LAST MOON is rising ~ GACKT's 4th thread~

BlackSilence · #1 22nd April 2016, 09:49 AM

Gackt Camui (神威楽斗 Kamui Gakuto?, born July 4, 1973), better known by his stage name GACKT, is a musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He has been active since 1993, first as the frontman of the short-lived independent band Cains:Feel, and then for the now defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer, before starting his solo career in 1999. He has released nine studio albums and, with forty-six singles released, holds the male soloist record for most top ten consecutive singles in Japanese music history. His single "Returner (Yami no Shūen)", released on June 20, 2007, was his first single to reach the number one spot on the Oricon charts. He became the first Japanese artist to release his music catalog on iTunes in October 2007.

New Album
"LAST MOON"
2016.04.27

CD +DVD > CD > Premium Edition

Tracklist
《CD》
1. ARROW
2. 花も散ゆ [Hana mo Chiyu]
3. RETURNER ～闇の終焉～ [Returner～Yami no Shuuen～]
4. RIDE OR DIE
5. 暁月夜 -DAY BREAKERS- [Akatsukizukuyo-DAY BREAKERS-]
6. 斬～ZAN～ [Zan]
7. 傀儡が如く[Kugutsu no Gotoku]
8. ONE MORE KISS
9. 舞哈BABY!! -WooHa-
10. 恋のFRIDAY!!! [Koi no FRIDAY!!!]
11. キミだけのボクでいるから [Kimi dake no boku de iru kara]
12. P.S. I LOVE U
13. 雪月花 -The end of silence- [Setsugekka-The end of silence-]

《DVD》
1. ARROW
2. RETURNER ～闇の終焉～ [Returner～Yami no Shuuen～]
3. 暁月夜 -DAY BREAKERS- [Akatsukizukuyo-DAY BREAKERS-]
4. P.S. I LOVE U
5. 雪月花 -The end of silence- [Setsugekka-The end of silence-]
Plus a serial code for the PV for Kugutsu no Gotoku.

Spoiler:

46th Single
"ARROW"
2016.10.07

CD > CD+DVD

Tracklist
《CD》
1. ARROW
2. ARROW (Orchestra ver.)
3. ARROW (Instrumental)
4. ARROW (Orchestra ver. instrumental)

《DVD》
ARROW (Music Video)

Spoiler:

Show Dates
March 19 (Sat) [Saitama] Misato City Culture Hall Main Hall
March 21 (Mon•Hol) [Yamanashi] Korany Culture Hall (Yamanashi Prefecture Culture Hall)
March 26 (Sat) [Osaka] Orix Theatre
March 27 (Sun) [Osaka] Orix Theatre
March 30 (Wed) [Kanagawa] Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall
April 1 (Fri) [Niigata] Niigata Prefecture Civic Centre Great Hall
April 6 (Wed) [Hyogo] Kobe International Hall Kokusai Hall
April 7 (Thu) [Hyogo] Kobe International Hall Kokusai Hall
April 9 (Sat) [Aomori] Hachinohe City Auditorium Large Hall
April 10 (Sun)【Miyagi] Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
April 12 (Tue) [Kanagawa] Kamakura Museum of Art Great Hall
April 16 (Sat) [Nagano] Hokuyo Cultural Hall Large Hall
April 17 (Sun) [shikawa] Honda Forest Hall
April 21 (Thu) [Hiroshima] Ueno Gakuen Hall
April 23 (Sat) [Okayama] Okayama CIvic Centre
April 25 (Mon) [Fukuoka] Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall
April 29 (Fri•Hol) [Hokkaido] Nitori Cultural Hall
April 30 (Sat) [Hokkaido] Nitori Cultural Hall
May 3 (Tue) [Osaka] Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center) Main Hall
May 4 (Wed) [Osaka] Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center) Main Hall
May 7 (Sat) [Tochigi] Tochigi Prefectural Cultural Center Main Hall
May 8 (Sun) [Tochigi] Tochigi Prefectural Cultural Center Main Hall
May 10 (Tue) [Chiba] Mori no Hall 21 Great Hall
May 12 (Thu) [Tokyo] Nakano Sun Plaza Hall
May 14 (Sat) [Aichj] Nagoya Congress Centre Century Hall
May 15 (Sun) [Aichi] Nagoya Congress Center Century Hall
May 21 (Sat) [Ehime] Matsuyama Civic Centre Great Hall
May 22 (Sun) [Kagawa] Sun Port Sala Takamatsu Main Hall
May 27 (Fri) [Tokyo] Tokyo International Forum Hall A
May 28 (Sat) [Tokyo] Tokyo International Forum Hall A
Jun 3 (Fri) [Iwate] Iwate Prefectural Civic Center Big Hall
Jun 4 (Sat) [Miyagi] Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
Jun 7 (Tue) [Saitama] Omiya Sonic City
Jun 10 (Fri) [Hiroshima] Uenogakuen Hall
Jun 12 (Sun) [Yamaguchi] Yamaguchi Civic Centre Great Hall
June 15 (Wed) [Kumamoto] Civic Auditorium Sojo University Hall (Kumamoto Civic Centre)
June 17 (Fri) [Miyazaki] Miyazaki Civic Cultural Hall Great Hall
Jun 19 (Sun) [Fukuoka] Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall
Jun 25 (Sat) [Okinawa] Okinawa Hall
Jun 26 (Sun) [Okinawa] Okinawa Hall
July 2 (Sat) [Saitama] Saitama Super Arena

PREVIOUS TOURS

Spoiler:

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pheonixflame15 · #2 22nd April 2016, 12:55 PM

Thanks artcika!

BlackSilence · #3 22nd April 2016, 11:43 PM

well i cannot do anything about the bloody layout. Center'ing never works for me for some reason. So we'll have to live with an ugly first post...sorry guys...=/

jean-baptiste · #4 23rd April 2016, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artcika

well i cannot do anything about the bloody layout. Center'ing never works for me for some reason. So we'll have to live with an ugly first post...sorry guys...=/

The first post looks amazing to me! Thanks for the new thread.

axmish87 · #5 24th April 2016, 04:09 PM

http://gackt-army.livejournal.com/1801391.html
Second song is sooo GHOST rip off

BlackSilence · #6 24th April 2016, 10:02 PM

^it's like... i don't even have words for this shit. I have to admit that this sounds fresher than anything else on that album, or actually anything else from his latest stuff. Which is ridiculous, cuz it does make me think of GHOST too, it's just on steroids lol

BlackSilence · #7 25th April 2016, 12:42 PM

a video of the news report of 傀儡が如く PV (the GHOST brother). Even the video looks like a rip off of GHOST...

And that's how the Limited Edition of the album looks like

And i'm not sure what's that about but it seems like a live version of the setlist is also gonna get a cd. And apparently there's a song that is also new but wasn't included into the album, but is performed live. So it's gonna be on this as well. https://www.instagram.com/p/BEhwIPgBI5G/

axmish87 · #8 26th April 2016, 03:02 PM

as you sad artcika this knockoff of GHOST sure sounds interesting from the rest of the album. There are songs that are good on the album but as a standalone tracks and unfortunately we already heard them a couple of years ago.
It's really unfortunate

BlackSilence · #9 27th April 2016, 07:48 PM

so i'm listening to the new album now and, well, 傀儡が如くis the only one that stands out. BUT i also kind of enjoy Koi no Friday, BUT i hate that drum line they did. It's a heavy metal one and annoys me to no end. It's a really uplifting track though.

The キミだけのボクでいるから has the vocals that reminds me of some of his older stuff. I kind of enjoy it too. Nothing special though.

axmish87 · #10 30th April 2016, 11:12 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr7XY4Hw_t4
At first i was like the packaging looks awesome and cool but those plain white cd wrappers are sooo off putting it comes so cheap looking
Although booklet is epic
And Pulling My Strings is deffo my favorite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAK-j5XQ4Gg

BlackSilence · #11 2nd May 2016, 08:53 PM

^his booklets are always well done visually, so i'm not surprised. I really love that Moon shaped box thing. Personally that paper envelope doesn't bother me at all, Because you can't even see it unless you take the whole thing out.

axmish87 · #12 22nd May 2016, 04:49 PM

https://www.facebook.com/GACKTOffici...2056872522089/
Ok do I hear a NEW SONG in the background of this app
Lulling
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFtpL50AvyC/
Yes it is a new song
Too bad that he didn't release it normally instead as a gimmick

BlackSilence · #13 22nd May 2016, 09:58 PM

^ i did mention a song that is new but was only sung live and will be only included in the live CD. so it probably is that track you're hearing there. That's quite a track from the preview. Typical GACKT but sounds quite grandiose. Why couldn't he include this into the album instead of say any other n years old one? pfft...

Chibi-Chan · #14 25th May 2016, 12:48 AM

I'm late to the party and listened to the album just today. I was so happy when it was announced but now I'm truly disappointed. None of the songs stand out for me, it's as if all the creativity I so loved about his music is gone. Maybe I will like a few songs in the end, but there surely won't be anything I love. I waited so many years for a new GACKT album and what did I get? Some generic stuff mostly which he has done in the past already just better and more creative.

Yumsushi · #15 25th May 2016, 03:09 AM

That brilliant creative Gackt is long gone and its so tragic. He needs to lsten to his old stuff and remember how great he was.

But how is his tour "a world" tour when all the dates are in Japan?

Chibi-Chan · #16 25th May 2016, 12:47 PM

^I was asking myself the same and am waiting for an announcement since months...

axmish87 · #17 26th May 2016, 10:40 AM

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go_Aj9xaoRY
Lulling in full

Chibi-Chan · #18 26th May 2016, 04:39 PM

^oh I really like this one! Should have been on the album!

axmish87 · #19 26th May 2016, 06:00 PM

yeah that's what i thought.
Although the song is typical GACKT I really like it. That chorus is godly

BlackSilence · #20 27th May 2016, 03:37 PM

That song is a very typical G track but it is nice. I think the vocals are somewhat reminiscent of some of his older stuff. I really like it. It had that little bit of old experimental GACKT in it shinning through.

yeah he's been giving same stuff since i dunno 2009? Like his stuff isn't bad at all but it all sounds the same now. I actually am blaming YFC a little bit cuz after that he went that route completely. I have a feeling it influenced his instrumentations A LOT.
I remember when i started discovering him back in the day all his stuff was so intriguing and distinct that every song could have stood a storm. Now it's either symphonic rock or punk influenced tracks.

As for the tour having a "world" in there, i think we might get a second leg of it maybe next summer or something, cuz i mean he would need to shift some stuff around to adjust it for smaller venues if he's REALLY going worldwide. And he needs a break because he keeps complaining how his voice is gone all the time. Dude needs some vocal lessons for realz. I wonder if he even had any?

In other news he somehow keeps being relevant and showing up in media. He was a special secret guess at the DEADPOOL movie premiere in Japan as well as he had a chat with Yoshiki on Nico Nico just a few days ago. Oh and he also launched a fragrance on his official online store. Cannot find any english info on that though, saw it a few days ago somewhere.