Diabolos

Diabolos
Studio album by Gackt
Released	September 21, 2005
Recorded	2005 (Recording Studio) Warner Music R.St. (Mixer's Lab) WestSide (Mixer's Lab)
Genre	Art rock Neo-progressive rock Alternative Rock Concept album
Length	45:42
Label	Nippon Crown
Producer	Gackt
Gackt chronology
Love Letter (2005) Diabolos (2005) Jūnigatsu no Love Song: Complete Box (2006)
Singles from Diabolos
"Black Stone" Released: April 27, 2005 "Metamorphoze" Released: May 25, 2005 "Todokanai Ai to Shitteitanoni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa..." Released: August 10, 2005

Diabolos is an album released by Gackt on September 21, 2005 in Japan and on October 26, 2007 in Europe.^[1][2] Conceptually, it is a prequel entrant to the 'Moon Project' found in his second and third LPs, Moon and Crescent and the film Moon Child.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Gackt. C. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Misty"	2:18
2.	"Farewell"	4:28
3.	"Noesis"	5:50
4.	"Ash"	4:32
5.	"Metamorphoze" (Metamorphoze ～メタモルフォーゼ～)	3:40
6.	"Dispar"	3:27
7.	"Future"	4:48
8.	"Black Stone"	3:14
9.	"Storm"	3:41
10.	"Road"	5:06
11.	"Todokanai Ai to Shitteita no ni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa..." (届カナイ愛ト知ッテイタノニ 抑エキレズニ愛シ続ケタ… "Even Though I Knew This Love Could Never Reach You, I Continued to Love You Uncontrollably...")	4:38

Notes

• The song "Metamorphoze" was the opening theme song for the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam first movie in trilogy Heirs to the Stars.
• The song "Todokanai Ai to Shitteita no ni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa..." was used as the drama Keiyaku Kekkon's theme song.^[3]

Reception

Commercial performance

The album managed to break into the Oricon, official chart in the Japan. It peaked at number four and charted for a total of 9 weeks^[4], since its release, the album has sold more than 100,000 copies, achieving a gold status in Japan.^[5] The single "Black Stone" peaked at number three and charted for seven weeks^[6], "Metamorphoze" peaked at number two and charted for thirteen weeks^[7], and "Todokanai Ai to Shitteita no ni Osaekirezu ni Aishitsuzuketa..." peaked at number three and charted for nine weeks.^[3] All of singles sold more than 100,000 copies, achieving a gold status in Japan.^[8][9][10]

Album credits

Personnel Vocals, Piano: Gackt Guitar: Chachamaru, You Drums: Ryu, Toshiyuki Sugino Bass: Ju-ken Keyboards & Orchestra arrangement: Shusei Tsukamoto Strings: Gen Ittetsu, Masami Horisawa

Production Producer: Gackt Associate Producer: Chachamaru Executive Producer: Tomonari Sato (Nippon Crown), You Harada (Museum Museum) Recorded & Mixed by: Motonari Matsumoto Assistant Engineer: Masahiro Shinlo (Warner Music Recording Studio), Yoshinari Adachi (WestSide), Katsuyuki Abe (WestSide) Recording Coordinator: Maki Iida (Starboard Music) Mastering Engineer: Yoichi Aikawa (Rolling Sound Mastering Stuio) Management: Museum Museum Design Art direction & Design: Jun Misaki Photographer: Kenji Tsukagoshi

References

1. ^ "Special Interview – Gackt" (in Japanese). Apple. 2007-10-23. http://www.apple.com/jp/articles/interviews/gackt/. Retrieved September 12, 2010. 
2. ^ "Gackt gets ready to launch in 20 countries". tokyograph.com. 2007-09-14. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/gackt-gets-ready-to-launch-in-20-countries. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "届カナイ愛ト知ッテイタノニ 抑エキレズニ愛シ続ケタ…" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/9259/products/music/603054/1/. Retrieved April 01, 2010. 
4. ^ "Diabolos" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/9259/products/music/608209/1/. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
5. ^ "RIAJ August 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200509.html. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
6. ^ "Black Stone" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/9259/products/music/590182/1/. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
7. ^ "Metamorphoze" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/9259/products/music/594913/1/. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
8. ^ "RIAJ May 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200505.html. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
9. ^ "RIAJ June 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200506.html. Retrieved August 29, 2011. 
10. ^ "RIAJ August 2005 Certificates" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200508.html. Retrieved August 29, 2011.