At the end of their 18th anniversary live on the 9th, ALICE NINE. unveiled the release date for their new album: November 2nd 2022! In addition, they announced that they will be be doing a nationwide tour to celebrate the album’s album’s release throughout November, culminating with the tour’s finale on the 24th of December 2022!
GRACE
01. Living Dead
02. Funeral
03. Moondance
04. Exodus:
05. Envy
06. 界 (kai)
07. Answer
08. Roar
09. Farewell Flowers
10. Grac
Along with the regular edition of the album, which will be available both digitally on all the usual platforms and physically through the usual retailers, they are also currently accepting preorders for a limited edition of the album through the FC. The limited edition will include the above CD in special packaging, a luxurious booklet, and a Bluray disc containing both the album’s MVs along with the live footage of their Brutal Revelation tour final:
Blu-ray disc (FC Special Limited Edition Only)
・「Funeral」Music Video
・「Grace」Music Video
01. 9th Revolver
02. IDEA
03. MEMENTO
04. Adam
05. UNDEAD PARTY
06. 閃光 (senkou)
07. BABYLON
08. Exodus:
09. 罪人 (tsumibito)
10. ASYLUM
11. 革命開花 -Revolutionary Blooming- (kakumei kaika -Revolutionary Blooming-)
12. 界 (kai)
13. MANDALA (मण्डल)
14. Q.
15. 虚空 (kokuu)
16. TESTAMENT
17. RAINBOWS
18. カルマ (KARMA)
19. 開戦前夜 (kaisen zenya)
from 2022.03.19 Spotify O-EAST
ONEMAN TOUR「Brutal Revelation」
They are accepting preorders through their shop M.A.D., and will be doing so until October 2nd 2022, midnight (JST). So make sure you place your order by then! And remember, you must be a fanclub member in order to place the order (guide to joining the FC). When you checkout, you will be prompted to login with your NUMBER SIX. credentials and will then be able to complete the order.
When placing your preorder for the FC Limited Edition, you can choose either Bonus [A] or Bonus [B]. There is no difference in cost. Bonus [B] is limited in number because it’s for an in-person GRACE-related talk event to be held on an indeterminate day at an indeterminate place. On the other hand, Bonus [A] is unlimited in number, because it allows the ticket-holder to attend one in-person, after-live talk session of their choice at any of the performances on their November tour (it excludes the finale in December). Here are the tour dates (what a gorgeous tour name!), and the members that will be hosting the talk event each time:
TOUR 2022 LAST DANCE ACT.2「Graced The Beautiful Story」
11/11 Fukuoka – DRUM Be-1 Members: Show & Saga
11/13 Okayama – IMAGE Members: Hiroto & Tora & Nao
11/19 Niigata – NEXS Members: Show & Saga
11/20 Kooriyama – HIPSHOT JAPAN Members: Hiroto & Tora & Nao
11/25 Nagoya – ReNY limited Members: Show & Saga
11/26 Osaka – STUDIO PARTITA Members: Hiroto & Tora & Nao
※12/24 EX THEATER ROPPONGI (tour finale – this is excluded from the bonus)
As if all that weren’t enough excellent news, they also released their latest MV for the last song on the album, Grace. Like 2020’s CYAN, this MV again had Takeru (formerly known as Sleepyhead) as its creative director, and the track itself was composed by Saga. In a tweet just after the music video was put up, Saga explained that Grace was a song that had originally not been intended to be released as a lead track or even under ALICE NINE. It’s breathtaking — and yes, it certainly sounds like it’s a prélude to the classic and well-loved song from VANDALIZE, the beautiful name.
Without further ado,
Grace
Don’t forget to give it a like and while you’re at it, why not give Funeral another watch? The contrast between both music videos is incredible, and yet they’re both great tracks that possess something quintessentially ALICE NINE., a certain je-ne-sais-quoi. I don’t know about you guys, but I am absolutely stoked for this album.
Funeral
As of my writing of this entry, it is not yet possible for independent travelers to go to Japan to, say, attend lives. But border restrictions have been easing slowly since the early summer and it’s possible that by November or December, travel as an individual (not through package tours) will be possible. In any case, if you’re able, please support them by buying a copy of the release in whichever format you prefer!
[cross-posted to Livejournal]