(February 7, 2012) — ³BUTTERFLY,² the long-awaited new album from one of
the most celebrated Japanese rock bands, L¹Arc~en~Ciel, will be released in
North America (U.S.), Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico on
Wednesday; February 8, 2012 via iTunes. Described by Kerrang! as ³The
biggest band you¹ve never heard of², L¹Arc~en~Ciel has sold over 40 million
records and will also return to the U.S. in 2012, for the 2nd time in 20
years, on March 25th with a historic performance at New York¹s legendary
Madison Square Garden. More information can be found at
www.LArc-en-Ciel.com <http://www.LArc-en-Ciel.com>
³BUTTERFLY² will include the band¹s 20th L¹Anniversary single ³X X X²
(ŒKiss, Kiss, Kiss¹) and ³CHASE², all six singles since 2008¹s including
³DRINK IT DOWN² as well as three new songs.
The album also includes hit song ³GOOD LUCK MY WAY² as featured in the movie
version of the iconic and highly popular anime full-length feature film,
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE STAR OF MILOS. This band¹s hit single ³READY STEADY
GO² was utilized in the soundtrack of original hit FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST
television series featured on Cartoon Network¹s Adult Swim.
L¹Arc-en-Ciel¹s lead singer, and occasional guitarist, hyde, has called this
³a monumental album, it¹s great that we can release the album just at the
right time.²
L¹Arc~en~Ciel Members
* hyde-vocals
* ken-guitar
* tetsuya-bass
* yukihiro-drums
L¹Arc~en~Ciel BUTTERFLY Track list
1. CHASE
2. X X X
3. Bye Bye
4. GOOD LUCK MY WAY -BUTTERFLY Ver.-
5. BLESS
6. shade of season
7. DRINK IT DOWN
8. wild flower
9. SHINE
10. NEXUS 4
11. Mirai sekai
L¹Arc~en~Ciel will embark on their ³L¹Arc~en~Ciel WORLD TOUR 2012² this
March visiting Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai, Taipei, New York, London,
Paris, Singapore, Jakarta and Seoul before concluding back in Japan. Tour
dates below.
L¹Arc~en~Ciel WORLD TOUR 2012 dates:
March 3rd Asia World Expo Arena
Hong Kong, China
March 7th Impact Arena
Bangkok, Thailand
March 10th Mercedes-Benz Arena
Shanghai, China
March 17th TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall
Taipei, Taiwan
March 25th Madison Square Garden
New York, New York
April 11th indigO2
London, UK
April 14th Le Zenith
Paris, France
April 28th Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore, Singapore
May 2nd Lapangan D Senayan
Jakarta, Indonesia
May 5th Jamsil Gymnasium
Seoul, Korea
May 12th Nissan Stadium
Yokohama, Japan
May 13th Nissan Stadium
Yokohama, Japan
May 19th Universal Studios Japan Open Air Special Stage
Osaka, Japan
May 20th Universal Studios Japan Open Air Special Stage
Osaka, Japan
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