Yomi is a Japanese folk-metal band from Latvia, inspired by acts such as Skyforger, God of Shamisen, Yoshida Brothers and Oriental metal in general. The band's music combines heavy death, black and doom metal riffs with traditional Japanese melodies, telling about legends, myths and history of Japan.

Yomi was formed in 2013 by Khurr (folk-instruments, vocals) and Andrey (drums) in Riga, Latvia. After a number of line-ups and several changes in style, the band broke up after a year due to the lack of time of the members. Nevertheless, during this time the first songs, which would later be included in the debut album, were composed, and on their basis the band was reformed in 2014, adding Isaz (guitar), Tom (bass) and Stephanie (drums).

In 2015 Yomi released a demo record, Age of the Gods, which later the same year was re-recorded as a full-fledged album with an addition of two new songs. The album draws its inspiration from the earliest Japanese tales and chronicles, delving in the most ancient legends and myths.

After hitting a number of stages both at home and abroad, the band released their second album titled Genpei in 2016. This time the songs tell of the Classical period of Japanese history and the first true samurai war, which happened between two great families of the period - Taira and Minamoto.

Right now the band is devoting itself to live performances whilst preparing the material for their 3rd album, which is scheduled to come out in 2017.

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