Art of Life
by X Japan
- Type: EP
- Released: 25 August 1993
- Label: Atlantic
- Country: Japan
- Length: 29:00
- Community rating: 3.54/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Toshi, Heath, Yoshiki, Pata, Hide
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Consisting entirely of a single, staggering 29-minute suite, this hugely ambitious project blends blistering speed metal with sweeping orchestral maneuvers. The emotional, cinematic composition features an extended, highly dramatic classical piano solo from bandleader Yoshiki, cementing the group's legendary status in the visual kei movement. The grandiose epic is widely considered one of the defining masterpieces of Japanese metal.
Genres
Descriptors: existential, technical, symphonic, virtuosic, bombastic
Tracklist
- Art Of Life (29:00)