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Art of Life. Art of Life is the fourth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on August 25, 1993, by Atlantic Records. The album consists solely of the 29-minute-long orchestrated title track, which was written and composed by Yoshiki entirely in English and recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Art of Life Live. (1998) The Last Live. (2001) Art of Life Live is an X Japan live album released on March 18, 1998. [1] It is composed solely of one song, "Art of Life". Mostly recorded on December 31, 1993 (the piano solo part is from the night before) at the Tokyo Dome. The album reached number 20 on the Oricon chart. [2]
X Japan (Japanese: エックス・ジャパン, Hepburn: Ekkusu Japan) is a Japanese rock band from Chiba, formed in 1982 by drummer and pianist Yoshiki and lead vocalist Toshi. Starting as a predominantly power / speed metal band with heavy symphonic elements, they later gravitated towards a progressive sound with an emphasis on ballads.
Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome is a live VHS/DVD released by X Japan on September 24, 2003. It claims to contain the band's "Art of Life" performance on December 31, 1993, at the Tokyo Dome as part of the two-day concert series X Japan Returns (both concerts were released on DVD in their entirety in 2008, see X Japan Returns 1993.12.30 and X Japan Returns 1993.12.31).
The mini-album Art of Life was released in 1993, composed solely of the 29-minute title track. Their last album Dahlia was released in 1996, and the following year the band decided to break up. However, after ten years, X Japan reunited in 2007 and recorded the new song "I.V.".
A DVD containing the concert from the previous night (X Japan Returns 1993.12.30) was released on the same day, along with a limited edition containing both concerts and additional material (see X Japan Returns Complete Edition). This performance of "Art of Life" was previously released on the Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome DVD.
Dahlia is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band X Japan, released on November 4, 1996, by Atlantic Records. It is the band's last album before breaking up the following year, and the last to feature new work by guitarist hide, due to his death two years later. The album is composed largely of ballads, with only a few tracks retaining the ...
At the same time, the band announced the changing of their name from "X" to "X Japan". [4] Heath's first concert with them was the October 1992 Extasy Summit, and the following year they released Art of Life, which topped the Oricon Albums Chart. [3] [5] However, that year the members of X Japan took a break to start solo projects.