Dahlia (album)
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Dahlia is an album released by X Japan
on November 4, 1996. It is the band's fifth studio album and is composed largely of ballad
s, with only a few tracks (i.e. "Scars", the title track, and to some extent "Rusty Nail") retaining the band's heavier musical traits seen on previous releases. Several of the songs achieved the number one position on the Oricon
singles chart (namely "Tears", "Longing ~Togireta Melody~", "Rusty Nail", "Dahlia" and "Forever Love"). The last concert of the tour in support for the record was released on VHS
and later on DVD
, as Dahlia Tour Final 1996. The album peaked at number one and has sold over 412,000 copies to date. It is X Japan's last album to feature new work by guitarist hide
due to his death two years after its release.
X Japan
is a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1982 by Yoshiki and Toshi. Originally named X , the group achieved their breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second album Blue Blood...
on November 4, 1996. It is the band's fifth studio album and is composed largely of ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
s, with only a few tracks (i.e. "Scars", the title track, and to some extent "Rusty Nail") retaining the band's heavier musical traits seen on previous releases. Several of the songs achieved the number one position on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
singles chart (namely "Tears", "Longing ~Togireta Melody~", "Rusty Nail", "Dahlia" and "Forever Love"). The last concert of the tour in support for the record was released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and later on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, as Dahlia Tour Final 1996. The album peaked at number one and has sold over 412,000 copies to date. It is X Japan's last album to feature new work by guitarist hide
Hide (musician)
, better known by his stage name hide , was a popular Japanese musician. He was primarily known for his work as lead guitarist of the heavy metal band X Japan from 1987 to 1997...
due to his death two years after its release.