NEMOPHILA takes over The Glass House in the Pomona Arts Colony (next to the Fox Theater Pomona), Los Angeles County, on Tuesday, July 14, 8:00 pm. The cost of attending the future Babymetal overlords in Los Angeles is $25 (DOS) or $39.87 (full price in advance, no surprises later).
Female fronted Mortalis opened, but they need a lot more practice. The drummer was struggling, the singer was nervous, and... what can be said that they don't already know? Next was Islander, which was a significant improvement with the metalcore growling for every song and real guitarwork, though between bands we left and worked our way into neighboring all-ages nightclub The Haven to see A November Morning (a kind of early Job for a Cowboy). The sign at the door clearly says, "No Crowd Killing, Moshing, Slamming, Mosh Pit, Crowd Surfing, or expressions of aggression," the floor was cleared by berserkers doing the tornado with fists, feet, and cartwheels, practicing their karate high kicks. It was all well and good until the young girl with bone earrings in the striped suspenders got kicked in the face and had to be taken out crying, bleeding, and lamenting her choice to participate in the ultraviolence. But A November Morning and the other acts on the bill were good, so good it delayed us returning to the Glasshouse to continue the show. Eventually, we had to and, boy, was it worth it! Nemophila are fantastic.
We love that crazy Disney plush toy fish?
First, what's with the name? Like the unspeakable act known as necrophilia, "love of corpses," the band loves (philia) Nemo from Finding Nemo? Maybe they meant Nemo'tode.
It's not a gimmick. There's very little "hard rock" about it, except that the singer has clearly listened to a lot of Iron Maiden. This is aggressive metal core in the vein of Hanabie. (shown above) and the goddesses that are Babymetal. But every song was solid, as they were coming off of an 11-stop North American tour that started in Chicago, hit New York, and crawled its way to LA. These are future stars with tremendous drumming talent, no ego, young girls who dress more like Billie Eilish or Tokyo schoolgirls than the rockstars they already are. The rhythm section just kept chugging along non-stop. It was amazing. And how the singer, who must weigh all of 80 pounds, can keep that Chester Bennington yell going song after song, tour stop after tour stop, boggles the mind. The highlight was when each member got the mic to speak their love of LA in very broken English. The first few songs were marred by technical issues, no fault of the band, that the club couldn't seem to fix. So they had to delay the show and turn on the lights. In the meantime, the singer got on her phone, seeming to make a call to her mom in Japan about how it was going, but actually using a translation app to explain to the audience that these technical issues were no fault of theirs and please be patient. She later read a speech to the audience that must have taken her hours to compose on the tour bus with a thesaurus. The audience -- mostly white and Latino, older with lots of dads and grandpas, with an unusually high number of teenybopper Asians and their guardian chaperones for an extreme metal show, and not a single Black person -- loved it, chanted along, and after the fifth song broke into a continuous circle pit of appreciation. Watch out, Black Pink and Katseye, these gals are coming.
LYRICS: Babymetal's "Gimme Chocolate!!" - "Give me chocolate! Atatata taata taatatata zukkyun Watatata taata taatatata dokkyun Zukyun, dokyun Zukyun, dokyun/ I won't, won't, won't, won't/ Never, never, never!// [CHORUS:] Check-it-out chocolate/ Can I have a bit of chocolate?/ But my weight worries me a bit these days/ However, chocolate/ Can I have a bit of chocolate?/ But wait a while!/ Wait a while! Wait! Wait! Wait!/ Atatata taata taatatata zukkyun Watatata taata taatatata dokkyun Zukyun, dokyun Zukyun, dokyun/ Not yet, yet, yet, yet/ Never, never, never!/ Check-it-out chocolate/ I can have a bit of chocolate, can't I?/ But my weight worries me a bit these days/ However, chocolate/ I can have a bit of chocolate, can't I?/ But wait a while! Wait a while!/ Wait! Wait! Wait!/ Parappappappaa rappappappaa rappappappaa paapapapapaa/ Too, too late/ Too, too late/ Too, too P! P! P!/ Come on!"
NEMOPHILA’s music can be described as a mixture of various styles ranging from loud rock to grunge.
The band displays a sound heavier than heck, while presenting a soft [infantilized] and gentle-cute character at the same time. The band aims to exhibit an unpredictable mixture in their appearance and fashion along with a positive heavy metal sound bringing a smile to everyone around the world. Full lineup:
NEMOPHILA
Islander
Mortalis
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The committee's work led to the widespread adoption of the Parental Advisory sticker. The PMRC was known for its prejudicial targeting of heavy metal music, which drew opposition and criticism [2].
On political and religious grounds, the committee was supported by American Protestant televangelists, Reaganites, and the larger Christian evangelical movement, who accused hard rock and heavy metal music of harboring Satanic and occult related themes.
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Decessus performs "Deliverance" with Ignatia Fernandez on vocals
In a heartfelt Instagram post, she shared that metal has always been “a refuge, a source of strength and purpose,” adding that the experience gave her a chance to “break down barriers, inspire, and show that you don’t have to fear the prejudices of others.”
Decessus covers Carcass' grindcore classic “This Mortal Coil” in 2021
Following that viral moment, Fernandez went on to win Miss World Chile and will now represent Chile and the global metal community at Miss World 2026.
Check out her band Decessus [Diseases?], who’ve toured and performed alongside Epica, Jinjer, and Insomnium, and listen to their track “Dark Flames” linked below.
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Latina Rosalia can sing, too
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