Hypertoughness

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Hypertoughness
Studio album by
Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
Released4 December 2019
Genre
Length36:46
LabelWarner Music Japan
Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas chronology
New Sunrise
(2017) 		Hypertoughness
(2019) 		Cocoon for the Golden Future
(2022)
Singles from Hypertoughness
  1. "The Gong of Knockout"
    Released: 7 June 2019
  2. "The Stronger, the Further You'll Be"
    Released: 19 September 2019
  3. "Massive Core"
    Released: 29 November 2019

Hypertoughness (stylised in all caps) is the sixth studio album by Japanese electronicore band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas. It was released on 4 December 2019 through Warner Music Japan.[1] It is the first album to feature new bassist Tetsuya, who replaced Kei due to his death on an acute heart failure at his home on midnight of 12 January.[2][3]

Background and promotion[edit]

On 31 January 2018, the band released a new PV for the song "Keep the Heat and Fire Yourself Up" which is also the opening for the anime Hakyū Hōshin Engi.[4] The full single was released 2 May 2018. The band also provided "The Gong of Knockout" for the second opening for Netflix and TMS Entertainment's anime adaptation of Baki the Grappler in 2018.[5] On 4 December, the band released the album in Japan with an announcement that the worldwide release date is set on 15 January 2020.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."The Stronger, the Further You'll Be"3:41
2."The Gong of Knockout"3:30
3."Cure"3:09
4."Great Strange"3:22
5."Interlude"2:11
6."Keep the Heat and Fire Yourself Up"3:25
7."Treasure in Your Hands"3:29
8."Karma"3:21
9."Thoughtless Words Have No Value But Just a Noise"3:23
10."Where You Belong"3:39
11."Massive Core"3:32
Total length:36:46

Personnel[edit]

Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas

  • So – clean vocals, backing unclean vocals, programming
  • Minami – unclean vocals, rapping, keyboards, programming
  • Taiki – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tetsuya – bass, backing vocals
  • Tomonori – drums, percussion

Charts[edit]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 10

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan — 11,835[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Hypertoughness". CDJapan. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ Ressler, Karen (16 January 2019). "Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Band Bassist Kei Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ "新メンバー加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of New Member] (in Japanese). Official website. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (15 December 2017). "TV anime "Hakyu Hoshin Engi" new PV introduces OP song by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Baki Recap Trailer Released Before Second Half of Series | MANGA.TOKYO". MANGA.TOKYO. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegasのアルバム" [Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas albums]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  7. ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年12月16日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on 16 December 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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