SAMURAI BASSIST Black Flame Chronicles
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SAMURAI BASSIST Shadow / Strategy
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While the signal fire of the 1st album Enjinroku burned across the sky
the Samurai Bassist had already moved in the shadows.
Unseen. Unspoken. Undetected.
A blade sharpened in silence.
Released almost simultaneously,
the 2nd album
Shadow Blade Chronicles (Shadow / Strategy)
This is the sound of the Bakumatsus hidden war
covert movements, silent strikes, unseen strategies.
The battles that never surface. cut the deepest.
These tracks were never revealed to the world.
Forged and refined in secrecy,
waiting for this exact moment.
Not to be heard
but to strike.
Virtuosity is no longer the highlight.
It is merely the foundation.
What lies beyond is the ultimate form of a technical three-piece
where each part becomes a blade of its own.
They clash.
They intertwine.
They dominate one another.
Calm and chaos.
Logic and madness.
Precision and eruption.
All collide into a single battlefield of sound.
This is not a sequel.
This is not an awakening.
This is an invasion.
Samurai Bassist, Chapter II.
The true war begins.from the shadows.
Listen.
And experience it.
iTunes Store • Metal TOP ALBUMS • Japan • TOP 3 • 27 Apr 2026Artist Profile
AKI
AKINORI NIISATO SAMURAI BASSIST Akinori Niisato is a Japanese bassist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator known as the Samurai Bassist. Following his major label debut, he joined the international band BLESSEDMAIN led by renowned drummer Koji Hasegawa, performing primarily in the United States. He released the album FATAL BLOW and was featured in BURRN!, one of Japan's leading hard rock and heavy metal magazines. He has performed, recorded, and collaborated with numerous acclaimed artists, including Isao Takahashi (Isao), Shinichi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Shibasaki, Yoshio Morikawa, Tetsu Kashiwa, Yasuhiko Shigemura, Koji Hasegawa, Hisanori Kumamaru, Jun Abe, Akira Inoue, Chieko Kinbara, Koichiro Muroya, Takuo Sugiyama, Shinichi Kusama, Yuichiro Honda, Atsushi Kuze, and sakura. He also provided international support performances as a substitute bassist for IKUO of CUBE-RAY. As the founder of studio smile sounds, Akinori is involved in composition, arranging, recording, artist development, commercial music production, and music education. His achievements include the Special Judge's Award presented by Tsugutoshi Goto, Excellence Award, and Runner-up Grand Prize at Japan's Bass Magazine Players Contest, as well as the Tomoharu Takahashi "Jr." Award at the ESP Bass Design Contest. His work and studio have also been featured in Sound & Recording Magazine and Sound Designer. Under the name Samurai Bassist, Akinori creates instrumental music inspired by the spirit of the Samurai, the Shinsengumi, and Japan's Bakumatsu era. His signature sound combines virtuosic 6-string bass performance with Heavy Metal, Fusion, Progressive Rock, and traditional Japanese influences. His releases have reached No.3 on the iTunes Metal Album Chart in Japan. He currently performs with ABE & AKI JAZZ PIANO & BASS DUO alongside pianist ABE KAZUE, mother of CASIOPEA keyboardist Jun Abe. He also performs as a support bassist for acclaimed virtuoso guitarist Shinichi Kobayashi. Carrying sincerity through sound. A Samurai Spirit. A Modern Bass Voice. A Story Told Through Strings.
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