Razors on Backstreet
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| Released | December 7, 2013 (Japan) March 7, 2014 (Worldwide) | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2013 | |||
| Genre | Darkwave, synthpop, gothic rock | |||
| Length | 50:00 | |||
| Label | Yottabyte Records | |||
| Producer | Raveman | |||
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Razors on Backstreet (stylized as RAZORS ON BACKSTREET) is the third studio album by Japanese Darkwave band, Aural Vampire.[1] The album was released December 7, 2013 in Japan and internationally on March 7, 2014.[2]
Overview[edit]
Release[edit]
Musical style[edit]
The album features a much heavier, rock-influenced style of music. The album is the first to feature new band members; Wu-Chy on bass, Higuchuuhei on guitar, Zen on keyboard, and Izu on drums. Previous releases (with the exception of "Soloween") featured only lead-vocalist Exo-Chika and producer Raveman.
Artwork and theme[edit]
The album has an 1980s horror theme. Both the cover and title of the album are an allusion to the 1984 American horror slasher film, A Nightmare on Elm Street. This is the band's first album cover to not feature lead-singer Exo-Chika, instead it features only their producer, Raveman.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Main Theme (メインテーマ, Mein Tēma)" | 1:18 |
| 2. | "Carpe Noctem (カルペノクテム, Karupe Nokutemu)" | 3:43 |
| 3. | "MAILER-DEMON" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Kerguelen Vortex (ケルゲレンボルテックス, Kerugeren Borutekkusu)" (Album Version) | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Bad Taste Youth" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "NO-SEE-UM" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Yama no Ox Bakery (山のオックスベーカリー, Yama no Okkusu Bēkarī, Hill's Ox Bakery)" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "BIG BUG HUNTER" | 0:52 |
| 9. | "Sex to Gang to Children (セックスとギャングとチルドレン, Sekkusu to Gyangu to Chirudoren, Sex and Gang and Children)" | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Mukuromantic (ムクロマンティック, Mukuromantikku)" | 5:50 |
| 11. | "FRAGILE" | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Soloween (ソロウィン, Sorouin)" | 4:26 |
| 13. | "Robinson (ロビンソン)" | 5:51 |
| Total length: | 50:00 | |
Personnel[edit]
- Exo-Chika – vocals
- Raveman – production, lyrics
- Wu-Chy – bass
- Higuchuuhei – guitar
- Zen – keyboard
- Izu – drums
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aural Vampire New Album 'Razors on Backstreet'". Aural Vampire. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ "Razors on Backstreet Aural Vampire". CD Japan. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
