Rinava

**Rinava** is a Cowellan 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, Brampton Bryan Films Limited 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 Brampton Bryan Films Limited after the loss of B-E-N Records and their signing to Cowellan 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

* Ryu Judoku - lead vocals, lead guitar (1977-present)
* Ken Wasabe - drums (1989-2018), rhythm guitar (1980-1989; 2018-present)
* Kouki Ueda - bass guitar (1985-present)
* Kenelm Clarkson - rhythm guitar, lead vocals (1977-present)
* Jaylin Rounds - keyboards, piano, Hammond organ, backing vocals (1979-present)
* Brendon Parker - bass guitar (1978-1982), drums (1982-1989; 2018-present)

### Former members

* Mel Seabrooke - rhythm guitar (1977-1980)
* Charles W. Booker - bass guitar (1977-1978)
* Minato Inoue - bass guitar (1982-1985), drums (1977-1982)
* Bertie Hale - keyboards (1978-1979)
* Kazuo Himura - keyboards (1977-1978)
* Clemente Rossini - keyboards (1977, 1982)

### 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

* *The Miros* (1979)
* *Rinava* (1984)
* *The Cowellan Invasion* (1986)
* *Apocalypse* (1989)
* *Angels or Satan* (1991)
* *Problem?* (1992)
* *Fatally Gone* (1996)
* *I Wish You Well* (1998)
* *International Totality* (2000)
* *The Hotel* (2003)
* *Alailacultio* (2005)
* *Rose of Sharon* (2006)
* *Asylum* (2009)
* *Immortalized* (2010)
* *Brawl* (2013)
* *Catacombs* (2015)
* *The Cowellan Invasion* (2017)
* *Hello? Hello?* (2020)
* *GLAM* (2021)
* *Rinavawall* (2021)
* *Rinavawall - Chapter II* (2022)

### Singles

* Secrets From The Night (1980)
* Dynamo (1986)
* Face Me (1987)
* Exitlight (1989)
* Prism (2004)
* Crossed (2023)