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ART OF LIFE 1993

progressive metal, power metal, symphonic metal 29 min 1 tracks

Art of Life is the fourth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on August 25, 1993, by Atlantic Records. The album consists solely of the 29-minute orchestrated title track, which was written and composed by Yoshiki entirely in English and recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It topped the Oricon chart and has sold over 600,000 copies. The album is the band's first after changing their name from simply X and the first to feature bassist Heath.

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Character

Grave, epic, earnest and spare.

gravecomic
intimateepic
earnest

Tracks

1Art of Life29:01

1 tracks, 29 minutes.

About the album

Artist: X JAPAN
Type: Album
Format: Digital Media
Country: XW

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