X Japan are again with their first new music in eight years. The veteran rock act has launched “Angel,” written by band chief, composer, drummer, and pianist Yoshiki.
As certainly one of Japan’s greatest rock bands of all time, X Japan have bought greater than 30 million albums throughout their illustrious profession, which started within the early ’80s as they pioneered the visible kei motion.
“Angel” marks X Japan’s first new music since 2015’s “Born to Be Free,” and it occurs to come back at a time when the band has discovered itself again within the information due to Elon Musk’s re-branding of Twitter, particularly his need to rename Twitter Japan as “X Japan.” That has led to an outcry from followers in help of the band’s trademark.
The music itself is a ballad sung in English, with vocalist Toshi delivering Yoshiki’s heartfelt lyrics, corresponding to, “The place can we go, I requested myself, I requested my shadow/ Twilight’s nonetheless throwing the silhouette forward/ The sting of the night time drapes the shade in New York Metropolis/ If I may fly from skyscrapers I’d be flying to you/ Like an angel.”
It’s been 5 years since X Japan have performed a live performance, with their final reveals being a three-night stand in September 2018 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. That very same 12 months, the band performed Coachella, and launched the documentary We Are X in theaters worldwide.
Along with Yoshiki and Toshi, X Japan’s present lineup options Pata (guitar), Heath (bass), and Sugizo (violin/guitar). Take heed to X Japan’s “Angel” within the participant beneath.
Japanese Twitter customers are noting that the choice to interchange the long-lasting Twitter model title with the letter “X” may flip Twitter Japan into “X Japan.” It is a title that has been used for many years by certainly one of Japan’s most well-known rock bands. pic.twitter.com/BOgvvLdZkd
— Jeffrey J. Corridor 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) July 24, 2023
#XJAPAN 商標登録してあると思うけどなー🤔
I feel it is already trademarked.#YOSHIKI#X #TWITTER #TwitterJapan
— Yoshiki (@YoshikiOfficial) July 24, 2023
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