Phase 2 (album)

Phase 2
If you look closely at the album art, the picture of the 2nd album art is drawn on the lower left planet. Seeing that the spaceship is leaving the planet, it seems to mean that it will leave the past and challenge something new, meaning that it will show a second form of Las Vegas that goes beyond the existing Las Vegas.
Studio album by
Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
Released6 August 2014
Studios
  • Innig Studio
  • Prime Sound Studio Form
  • Parasight
Genres
Length40:15
LabelVAP
ProducerYasuhisa Kataoka
Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas chronology
Rave-up Tonight
(2014)		 Phase 2
(2014)		 Feeling of Unity
(2015)
Singles from Phase 2
  1. "Rave-up Tonight"
    Released: 25 January 2014

Phase 2 (stylised in all caps) is the third studio album by Japanese electronicore band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas. It was released on 6 August 2014 through VAP.[1] It debuted at number 4 on Oricon chart with sales of 21,978 copies in Japan in its opening week.[2] The single for the album, "Rave-up Tonight", was released on 25 January 2014. Its music video was nominated for the 2014 Space Shower Music Awards for Best Video category.[3] "Rave-up Tonight" was used as theme song for arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost.[4] Other songs of the album, "Virtue and Vice", was featured as the opening theme for anime Brynhildr in the Darkness, while "Thunderclap" was chosen for the opening theme for anime Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement.[5][6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Are You Ready to Blast Off?"1:52
2."Rave-up Tonight"3:22
3."Swing It!!"3:38
4."Thunderclap"3:39
5."Interlude"2:17
6."Virtue and Vice"3:25
7."Nail the Shit Down"3:32
8."Rain Inside Your Eyes"3:50
9."Counterattack by the Sesame Sized Bodies"3:39
10."Flutter of Cherry Blossom"3:35
11."Stay as Who You Are"7:21
Total length:40:15

Personnel

Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas

  • So – clean vocals, backing unclean vocals, programming
  • Minami – unclean vocals, rapping, keyboards, programming
  • Sxun – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Taiki – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Kei – bass
  • Tomonori – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Yasuhisa Kataoka – production, mixing
  • Tuckey – mastering
  • Yutty – art direction, design
  • Yuji Ono – photography

Charts

Album

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[7] 4
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 4

Single

Title Year Peak positions
JPN
Oricon		 JPN
Billboard
"Rave-up Tonight" 2014 3[9] 7[10]

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan — 31,995[2][11]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result
2014 Space Shower Music Awards Best Video "Rave-up Tonight" Nominated[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Escalates to 'Phase 2' with New Album". JpopAsia. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "週間 アルバムランキング 2014年08月18日付（2014年08月04日～2014年08月10日）" [Weekly Album Ranking August 18, 2014 (August 4–10, 2014)]. Oricon (in Japanese). 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 "SPACE SHOWER MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS、BEST VIDEOS～優秀作品50選～を発表" [Space Shower Music Video Awards, Best Videos ~ 50 excellent works selected]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). 1 February 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Green, Scott (4 September 2014). "Video: "Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost" introduces Nobel Gundam". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Loo, Egan (7 June 2014). "Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas band performs new 'Brynhildr in the Darkness' song". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Komatsu, Mikikazu (7 July 2014). "Video: Fear, and loathing in Las Vegas performs "Sengoku Basara: Judge End" OP song". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Phase 2 | Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas" (in Japanese). Oricon. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Rave-up Tonight | Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas" (in Japanese). Oricon. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart". Billboard. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "週間 アルバムランキング 2014年08月25日付（2014年08月11日～2014年08月17日）" [Weekly Album Ranking August 25, 2014 (August 11–17, 2014)]. Oricon (in Japanese). 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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