Japanese speed power metal band influenced by Yngwie Malmsteen, DragonForce, Sonata Arctica and Angra. They have 4 full albums and a debut demo: - Sound of Silence - (Demo) - 2003 - Thousands of Winters of Flames - 2005 - Tempest - 2006 - Sleeping Hollow - 2008 - Downpour - 2012 Hashimoto(Gt,Key) and Tada(ex-Vo) formed BALFLARE in March, 2004. They began the recording of some demonstration songs in July, 2004. In the process of the activity of the band, Matsuzaki(Dr) and Odaira(Ba) joined one by one.