4 июля Yoshiki в качестве специального гостя выступил на Japan Expo в Париже, где объявил сразу о трех событиях, которые с нетерпением ждали все без исключения поклонники группы.
11 марта 2016 года состоится
официальный релиз нового студийного альбома группы. В альбом войдут новые и ранее не изданные композиции.
По словам Yoshiki, для всех это очень долгожданный альбом.
Как известно, последний студийный альбом группы «Dahlia» вышел в ноябре 1996 года, 19 лет назад.
Подробно о том каким будет новый альбоме и как идет работа по его созданию Йошики рассказал в большом интервью для
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здесьНа следующий день,
12 марта 2016 года, в ознаименование выхода нового альбома, пройдет
концерт X Japan на арене Уэмбли в Лондоне.
На концерте будут исполнены как песни с нового альбома, так и уже полюбившиеся хиты группы.
X Japan - SSE Arena, Wembley - March 12, 2016 (announcement)
Концерт состоится сразу после
премьерного показа нового полнометражного документального фильма (100 минут), посвященного прошлому и настоящему X JAPAN.
Съемки фильма, начатые еще в октябре прошлого года во время выступления группы в Madison Square Garden, осуществила съемочная группа во главе с продюсером
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В своем выступлении на Japan Expo Yoshiki также сообщил, что на этом концерте возможно будут объявлены даты европейского тура X Japan.
2015 07 04 Yoshiki on JapanFM (audio) - JapanFM (France)
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Rock band X Japan to play concert, premiere film in London - straitstimes.comRock band X Japan to play concert, premiere film in London - straitstimes.com
Rock band X Japan to play concert, premiere film in London
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LONDON (AFP) - X Japan, one of the country's biggest rock bands, will play in the 12,000-capacity SSE Arena Wembley in London next year as it wins an increasingly large international fan base.
The concert will come after the release of their first studio album in 20 years and a documentary on the iconic band, digital ticketing platform AXS said Friday.
The group's sixth studio album, and first since 1996's Dahlia, will be released on March 11, with the show at the 12,000-capacity SSE Arena in Wembley in north London happening the following day.
Tickets go on sale Saturday.
The live performance will be accompanied by the world premiere of an as-yet-untitled film directed by US filmmaker Stephen Kijak that "chronicles the evolution and groundbreaking history of Japan's most iconic rock band," AXS said.
The band played at Madison Square Garden in New York last year.
More details on the album and a possible tour are expected to be announced by drummer Yoshiki at the Japan Expo event in Paris on Saturday, and he will be joined by singer Toshi at London's Hyper Japan on July 11 to debut a song from the new album.
X Japan are one of the defining Japanese heavy metal bands, quoted as a major influence by other major Japanese rock bands Luna Sea and L'Arc-en-ciel, and have enjoyed a large fan base that includes former Japanese Prime minister Junichiro Koizumi.
The band formed in the 1980s are considered founders of the "Visual Kei" genre, which saw Japanese rockers sport outrageous make-up and hairstyles reminiscent of the country's Kabuki theatre tradition.
X Japan disbanded in 1997 after a series of end-of-year stadium concerts at Tokyo Dome and lead guitarist Hide died the following year.
The band reformed in 2007 but has only released a handful of tracks since, including I.V., which was used to accompany the closing credits of US horror movie Saw IV.
In 2014, Yoshiki released a classical piano album which was accompanied by an extensive world tour.
X Japan confirm album and movie release - metalhammer.teamrock.comX Japan confirm album and movie release - metalhammer.teamrock.com
X Japan confirm album and movie release
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6th record and career documentary due in March 2016
X Japan have announced the release date for their first album in 20 years.
And the Japanese rock outfit have also revealed a documentary charting their career will be issued the day after the album launch.
Neither the album or film have been given titles as of yet, but the record comes out on March 11, 2016, with the documentary being shown the following day. X Japan will debut the film at London's SSE Wembley Arena as part of their '#XDAY' celebrations on March 12.
Tickets for #XDAY go on sale via LiveNation tomorrow afternoon (July 4) after founder and drummer Yoshiki makes a personal appearance at Paris’s Japan Expo at Paris-Nord Vilepinte Exhibition Center.
Yoshiki will then be joined by X Japan’s lead vocalist Toshi next Saturday, July 11, at Hyper Japan at London's O2. The duo will perform a song from the new album as part of a special unplugged performance at 3.30pm.
The album will be the follow-up to their fifth record, 1996's Dahlia, while the The film is produced by Passion Pictures’ John Battsek, producer of the 2013 BAFTA and Academy Award-winning feature documentary Searching For Sugar Man.
After splitting in 1997, X Japan reformed in 2007 and have been touring ever since.
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