is the debut album by Japanese band

Wagakki Band is a Japanese band that combines rock music with ''wagakki'' (traditional Japanese musical instruments) and ''shigin'' (Japanese poems reciting art). Their early songs were adapted from Vocaloid recordings but they have since written their own ...

, released on April 23, 2014 by Avex Trax in three editions: CD only, CD with

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, and CD with

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. The album features

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(one UTAU) songs covered in the band's style of mixing

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(''wagakki'') with heavy metal. Their version of Kurousa-P's " Senbonzakura" has since become the band's signature song on live performances. The album peaked at No. 5 on

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's albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.

Track listing

All tracks are arranged by Wagakki Band.

Personnel

* Yuko Suzuhana – vocals * Machiya – guitar, vocals (9) * Beni Ninagawa – tsugaru shamisen * Kiyoshi Ibukuro –

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* Asa – bass * Daisuke Kaminaga – shakuhachi * Wasabi – drums * Kurona –

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Charts

Certification

References

External links

* * (Avex Group) * * {{Authority control Wagakki Band albums 2014 debut albums Japanese-language albums Avex Trax albums Covers albums