''The Dream, the Space'' is the debut studio album by Japanese

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band

Crossfaith Crossfaith ( Japanese: クロスフェイス) is a Japanese metalcore band from Osaka that was formed in 2006, which currently consists of vocalist Kenta Koie, guitarists Kazuki Takemura and Daiki Koide, drummer Tatsuya Amano, and keyboardist T ...

. It was released on 20 April 2011 through Zestone Records in Japan and Tragic Hero Records worldwide.

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews from critics. ''

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'' gave it 8 out of 10 and said: "Blowing us away with their stunning '' The Artificial Theory for the Dramatic Beauty'' at the tail end of last year, Crossfaith basically promise more of the same on this here follow up. Imagine if Bullet for My Valentine were to do all their shopping in Cyberdog and the results wouldn't be too far removed from what Crossfaith are offering; a near-perfect synthesis of technology and metal that should win the hearts and minds of rockers and rivetheads alike. Like its predecessor, ''The Dream, the Space'' is far too short for its own good but this only leaves us wanting more."

Track listing

Personnel

Crossfaith * Kenta Koie – lead vocals * Kazuki Takemura – guitars * Terufumi Tamano – keyboards, programming, samples, backing vocals * Hiroki Ikegawa – bass * Tatsuya Amano – drums Additional musicians * Masato Hayakawa of

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– guest vocals on track 7

References

2011 debut albums Crossfaith albums {{2010s-metalcore-album-stub