摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) have announced the release of their 10th full album “六花” (Mutsu no Hana). The album will be released on December 18, 2024 – which is also vocalist 苑 (Sono)’s birthday.
The album will be released as a ‘regular edition’ and as a ‘limited edition’, and both have slightly different ways of preordering:
The regular edition will be available through CD shops nationwide, Amazon and live venues, while the limited edition (which comes with a photo book and a transparent sleeve case with a changing jacket) will only be available through the band’s official web shop and live venues. This pre-order will also come with a bonus in the form of a sticker.
The regular edition will cost ¥3,500 and the limited edition is a little more expensive at ¥4,000.
Pre-orders have started on the official web shop since the 5th of November, and will last until the 19th of November, 23:59 Japan time. (You can also place an order from overseas through the CDJapan proxy service listing, here.)
The tracklist for the new album has not been revealed yet, so unfortunately we can’t tell you more about it just yet.
Additionally, a few in-store events have been planned already, but more details about these events will be announced later:
12/19 (Thu) Tower Records 新宿 (Shinjuku)
12/22 (Sun) Tower Records 渋谷 (Shibuya)
04/18 (Fri) 名古屋 (Nagoya)
04/22 (Mon) 大阪 (Osaka)
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