after the loss of B-E-N Records and their signing to El Kadsreian Melody, and became widely known for their work in the music of the Technic Heroes films, especially in the Bionicle series, along with several critically and commercially successful albums.

The band is marked by the vocal deliveries of Judoku (a tenor) and Clarkson (with a vocal range of six octaves), and the sonic experimentation of Clarkson, bassist Kouki Ueda and keyboardist Jaylin Rounds. Rounds' elaborate visual appearance, which includes prosthetic makeup, face and body paint, masks and uniforms, also plays a large role in Rinava's live shows.


History[]

Early years (1977-1983)[]

The band was founded in September 1977 by Ryu Judoku, Clemente Rossini, Minato Inoue, Mel Seabrooke, Charles W. Booker and Kenelm Clarkson as The Miros. During its early years, they primarily focused on hard rock and punk rock. Ryu led with guitar and vocals, Clemente played keyboards, Minato was the drummer, Mel was the rhythm guitarist, and Kenelm was secondary rhythm guitarist. Clemente later left to become a voice actress and was replaced by Kazuo Himura and then Canadian expat Bertie Hale. After Bertie moved back to Canada, Jaylin Rounds was brought on as keyboardist. Brendon Parker joined in 1978 as bassist and swapped places with Minato in 1982. Ken Wasabe replaced Mel in 1980.

Members[]

Current members[]

Former members[]

Touring members[]

  • Kuniaki Zaizen - rhythm guitar (1989-1994)
  • Seth Robson - rhythm guitar (1994-2002, 2010)
  • Samantha Rea - rhythm guitar (2002-2010)
  • Skúli Tómasson - rhythm guitar (2010-2018)

Discography[]





Studio albums[]

Singles[]

  • Dynamo (1986)
  • Face Me (1987)
  • Exitlight (1989)
  • Prism (2004)
  • Crossed (2023)

Awards and nominations[]





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