Diabolos

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Diabolos
Studio album by Gackt
Released September 21, 2005
Recorded 2005
(Recording Studio)
Warner Music R.St. (Mixer's Lab)
WestSide (Mixer's Lab)
Genre Art rock
Neo-progressive rock
Alternative Rock
Concept album
Length 45:42
Label Nippon Crown
Producer Gackt
Gackt chronology
Love Letter
(2005)
Diabolos
(2005)
Jūnigatsu no Love Song: Complete Box
(2006)
Singles from Diabolos
  1. "Black Stone"
    Released: April 27, 2005
  2. "Metamorphoze"
    Released: May 25, 2005
  3. "Todokanai Ai to Shitteitanoni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa..."
    Released: August 10, 2005

Diabolos is an album released by Gackt on September 21, 2005 in Japan and on October 26, 2007 in Europe.[1][2] Conceptually, it is a prequel entrant to the 'Moon Project' found in his second and third LPs, Moon and Crescent and the film Moon Child.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Gackt. C. 

No. Title Length
1. "Misty"   2:18
2. "Farewell"   4:28
3. "Noesis"   5:50
4. "Ash"   4:32
5. "Metamorphoze" (Metamorphoze ~メタモルフォーゼ~) 3:40
6. "Dispar"   3:27
7. "Future"   4:48
8. "Black Stone"   3:14
9. "Storm"   3:41
10. "Road"   5:06
11. "Todokanai Ai to Shitteita no ni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa..." (届カナイ愛ト知ッテイタノニ 抑エキレズニ愛シ続ケタ… "Even Though I Knew This Love Could Never Reach You, I Continued to Love You Uncontrollably...") 4:38

[edit] Notes

  • The song "Metamorphoze" was the opening theme song for the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam first movie in trilogy Heirs to the Stars.
  • The song "Todokanai Ai to Shitteita no ni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa..." was used as the drama Keiyaku Kekkon's theme song.[3]

[edit] Reception

[edit] Commercial performance

The album managed to break into the Oricon, official chart in the Japan. It peaked at number four and charted for a total of 9 weeks,[4] since its release, the album has sold more than 100,000 copies, achieving a gold status in Japan.[5] The single "Black Stone" peaked at number three and charted for seven weeks,[6] "Metamorphoze" peaked at number two and charted for thirteen weeks,[7] and "Todokanai Ai to Shitteita no ni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa..." peaked at number three and charted for nine weeks.[3] All of singles sold more than 100,000 copies, achieving a gold status in Japan.[8][9][10]

[edit] Album credits

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Gackt
  • Associate Producer: Chachamaru
  • Executive Producer: Tomonari Sato (Nippon Crown), You Harada (Museum Museum)
  • Recorded & Mixed by: Motonari Matsumoto
  • Assistant Engineer: Masahiro Shinlo (Warner Music Recording Studio), Yoshinari Adachi (WestSide), Katsuyuki Abe (WestSide)
  • Recording Coordinator: Maki Iida (Starboard Music)
  • Mastering Engineer: Yoichi Aikawa (Rolling Sound Mastering Stuio)
  • Management: Museum Museum

[edit] Design

  • Art direction & Design: Jun Misaki
  • Photographer: Kenji Tsukagoshi

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Special Interview – Gackt" (in Japanese). Apple. 2007-10-23. http://www.apple.com/jp/articles/interviews/gackt/. Retrieved September 12, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Gackt gets ready to launch in 20 countries". tokyograph.com. 2007-09-14. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/gackt-gets-ready-to-launch-in-20-countries. 
  3. ^ a b "届カナイ愛ト知ッテイタノニ 抑エキレズニ愛シ続ケタ…" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/9259/products/music/603054/1/. Retrieved April 1, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Diabolos" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/9259/products/music/608209/1/. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
  5. ^ "RIAJ August 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200509.html. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Black Stone" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/9259/products/music/590182/1/. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Metamorphoze" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/9259/products/music/594913/1/. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
  8. ^ "RIAJ May 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200505.html. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
  9. ^ "RIAJ June 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200506.html. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
  10. ^ "RIAJ August 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200508.html. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 


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