Hypertoughness (stylised in all caps) is the sixth studio album by Japanese electronicore band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas. It was released on 4 December 2019 through Warner Music Japan.[1] It is the first album to feature new bassist Tetsuya, who replaced Kei due to his death on an acute heart failure at his home on midnight of 12 January.[2][3]
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| Released | 4 December 2019 | |||
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| Length | 36:46 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
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Background and promotion edit
On 31 January 2018, the band released a new PV for the song "Keep the Heat and Fire Yourself Up" which is also the opening for the anime Hakyū Hōshin Engi.[4] The full single was released 2 May 2018. The band also provided "The Gong of Knockout" for the second opening for Netflix and TMS Entertainment's anime adaptation of Baki the Grappler in 2018.[5] On 4 December, the band released the album in Japan with an announcement that the worldwide release date is set on 15 January 2020.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Stronger, the Further You'll Be" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "The Gong of Knockout" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Cure" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Great Strange" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Interlude" | 2:11 |
| 6. | "Keep the Heat and Fire Yourself Up" | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Treasure in Your Hands" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Karma" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Thoughtless Words Have No Value But Just a Noise" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Where You Belong" | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Massive Core" | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 36:46 | |
Personnel edit
Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
- So – clean vocals, backing unclean vocals, programming
- Minami – unclean vocals, rapping, keyboards, programming
- Taiki – guitars, backing vocals
- Tetsuya – bass, backing vocals
- Tomonori – drums, percussion
Charts edit
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] | 10 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan | — | 11,835[7] |
References edit
- ^ "Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Hypertoughness". CDJapan. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (16 January 2019). "Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Band Bassist Kei Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "新メンバー加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of New Member] (in Japanese). Official website. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (15 December 2017). "TV anime "Hakyu Hoshin Engi" new PV introduces OP song by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Baki Recap Trailer Released Before Second Half of Series | MANGA.TOKYO". MANGA.TOKYO. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegasのアルバム" [Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas albums]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年12月16日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on 16 December 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 December 2019.