Holy Grail

information

Versailles 3rd album: Holy Grail
Release date:
2011.06.15
Label:
Warner Music Japan
Catalog number:
WPCL-10963, WPZL-30202/3, WPZL-30204/5
Price: 3,150 yen, 3,500 yen (limited edition), 3980 (deluxe edition)
Length: 1:11:12
Ranking (Weekly): #12 (6,593 copies)
Ranking (Daily): #12→#11→#20→#29→#29
 
First album after MASASHI joined the band. Comes with
"MASQUERADE" and "Vampire", theme songs of the "Vampire Stories" movies "BROTHERS" and "CHASERS", and "Philia", theme song of Versailles mini drama "Onegai Kanaete Versailles".

tracklist

01.

MASQUERADE

(06:01)

 

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

02.

Philia

(05:57)

 

 

(music: HIZAKI/lyrics: KAMIJO)    

03.

Thanatos

(04:33)

 

 

(music: MASASHI/lyrics: KAMIJO)    

04.

Flowery

(04:00)

 

 

(music: TERU/lyrics: KAMIJO)    

05.

Remember Forever

(06:36)

 

 

(music and lyrics: HIZAKI)    

06

Destiny -The Lovers-

(06:37)

 

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

07.

DRY ICE SCREAM!! [Remove Silence]

(04:37)

 

 

(music and lyrics: HIZAKI)    

08.

Threshold

(01:59)

 

 

(music: TERU)    

09.

Judicial Noir

(04:20)

 

 

(music: HIZAKI/lyrics: KAMIJO)    

10.

Love will be born again

(04:12)

 

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

11.

Vampire

(04:28)

 

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

12.

Faith & Decision

(16:27)

 

 

(music: HIZAKI/lyrics: KAMIJO)    

13.

The Theme of Holy Grail

(01:25)

 

 

(music: KAMIJO)    
 
DVD (Deluxe Edition)
   

01.

Personal Edit Music Video of MASQUERADE: KAMIJO ver.

(06:12)

 

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

02.

Personal Edit Music Video of MASQUERADE: HIZAKI ver.

(06:19)

 

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

03.

Personal Edit Music Video of MASQUERADE: TERU ver.

(06:18)

 

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

04.

Personal Edit Music Video of MASQUERADE: MASASHI ver.

(06:13)

 

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

05.

Personal Edit Music Video of MASQUERADE: YUKI ver.

(06:12)

 

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

06.

KAMIJO Interview & Special Making

(09:19)

 
 
DVD (Limited Edition)
   

01.

MASQUERADE    

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

02.

Vampire    

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

03.

DESTINY -The Lovers-    

 

(music and lyrics: KAMIJO)    

03.

Philia    

 

(music: HIZAKI/lyrics: KAMIJO)    

CREDITS

Vocals: KAMIJO
Guitar: HIZAKI
Guitar: TERU
Bass: MASASHI
Drums: YUKI
 
Eternal Member: Jasmine You.
 
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Neeraj Khajanchi.
Recording Engineers: Keiichi Takahashi, Naoyuki Kamijo, Yuji Yoshida of studio JIVE.
Recording & Mixing Studio: Studio Sound DALI, aLIVE RECORDING STUDIO, STUDIO SUNSHINE, studio JIVE, meer studio, WONDER STATION RECORDING STUDIO, STUDIO CAST & NK sound Studios LA.
Mastering Engineer: Stuart Hawkes.
Mastering Studio: Metropolis Studios in London, UK.
Master Products Engineer: Ryuichi Tanaka.
 
Production Manager: Michinori "martin" Nagano of meer.
Drum Technician: Naoki Ito & Makoto Kurihara of All In One.
Piano Collaboration (M-6, M-10): Yasuhru Ikeda.
 
Backtrack Programming: KAMIJO & HIZAKI.
except "M-6 intro" Programming: Ryuji Takagi.
 
Art Direction: t.o.L.
Design: TERU.
Photographer: Takaaki Henmi.
Hair & Make-Up: Eriko Matsumoto of APT, Ryuta "idol-kun" Yamamoto.
Costume: Orie Fujita.
Nail: Megumi Ishiyama of Nail Chou'es.
 
A&R: Masanori Hirokawa of Warner Music Japan.
Sales Planning: Ryo Iwamoto  of Warner Music Japan.
Products Coordination: Tadashi Matsuyama of Warner Music Japan.
Miscellaneous Jobs: Yuko Nakayama of Warner Music Japan.
 
Artist Management: Hiroki Yamashita of Delacroix, Ryohei Kubo of ymn.
Producer: Yasushi Mikami of Delacroix, Mayasuki Maeda of ymn.
 
Supervising Producer: Kiyoshi Yoshihara of Warner Music Japan.
 
Executive Producer: Lachie Rutherford of Warner Music Japan, Mayumi Kojima of Delacroix.
 
Special Thanks: Michiko & Naoko of Michiko's Vocal Therapy, Seiji Hiroshima of ESP, Mitsuaki "Mitch" Odanaka of Hoshino Gakki, Kousuke Nishida of Hoshino Gakki, Mr.Kamihama of TMC, Mac Nagaoka of Ex-pro, Ryotaro Tsuji of ENGL, Shigeyuki Ushizawa of Marshall, Kazuto Kusaka of Backstage Project, Yoshiyuki Kudo, Yasuyuki Ikeda, Katsuaki Sugiyama, Gonzalo Garcia of Noix Promotion, Bertrand Torpedo of Torpedo Productions, Miki Nakayama, Sherow Artist Society.
 
Very Special Thanks: Noble and Descendant of the Rose, All the street Teams.
 
DVD:
*Music Video of DESTINY -The Lovers-
  Director: Kazuya Murayama.

*Music Video of Philia
*Music Video of MASQUERADE
*Music Video of Vampire
  Director: Masahiko Ozawa.

 

 

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Contents by Loire. Layout by Lucifer.

  

editions

 

Deluxe Box Edition
2010.06.15
WPCL-30202/3
 

Comes with a bonus DVD, a 100 page photobook and a portrait-style poster.
 

Limited Edition
2010.06.15
WPCL-30204/5
 

Comes with a different bonus DVD and a 16 page booklet.

Regular Edition
2010.06.15
WPCL-10963
 

Comes with the CD only, a 16 page booklet and a random trading card.

 

OFFICIAL STORE BONUSES

 

Brand X: original comment DVD.
CDJapan/NeoWing: A2 poster.

Closet Child: original comment DVD.

disk union: original comment DVD.
Jishuban Club: original comment DVD, original clear file (purchase of one of the limited editions required), raffle ticket to get the album promotional panel used by the shop (purchase of the deluxe edition required).
HMV
: poster.
Like an Edison: ticket for a raffle to win one of the 30 masks used during the MASQUERADE PV shooting and have it signed (purchase of the limited edition required), instore event ticket.
Pure Sound: original comment DVD.
Shinseido:
poster.
SKULL ROSE: poster.
TOWER RECORDS: poster.
TSUTAYA: poster.

INSTORE EVENTS

 

2011.06.19 La Foret Museum Harajuku