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Title: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on July 03, 2015, 01:46:02 PM
http://www.xplosion-online.com/?p=4485

...HOLY SHIT I'M TOO HYPED TO THINK STRAIGHT!!!! O_O
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Feudal on July 03, 2015, 01:52:30 PM
What the actual fuck...

If this is real, Yoshiki can piss off. Are you KIDDING ME? I REALLY hope this is not the full announcement. No tour dates, ALMOST 1 year away for the album??! Holy shit. Has Yoshiki completely fucking lost his mind? WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT A MOVIE?! I hope we're all proven wrong....Yoshiki is milking this band for all it's worth. I've never felt so disappointed as a fan of something in my entire life until this point. I have little hope for any additional news tomorrow now...Yoshiki probably thinks this is some epic shit....the guy is delusional. #YoshikiShowBoating2016

We've been straight up lied to. How many times has he promised to release the album this year. Fuck off, Yoshiki.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on July 03, 2015, 01:58:47 PM
LOL yeah the album date is disappointing. But the XDAY thing sounds great!
Can they do something LunaticFest-ish there please? WOOHOOOO!

I'm actually glad they announce THIS early! XD Maybe a tad too early for the tickets...but...Whateverrrrr! I'll enjoy this hyped feeling while it lasts hahaha! :D
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Hyunkel on July 03, 2015, 02:06:01 PM
I'm with Feudal on this one.
Seriously, that's it? Just the album and in March 2016?!

I'm curious about the documentary though, but as an expected great announce it's disappointing.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Feudal on July 03, 2015, 02:10:55 PM
I know I'm venting in the most vulgar and non-sensical way but holy fuck I feel so wronged by Yoshiki as a fan of almost 10 years...like this is some cruel type of treatment. It's actually fucked up the way he HYPES and promises things that NEVER see the fucking light of day and are postponed and delayed for YEARS. 2000 and fucking 8 is when these guys reformed properly and what do we really have since then? Some tours and a couple of finished/half finished songs. The promises are what bring me down so much.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Feudal on July 03, 2015, 02:12:15 PM
I'm with Feudal on this one.
Seriously, that's it? Just the album and in March 2016?!

I'm curious about the documentary though, but as an expected great announce it's disappointing.

Seriously...he was acting like this was going to be the album release date WITHIN THIS YEAR and also tour dates. I'm sorry but you aren't a band if you don't play shows and doing an hour set at Lunatic fest, a 1-2 song appearance in London, and then some dinner shows in Tokyo don't count.

I'm REALLY hoping there's some additional news that didn't make it into the MetalHammer release. Maybe just maybe Yoshiki will give us some tour dates.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: CreepyKlutz on July 03, 2015, 03:16:08 PM
Soooooooo.

I'm hoping they intend to release some actual music videos for this (for the love of god Yo, Dean gave you the tapes...finish Jade). My only issue with this being announced so far in advance is SOMETHING HAPPENING and them backing out of this.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Feudal on July 03, 2015, 03:18:23 PM
This is why I hate announcements of announcements -> http://www.axs.com/events/280114/x-japan-world-tour-2016-tickets

There is a blurb on the side that explains in MORE detail that there will be a concert at Wembley AFTER the debut of this film/documentary and it's titled as X Japan World Tour 2016. That's more fucking like it. Still anxious and not very confident we'll get a long list of dates but I'm really hoping Yoshiki has more to say tomorrow. MetalHammer did a fucking terrible job of leaking that news.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: CreepyKlutz on July 03, 2015, 03:20:42 PM
This is why I hate announcements of announcements -> http://www.axs.com/events/280114/x-japan-world-tour-2016-tickets

There is a blurb on the side that explains in MORE detail that there will be a concert at Wembley AFTER the debut of this film/documentary and it's titled as X Japan World Tour 2016. That's more fucking like it. Still anxious and not very confident we'll get a long list of dates but I'm really hoping Yoshiki has more to say tomorrow. MetalHammer did a fucking terrible job of leaking that news.

Oh thank fuck.
Time to start saving money for this.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Mytrhil Taralom on July 03, 2015, 04:04:34 PM
And this is why I rarely am on this forum anymore and just don't post anymore. So much shittalk.... You know X and Yoshiki by now, just be happy we got something and please stop raining on everyone's parade by turning every post into you ranting about how much X and Yoshiki suck :/
I'd thought I'd come onto the forum to celebrate that we're finally getting something, instead I find this
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on July 03, 2015, 04:07:22 PM
@Mytrhil Taralom Just ignore them and be happy! :D They are doing stuff - that's great! And I'm sure they will do a lot of stuff until XDAY - they have to, if they want to fill the place anyway! LOL! :D
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: YoshToshBGosh on July 03, 2015, 04:26:31 PM
The ticket sale for XDAY is supposed to start tomorrow...so what is it?Maybe people want to know before they buy a ticket.
I'm happy about the release,but, AFAIK, album release dates are rarely(never?)announced that early.
"Let's say october and then postpone again!""Hmm,probably not a good idea...""Ok,march it is,then.Maybe."
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Mytrhil Taralom on July 03, 2015, 04:30:55 PM
Well Yoshiki is going to announce it tomorrow, and the tickets won't go online until after that announcement so. I'm just happy we're getting stuff you know. My strategy with X has always been to just not expect anything and then I can be happy when something does happen
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: axlroseX on July 03, 2015, 05:01:04 PM
I don't even care how stupid an announcement is. Its just shocking to see this thing have an actual release date!

FINALLY!

Now bring on the title, track list, and the American dates!
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Taiji79 on July 03, 2015, 05:03:15 PM
2016 ? So early ?
 Wow !

Why not 2037 or even better 2195 ?

When the Album is completed for so many years now he should just release it today, i mean he needs so much time for some lame, half baked songs and a ton of Re-Recordings of Songs that have already be recycled to death ?


From an interview in 2011

"It's 90 percent done and it will be finished in the next several weeks," he says. "It's for the international market -- we've never done that.""

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/512993/x-japan-leader-yoshiki-pens-new-golden-globes-theme#/news/x-japan-leader-yoshiki-pens-new-golden-globes-1005856552.story


From an interview in 2013 "
Where are you in the recording process of the new album?
Yoshiki: I’m just waiting for a few members’ schedule to complete the remaining parts. So unless I come up with another new song, it’s pretty much done."

http://www.revolvermag.com/news/interview-x-japan-bandleader-yoshiki-hayashi-talks-next-album-neck-braces-and-more.html

We waited WAY to long now. 
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Taiji79 on July 03, 2015, 05:14:35 PM
What the actual fuck...

If this is real, Yoshiki can piss off. Are you KIDDING ME? I REALLY hope this is not the full announcement. No tour dates, ALMOST 1 year away for the album??! Holy shit. Has Yoshiki completely fucking lost his mind? WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT A MOVIE?! I hope we're all proven wrong....Yoshiki is milking this band for all it's worth. I've never felt so disappointed as a fan of something in my entire life until this point. I have little hope for any additional news tomorrow now...Yoshiki probably thinks this is some epic shit....the guy is delusional. #YoshikiShowBoating2016

We've been straight up lied to. How many times has he promised to release the album this year. Fuck off, Yoshiki.

I agree 100%
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: axlroseX on July 03, 2015, 05:29:12 PM
2016 ? So early ?
 Wow !

Why not 2037 or even better 2195 ?

When the Album is completed for so many years now he should just release it today, i mean he needs so much time for some lame, half baked songs and a ton of Re-Recordings of Songs that have already be recycled to death ?


From an interview in 2011

"It's 90 percent done and it will be finished in the next several weeks," he says. "It's for the international market -- we've never done that.""

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/512993/x-japan-leader-yoshiki-pens-new-golden-globes-theme#/news/x-japan-leader-yoshiki-pens-new-golden-globes-1005856552.story


From an interview in 2013 "
Where are you in the recording process of the new album?
Yoshiki: I’m just waiting for a few members’ schedule to complete the remaining parts. So unless I come up with another new song, it’s pretty much done."

http://www.revolvermag.com/news/interview-x-japan-bandleader-yoshiki-hayashi-talks-next-album-neck-braces-and-more.html

We waited WAY to long now. 


I'm not defending anyone, but I think the nature of the album changed. In 2010-2011 it was meant to primarily be a re-recorded, English greatest hits with 3-4 new songs. It seems in the past few years, Yoshiki came to his senses and realized that wasn't a good idea. We might still get something like Tears and Rusty Nail on it, but I'd bet its going to be mostly, if not 100% post-reunion songs starting with IV.

Still, there should have been better communication and this wait has been almost GNR-levels ridiculous. Oh well, I'm just glad its coming even though I wish we had the title and track list now.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Feudal on July 03, 2015, 06:33:38 PM
And this is why I rarely am on this forum anymore and just don't post anymore. So much shittalk.... You know X and Yoshiki by now, just be happy we got something and please stop raining on everyone's parade by turning every post into you ranting about how much X and Yoshiki suck :/
I'd thought I'd come onto the forum to celebrate that we're finally getting something, instead I find this

That's the type of thinking that allows Yoshiki to get away with the crap that he does. Yoshiki has not done anything serious for X Japan since Jealousy/Art of Life. Dahlia is a great album...but it's like half comprised of singles from 1993-1996. Imagine working with someone like Yoshiki as a producer or a record label; it's probably an absolute nightmare. He straight up LIES to fans. How can you verbally say during interviews that the album WILL be out "this year" and keep getting away with it. The guy has reached a point of delusion because so much of the fan base are sheep who will follow and follow no matter what. Yes, it's exciting they are doing SOMETHING but it's equally disappointing and unfair to us as fans. Ironic how he always says he is nothing without us. He'll feed us this news with one hand and slap us with his other.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on July 03, 2015, 07:13:46 PM
Well, I think it's possible to be happy about something happe ing, when it actually does, and still point out the things that are wrong... ( Last year around that time I was basically running around thinking "F*** you, Yoshiki!" because of all these false hopes and broken promises. -_- Japan Expo last year was the most frustating X-related event I ever saw.  )

I dont think that what Mytrhil says is wrong. The braindead fangirls spamming on Twitter enough to make Yoshiki think everyone is like that - THOSE people are a problem! They shout loud enough to keep any critic away from him. Thoughtful fans who appreciate when things happen without just concentrating on the bad things are certainly not a problem! -_-
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Hyunkel on July 03, 2015, 08:33:16 PM
My only issue with this being announced so far in advance is SOMETHING HAPPENING and them backing out of this.

A big fear of mine too. We've already seen early announcements to be cancelled (I'm looking at you concert at Paris Bercy in 2008).
Even if I don't think it will happen to this album (it's 90% finished after all hahaha), delaying it to the next Japan Expo or whatever is still plausible.

And I agree with the last two posts which pretty much sum up how I feel.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: mC on July 03, 2015, 09:18:38 PM
Was very excited reading headlines, a new album and documentary has an official release date! And then I saw the release date...I won't pretend this news doesn't excited, it is awesome! I do feel though weary about the wait...

But who knows, next year could be the biggest year for the band! I just hope they are able to perform somewhere close so I can fulfill my dream of seeing them live!!!
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on July 03, 2015, 10:01:50 PM
Hmmmm I think the Album + XDAY will be more like the final event of whatever they are planning to do now. As I said before, if they want to do this properly, they'll have to work really hard until then and make enough noise. Hopefully they'll hire the right people for that...
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Conscript on July 04, 2015, 12:24:05 AM
Can't wait! Exited!
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on July 04, 2015, 03:48:48 AM
Ummmm this is cool what the fuck?  We finally have a release date for the album and with that time slot everyone's guaranteed to have enough time to save extra money for ticket and travel expenses. I remember more than a few people being aggravated that MSG was announced without more notice. A lot of people who wanted to go couldn't.

I don't know what will happen until then but maybe a single? I doubt we'll be without anything.

And contrary to popular opinion Yoshiki would be pulling this even without his devoted Twitter followers. He did it with Dahlia when hide was the one connecting the band to the fans. It's just the way he is. He goes his own way and even fans turning on him won't make the album come out faster, nor is the opposite encouraging him to delay. That the fans have anything to do with the time he's taking is a delusion and it's a dead horse thoroughly beaten.

Anyway, I'm really curious about the album title and more info on X Day. Hopefully we'll get some specifics about each tomorrow.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on July 04, 2015, 03:51:31 AM
I am so fucking tired of these delays & for what? Another moment for Yoshiki to be stroking his ego for the fans with bleeding hearts? Give me freaking break. Let me tell you something, there's another band that I've loved for longest time that's been around for around the same amount of time as X Japan has & they've had one member go to rehab & another member disappear for awhile. What did they do during that time? THEY GOT IN THE STUDIO & THEY GOT THEIR ASSES TO WORK! (Except when that one member went to rehab, they took a break then which was around 2000) In that time, they had three albums released (two as a four piece band & one back in 2013 as a quartet) & at least, two tours for that. How long has it been since we've heard the beginnings of a new album? Five, six years now? At this point, I honestly could not give a damn. I'm tired of these empty promises that come from shallow words.

If you're happy, then that's cool, don't let what I say & feel bother you (and I mean this with the utmost sincerity). But I can't, in good conscious, be totally happy this leak. Until something definite comes around, like a concert or something else tangible, I'm fucking through with Yoshiki & his lies.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on July 04, 2015, 05:21:28 AM
I am so fucking tired of these delays & for what?

This isn't technically a delay though, it's the album release date... Yeah it's not for this year but we only got a "probably" on that anyway. Nothing was set in stone but this is, so I don't see the problem tbh.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Selaiah on July 04, 2015, 05:32:55 AM
It's a long time until March next year, that's what makes me worry! I hope they won't mess it up but I'm exited though and looking forward to it!
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on July 04, 2015, 07:17:57 AM
This isn't technically a delay though, it's the album release date... Yeah it's not for this year but we only got a "probably" on that anyway. Nothing was set in stone but this is, so I don't see the problem tbh.

And the album release date can change at the drop of the hat. I still retain no faith in regards to what Yoshiki has to say anymore. (Plus, what I mean by delay has already been shown from Taiji79's links)
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Feudal on July 04, 2015, 05:28:00 PM
I am so fucking tired of these delays & for what?

This isn't technically a delay though, it's the album release date... Yeah it's not for this year but we only got a "probably" on that anyway. Nothing was set in stone but this is, so I don't see the problem tbh.

Yoshiki straight up lied to fans on multiple occasions; this is a delay. Also, as I figured, nothing more was announced at Japan Expo. Regarding a question from the interviewer, who asked when they will be coming back to Paris, Yoshiki said, "I did promise and we will come back, maybe we will announce something at Wembley"...Ok so you're saying we have to wait until March 2016 before we even know when your "world tour" dates are? Either Yoshiki is horribly organized or they really don't have much else planned. Both are crappy. Yoshiki is show-boating and he's doing it for the prestige. Madison Square Garden, now Wembley Arena? I'd love to know how much his agency is paying out to book these venues. They sure aren't selling them out.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: StarWarsArtist on July 05, 2015, 01:55:44 AM
I'm willing to put money down that this album will not come out on March 11th, 2016, if at all.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on July 05, 2015, 04:07:46 AM
Okay, so who else got their tickets for XDAY??? :D
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: denx on July 05, 2015, 04:33:41 AM
Anyone know about the announcement??
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on July 05, 2015, 05:29:25 AM
Okay, so who else got their tickets for XDAY??? :D

I don't live in Europe so even though it's 8 months from now that's still out of my price range. Hopefully they'll have a contest
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Conscript on July 05, 2015, 11:27:54 AM
Okay, so who else got their tickets for XDAY??? :D

Yes! But it was a horrible ticket system. Took half an hour to find an acceptable seat..
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on July 05, 2015, 09:02:50 PM
Foruntately a friend go me a ticket as I was traveling... But I saw everyone complaining about the ticket system. What the hell really...! :/
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: axlroseX on July 06, 2015, 08:09:58 PM
I'm bored so I've just been speculating on the album

The pic Yoshiki posted of the master disc in February had 12 tracks. Since it was masters, I'm assuming the finalized tracklist is 12 songs (awesome!).

The first track seems to be "The Last Song". I'd bet this is a short, reworked version similar to what opened their 2008 concerts. It could also be instrumental. It'd make sense that this or "Miracle" would open the album and since that was on Yoshiki's solo record, a short piano opening with "The Last Song" could be kind of poetic since it was originally supposed to end their career.

Then we have "Jade", of course, this has become the "Rusty Nail" of the album. A fan favorite and high energy track that does well as an opener. I would bet we will also see "IV" (I would hope it would have been reworked/rerecorded, there were rumors of a new recording in 2010), "Born to Be Free", "Hero", and "Beneath the Skin". So far that's 6 songs.

We will also see "Kiss the Sky" on the new album, the mysterious song that's popped up the past week. It seems only a section of it was played live last week, and its rumored that it was played to get an audience recording for the record. In Yoshiki's announcement video there are also 2 new intriguing snippets of new material. One is the slower, electric guitars and the other is the heavy metal riffing similar to their older work (fuck yeah!). At the beginning of one of the videos it says "Kiss the Sky", meaning all of these sections could be a part of the same song. Its very possible that "Kiss the Sky" a longer song with multiple parts like "Rose of Pain" or even "Art of Life". Yoshiki also said he was writing a follow up to "Art of Life" a few years ago, could this be it?

Then we have the other two post-reunion songs- "Without You" and "Scarlet Love Song". These are sort of wild cards, in my opinion. "Without You" has been around in some form since what? 2007? Its been played live, and a great live recording has been officially released as a part of "The World" greatest hits that released last year. The song is also primarily in Japanese and is a very personal song for Toshi and Yoshiki. Although its a great song, I feel as though the live release suffices for it and don't think it will be included on the album. Anything is possible, though. I'd be a lot more surprised to see "Scarlet Love Song" on the album. Its a good tune, but its another almost entirely Japanese track. Not to mention Japan already got an official release of it a few years ago.

So right now I'm guessing something like this-

1. The Last Song
2. Jade
3. Beneath The Skin
4. Hero
5. IV
6. Born To Be Free
7. Kiss The Sky

There's still about 3- 5 slots to fill, depending on if "Without You" and "Scarlet Love Song" are on the record. I also know they recorded English versions of at least "Tears", "Kurenai/Deep Red", and "Rusty Nail". It really seems the half new/half old idea for the album has thankfully been abandoned, though. Maybe the English versions will be released as bonus songs, digitally, or on a bonus disc but I don't think anyone really cares at this point. I don't see them taking up one of the 12 track spots on the actual album.

Yes, the delays have been asinine. Yes, I know this can all be canceled at a moments notice. But I really have a good feeling about everything. Yoshiki's health, Sugizo's commitments, and the decision to write and record only post 2007 material for the album can explain the delays. It doesn't excuse the lack of communication, but I'd much rather have the extra 4ish years of waiting for all new material than a half/half album. I'm finally feeling optimistic about the band. And even if it only sells like 1,000 copies in the USA, I'm sure it'll do well in Japan, regardless if its primarily in English.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on July 07, 2015, 01:42:10 AM
If the tracklist is set already than The Last Song is for sure the opener. It might actually be the version Yoshiki performed at The Grammy Museum with Katie as VUK. It was half instrumental followed by English lyrics. I don't think Miracle will be on the album, since The Last Song is like the song to signify X's "comma," to use Yoshiki's term.

I really don't think Tears or Rusty Nail, etc.... Any of the older rerecorded songs will make the album. Yoshiki said they will be all new songs at Japan Expo so that's a confirmation. However, it would be super fucking awesome if there was a special CD release with both the new songs and a few of the redone English versions.. I would go crazy. It would be such a treat.

But as the new album itself I do prefer what they're doing now, making all new songs.

It'll sell more than 1000 copies in the US... They just need good promotion. We can help with that, if we get songs and music videos to talk about lol. But I think a lot of people are starved for rock. It's been a long time since rock had a heyday and I know tons of people would eat up X Japan like candy so, you know, word of mouth
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Feudal on July 07, 2015, 02:56:48 AM
http://natalie.mu/music/news/152911

Go to Google Translator, pop this link in, obviously select Japanese -> English, and you can sort of make sense of the muddy translation. Basically Yoshiki said he knows that most songs these days (on the radio at least) are 3-4 minutes long; so he "took a dare" and made Kiss the Sky 9 minutes long. The clip in the latest promo for Wembley sounds pretty good, despite the drum fills being very transparent to Art of Life (near the end) at times, but it's growing on me big time.

The major interesting piece from that URL is the part that talks about his wrist: "hand ligament is off about half, have been recommend transplant surgery. Since the recuperation period after surgery it is said to be 3, 4 months, release and tour of the album from the end all, we are talking with the doctor to try the surgery in about 2017 of the head."

From what I make of this he's saying that they're looking at 2017 to do his wrist surgery which seems to be AFTER "release and tour of the album" so this hopefully is a hint at what has been pissing me off - MORE TOUR DATES? I hope Yoshiki proves me wrong...because right now it's as though he's cherry picking these epic venues to play at (MSG, Wembley) in different countries to check off his "bucket list" so to speak. Aside from new music, the next best thing a band can do is play shows; lots of shows. Hopefully more is announced soon.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: axlroseX on July 07, 2015, 03:16:59 AM
Wow, an album and all new material and a 9 minute song. Sounds great to me.

I would bet on an actual tour. Maybe 10-15 American dates, 5 or so in Europe, and 5 or so in Asia. Throw in a couple of Tokyo Dome gigs at the end and it is a very reasonable schedule for them in 2016.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on July 07, 2015, 04:49:40 AM
Wow, an album and all new material and a 9 minute song. Sounds great to me.

I would bet on an actual tour. Maybe 10-15 American dates, 5 or so in Europe, and 5 or so in Asia. Throw in a couple of Tokyo Dome gigs at the end and it is a very reasonable schedule for them in 2016.

I don't think they'll be doing 10-15 shows in the US tbh.  One of the security guards at MSG said they'd be coming back so I have a feeling they might just do the east and west coast in the states. Unless you meant American as in North, central, and south America? Because for sure they'll stop by Canada and Mexico and what not... So I can see maybe close to 10 shows that way.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: holly.x on July 11, 2015, 04:41:39 PM
For those who are having lots of time on hand and wanna catch their old concert can log in to niconico there is a
consecutive 30 hours X Japan concert (24 hours to go) but its better to get premium membership..

Its now showing the 2nd concert of 1993 X Japan Returns ..

http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv226519535?cc_referrer=ustop
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: denx on July 12, 2015, 08:38:33 AM
Any news about hyper japan??
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: denx on July 12, 2015, 08:51:29 AM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nUJ3E36oYs0 They did sing aol. Still looking for the part that got kiss the sky
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: OlgaX on July 17, 2015, 06:26:34 PM
I know I'm venting in the most vulgar and non-sensical way but holy fuck I feel so wronged by Yoshiki as a fan of almost 10 years...like this is some cruel type of treatment. It's actually fucked up the way he HYPES and promises things that NEVER see the fucking light of day and are postponed and delayed for YEARS. 2000 and fucking 8 is when these guys reformed properly and what do we really have since then? Some tours and a couple of finished/half finished songs. The promises are what bring me down so much.
The band took a hiatus without telling the public after Taiji's death, Yoshiki said so at the 2014 Otakon show.  I think he should have been way more responsible; if the band's taking a break, let the fans know instead of having everyone wonder what's going on.  Nonetheless, that explains a lot of the inactivity for a good few years.  As of from 2008-2011, I really can't explain because I didn't know about them then.
But you do make a fair point.  I didn't see it the way you did, but now that you say it . . . then again, we're talking about a guy who expects to be famous by tagging his name on every little thing he can think of; wine, jewelry, Hello Kitty, and meanwhile Violet UK still isn't complete, Yoshiki "Classical" is hardly even neo-classical to begin with, he keeps worrying about little things and wonders why he isn't famous in the West when everyone in the Far East bows at his feet and remembers the exact shade of black his clothes were.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on July 17, 2015, 08:57:21 PM
The band took a hiatus without telling the public after Taiji's death, Yoshiki said so at the 2014 Otakon show.  I think he should have been way more responsible; if the band's taking a break, let the fans know instead of having everyone wonder what's going on.  Nonetheless, that explains a lot of the inactivity for a good few years.  As of from 2008-2011, I really can't explain because I didn't know about them then.
I remember Yoshiki saying that about Taiji... it's unfortunate that we had no idea what was going on but maybe they just weren't comfortable making a statement tying death to inactivity. Tabloids in Japan are crazy, like everywhere... it might have been bad for their reunification tbh. I don't know what kind of rumors might have abounded.

2008 to 2011... the band kind of got together in a whirlwind. They didn't even know until after the reunion concert whether they were just going to do that concert as a proper closing to their earlier disbandment or actually start again as a reformed band. ToshI was dealing with his cult issues and bankruptcy,  the band's management swindled them out of tour money, hide's brother sued Yoshiki for the hide hologram used at the reunion concert, etc. The band has had so, so much internal stresses. Then there was Yoshiki's neck surgery in 2009 which took a month of physical therapy... who knows how long it actually took to heal. Yoshiki also said ToshI had surgery on his voice. I'm pretty sure that happened in that time frame, since the difference between his singing quality between 2008 and 2010 is remarkably improved. Voice surgery always requires non-use of the voice, usually for months. Obviously that would have stopped the band in their tracks.


But you do make a fair point.  I didn't see it the way you did, but now that you say it . . . then again, we're talking about a guy who expects to be famous by tagging his name on every little thing he can think of; wine, jewelry, Hello Kitty, and meanwhile Violet UK still isn't complete, Yoshiki "Classical" is hardly even neo-classical to begin with, he keeps worrying about little things and wonders why he isn't famous in the West when everyone in the Far East bows at his feet and remembers the exact shade of black his clothes were.

I don't think Yoshiki expects to be famous through his involvement with these labels. I think he knows that they're good investments and surely that they'll give his name some notoriety, but only in the sense that it confirms he's a "big deal." Not just anyone can put their name on a jewelry line and he obviously knows that so it's a good move when trying to break into another country. Not to mention.... his idols for such a long time since he was a child was KISS. I can't be the only one who sees the similarity between him and Gene hopping on material branding. Yoshiki has been this way since the 90s, too. He had a perfume, X Japan condoms, Yoshiki Starlight Dolls, even a women's lingerie line, haha... like, come on. He's been doing this forever starting with Japan at the height of his fame over there so there's something else to it than fame, which he already had.

I don't see why it matters that his classical music is neo-classical? It's still classical music. I went to his show in San Fransisco and it was amazing.

And he wants to break into the west because... well... he wants to take over the world, right? That's my understanding of it. Maybe he's not seeking fame so much as personal achievement? Like, 'I've already concurred my home, I need to set my sights on the bigger picture." Did you know it takes less than 2 days to drive across all of Japan? DRIVE! I can't imagine touring something that small over and over and over for 10 years and being satisfied with having no way to get bigger when you KNOW the world is out there, that you can go anywhere, see everything, introduce your music to so many people. Plus it's been Yoshiki's dream to break into the US market since forever. If anything we should be admiring his drive to keep going after 15 years of it not happening. And ToshI and Pata and Heath, they're so awesome for sticking with him and agreeing that they'll tag along too, that they're willing to try even after a disbandment and the death of hide and their failed venture over a decade ago.

Like come on this is an awesome band trying to achieve an awesome thing! There's literally nothing bad about X Japan trying to break down boundaries that haven't been demolished before. Asian entertainers, Asian people in general, the rock genre, the Japanese rock genre, people who have experienced hardships in their lives can all benefit from the success of X Japan over here. That's a lot of good coming from a handful of people trying to make it where they're not bowed down to  ;)
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: OlgaX on July 18, 2015, 03:06:39 AM
I understand it's his dream and I have 0 problem with that.  BUT if it's truly his priority he should probably put more focus on his bigger projects . . . even with all the setbacks, he's had Violet UK on the shelf for how long now?  And I'm not saying his neoclassical stuff is bad, it's just not necessarily "classical" in the proper sense of the word.  His "classical" concert at Otakon was mostly him playing X Japan and songs written by him for movies.
And I will say "touche" to the marketing thing.  I knew about the dolls, but not about the perfume, condoms, and lingerie.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Selaiah on July 18, 2015, 07:22:46 AM
To return to the original question in the top post of this thread:
I'm going!
I'm so looking forward to meet old and new friends. It's been a long time since 2011! I hope we all will have a great album, an awesome concert and film premiere and a great time in general!! See you there!!! ^.~
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: toshlshades on July 18, 2015, 12:09:29 PM
I'm looking forward to seeing everybody in march, me and my friends are all going in full X cosplay so we have until march to work out how on earth to do the wigs xD I'm curious what seats everyone managed to get for it?
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: vayz on July 29, 2015, 03:34:16 AM
I just hope it is true this time around. And I also hope that they will announce a World Tour. I don't lose hope yet even though there are times I am fed up with all the delays..
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on July 29, 2015, 05:22:27 AM
I just hope it is true this time around. And I also hope that they will announce a World Tour.

They'll definitely release it this time, since this is the first time the album's been given a date. Now that you mention it though, I wonder if the world tour will be announced at Wembley? XDAY seems like the perfect time to do it
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on July 29, 2015, 07:51:41 AM
Well in an interview Yoshiki said that he "hopes to" announce world tour dates "maybe" at Wembley at least!

(Unfortuantely some websites skipped the "hope to" and "maybe" part... Which already led people to believe that there will be more anyway and they won't got to wembley cause of that. o_O Gotta love it when people spread wishful thinking as a fact....)
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Selaiah on July 31, 2015, 02:51:06 PM
Yes you're right, Asuka!
He just said that they probably will announce more concerts there. And that doesn't necessarily mean more European concerts in the near future.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: YoshToshBGosh on November 14, 2015, 02:16:44 AM
I just bought two tickets :-) Now I have to convince one of my friends to go with me.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Sander on November 24, 2015, 03:01:52 PM
How good tickets can you get right now anyway? I remember the really best seats were sold out in days, if not in hours.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: YoshToshBGosh on November 24, 2015, 05:10:55 PM
Somewhere in the middle of the arena. I got my tickets about 2 weeks ago and it wasn't nearly sold out.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on November 25, 2015, 05:46:08 AM
I think the tickets you can get now are still good enough. o_o
Nevermind that, when you compare it to Tokyo Dome, EVERY seat is suddenly super close to the stage! LOL
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on January 02, 2016, 07:14:02 AM
Okaaaaay guys, we got some more news about the new album!

http://www.xplosion-online.com/?p=6589

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After X Japan’s appearance at Kouhaku Utagassen yesterday, Yoshiki had a special broadcast on his Nico Nico channel, where he also talked about their upcoming album.

The album will be simply self-titled ‘X JAPAN’ and will contain 12 songs. 8 of these will be main songs, while the remaining 4 will be a kind of interlude. A while ago Yoshiki has already mentioned that all of the songs will be new post-reunion material and 90% of the lyrics will be in English.


Well....4 song being interludes (well one probably a opening song...) sounds  like....a lot. But well, maybe those are actually nice songs as well, let's see haha :D
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on January 02, 2016, 09:13:20 AM
Okaaaaay guys, we got some more news about the new album!

http://www.xplosion-online.com/?p=6589

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After X Japan’s appearance at Kouhaku Utagassen yesterday, Yoshiki had a special broadcast on his Nico Nico channel, where he also talked about their upcoming album.

The album will be simply self-titled ‘X JAPAN’ and will contain 12 songs. 8 of these will be main songs, while the remaining 4 will be a kind of interlude. A while ago Yoshiki has already mentioned that all of the songs will be new post-reunion material and 90% of the lyrics will be in English.


Well....4 song being interludes (well one probably a opening song...) sounds  like....a lot. But well, maybe those are actually nice songs as well, let's see haha :D

I have no doubt they'll be nice songs... But I was really hoping for full length ones (obviously, greedy fan here).  Doesn't this mean we basically know the content of the album?

In no specific order:

1. IV
2. Jade
3. BTBF
4. Beneath The Skin
5. Hero
6. Angel
7. Kiss the Sky
8. Maybe unheard, maybe Scarlet Love Song.

And then we know The Last Song will be the album opener so I think that might be one of the 4 interludes.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: YoshToshBGosh on January 02, 2016, 09:06:06 PM
 :( I was hoping for some unheard songs.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: AsukaMiyu on January 02, 2016, 09:26:41 PM
Oh I'm sure there will be some unheard stuff on it! :)
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on January 03, 2016, 12:29:07 AM
:( I was hoping for some unheard songs.

Those are just guesses. Angel is practically unheard still. KTS is unheard and Scarlet Love Song very well might not happen. The 3 other interludes are probably originals too, and I'm really eager to hear an official recording of Beneath the Skin.

I just can't imagine all the other songs besides SLS not being on the album, is all. And I actually really love Scarlet Love Song so it would be fine with me.. But we'll see.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Joker on January 05, 2016, 12:06:49 AM
Scarlet Love Song seems like something they regret doing. It was used on the movie, released on iTunes as "film mix". So no "final version" was ever released, it was never played live... So weird.

My 10 cents the "unheard stuff" and/or "interludes" would be something awful like Wriggle.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on January 05, 2016, 02:00:17 AM
Scarlet Love Song seems like something they regret doing. It was used on the movie, released on iTunes as "film mix". So no "final version" was ever released, it was never played live... So weird.

It's a beautiful song, I don't think they regret it. But it is very strange that it's never been performed live. Has that ever happened to an X single before? I can't think of any other reason than time constraints with the US tour in 2010 and the world tour in 2011 maybe killing rehearsal space for it? Or maybe there wasn't room to fit it into the show because it would have to translate to a piano/vocal duet between Yoshiki and Toshi, and Without You already filled that slot as a post-reunion duet... because I'm listening to it again now and... yeah, this song is gorgeous. They can't possibly think it's a throwaway.

My 10 cents the "unheard stuff" and/or "interludes" would be something awful like Wriggle.

Lol, no way. Yoshiki talked about making interludes for the Violet UK album way before X reunited so I know he considers them just as important and expressive as full songs. I don't think we'll be disappointed by them.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: CreepyKlutz on January 05, 2016, 04:29:06 AM
Not a fan of an album being self-titled but oh well. Minor gripe. I wonder if there will be any japan only bonus tracks or anything.

I worry Without You will be released only as an instrumental.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: denx on January 05, 2016, 10:59:06 AM
SLS performed at AGE and toshi featuring yoshiki concert, both only short version.. yes wondering why they didnt perform at big concert. possibly due to tosshi cant hit the high note? as he struggling hit the hogh note in HERO
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Sander on January 05, 2016, 08:25:39 PM
Maybe SLS hasn't been performed at bigger concerts due to some copyright issues?
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on January 07, 2016, 01:45:54 AM
SLS performed at AGE and toshi featuring yoshiki concert, both only short version.. yes wondering why they didnt perform at big concert. possibly due to tosshi cant hit the high note? as he struggling hit the hogh note in HERO

Could be. Though I don't think Kurenai gets higher than SLS, does it? Because he hits those high notes great. I know he throws it to the audience now and then but it's a much more aggressive song so wouldn't that be more demanding? Hero's high note is...so, so high, lol. Even Katie from VUK has to shout it.


Maybe SLS hasn't been performed at bigger concerts due to some copyright issues?

I can't imagine a living legend like Yoshiki not getting performance rights to any song he composes for a Japanese movie recorded with his own band. I mean you might be on to something since I can't come up with anything better, but it'd be pretty strange too, when I think about it.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Sander on January 08, 2016, 05:58:57 PM
Maybe SLS hasn't been performed at bigger concerts due to some copyright issues?

I can't imagine a living legend like Yoshiki not getting performance rights to any song he composes for a Japanese movie recorded with his own band. I mean you might be on to something since I can't come up with anything better, but it'd be pretty strange too, when I think about it.
It would be weird, since he has the rights to I.V., which was also written for a movie soundtrack, and not a small, unknown movie as well. But the only other option I can think of would be that Yoshiki himself doesn't like SLS...
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: returner on January 09, 2016, 01:02:04 AM
It would be weird, since he has the rights to I.V., which was also written for a movie soundtrack, and not a small, unknown movie as well. But the only other option I can think of would be that Yoshiki himself doesn't like SLS...

If it's true that breaks my heart tbh, haha. I would still prefer a new song over it on the album though, so maybe it's a good thing that X doesn't seem particularly attached.
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: man of wheel on January 14, 2016, 06:30:46 PM
I guess I would be considered a Newbie X FAN I my info and interests have fueled by vids seen on youtube. But if I'm working around the House, X concerts are being played loud.  I read some pretty negative stuff from fans pissed off about what Yoshiki says and does or is what is what he doest do.  First off,  I think he is a genius.  but really-to create all what they, X created. takes a extreme amount of work and effort.  I also feel Yoshiki is an optimist and wants to give us fans what we want. But then the real world and real life kick in, even the best made plans meet up with the Kaos theory.  I can hope that X Japan, might come back to the USA. But I also know if they do ever return. Its going to be a very long drive for me. LOL 
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: Matthias on February 03, 2016, 01:25:06 PM
I'm willing to put money down that this album will not come out on March 11th, 2016, if at all.

You should have done that. ;)
Title: Re: NEW ALBUM!!! March 11th + XDAY March 12th
Post by: axlroseX on February 03, 2016, 06:28:40 PM
Lolll

We are getting a GNR reunion before this

Let that sink in