Diabolos

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Diabolos
Studio album by Gackt
Released September 21, 2005
Recorded 2005
Genre Art rock, neo-prog, alternative rock
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 the sixth full-length studio album released by Japanese solo artist Gackt on September 21, 2005 in Japan, and on October 26, 2007, in twenty countries across Europe.[1][2] Conceptually, it is a prequel entrant to the "Moon Saga" found in his second and third studio albums, Moon and Crescent, and the film Moon Child.

Release

The album was released on September 21, 2005 in Japan by Nippon Crown. In the initial counting week of October it reached number four on the Oricon chart, with sales of 61,047 copies. In the upcoming week, it was at number seventeen respectively, with sales of 13,405 copies. It charted for 9 weeks,[3] and sold over 100,000 copies, being ceritfied Gold by the RIAJ.[4]

Preceding the album release, were released three singles, "Black Stone", "Metamorphoze" and "Todokanai Ai to Shitteita no ni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa...". The first single "Black Stone" reached number three on the second counting week of May, with sales of 42,712 copies. In the upcoming week, it was at number thirteen, with sales of 11,212 copies. It charted for 7 weeks,[5] and sold over 100,000 copies, being certified Gold by RIAJ.[6] The second single "Metamorphoze" reached number two on the first counting week of June, with sales of 90,588 copies. In the upcoming two weeks, it was at number seven and seventeen, with sales of 31,169 and 14,052 copies. It charted for 13 weeks,[5] and with sales of 156,709 was the 62nd best-selling single of the year, certified Gold by RIAJ.[7]

The third single "Todokanai Ai to Shitteita no ni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa..." reached number three on the fourth counting week of August, with sales of 38,910 copies. In the upcoming week, it was at number fourteen, with sales of 13,669 copies. It charted for 9 weeks,[5] and sold over 100,000 copies, being certified Gold by RIAJ.[8]

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

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.[9]

Album credits

Personnel
  • Vocals, Piano: Gackt
  • Guitar: Chachamaru, You
  • Drums: Ryu, Toshiyuki Sugino
  • Bass: Ju-ken
  • Keyboards & Orchestra arrangement: Shusei Tsukamoto
  • Strings: Gen Ittetsu, Masami Horisawa
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
Design
  • Art direction & Design: Jun Misaki
  • Photographer: Kenji Tsukagoshi

References

  1. ↑ "Special Interview - Gackt" (in Japanese). Apple. 2007-10-23. Retrieved September 12, 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Gackt gets ready to launch in 20 countries". tokyograph.com. 2007-09-14. 
  3. ↑ "Gackt albums on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 28, 2012. 
  4. ↑ "RIAJ August 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Gackt singles on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 28, 2012. 
  6. ↑ "RIAJ May 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
  7. ↑ "RIAJ June 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
  8. ↑ "RIAJ August 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
  9. ↑ "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. Retrieved April 1, 2010. 
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