Liquidation

[Machine Translation] ROSEROSE will celebrate their 40th anniversary in December 2023. To celebrate their 40th anniversary, the band is launching a reissue project with three consecutive monthly releases. The first release will be a coupling reissue of "LIQUIDATION" and "THROBBING OF THE NEEDY", both of which will be released on CD for the first time! LIQUIDATION" was released in 1990 by IN YOUR FACE, a band led by Kalv, a member of UK hardcore legends HERESY, and is a crossover sound that was completed by adding metallic elements to their "fast and heavy" sound, It is an impressive work with a sound-making style that is similar to the later death metal sound. The bonus track "THROBBING OF THE NEEDY" is from the split LP with SIC released on VINYL SOLUTION in 1988, and this time includes the ROSEROSE SIDE, which was recorded on two separate sides of the record. This time, the ROSEROSE SIDE, which was recorded on two separate sides of the record, is included. This album was released two years before "LIQUIDATION," and is characterized by a sound that is both fast and heavy, with a stronger hardcore flavor. In the same year, they became the first Japanese punk band to tour the UK and Europe (Sleeping Bag Tour) with HERESY and KINGS OF OBLIVION, which was a big hit. This is a reissue of an important work that should be called the archive of Japanese hardcore.

2023年12月にバンド結成40周年を迎えるROSEROSE。彼らの40周年を記念して、3ヶ月連続リリースでリイシュー・プロジェクトが始動! その第一弾リリースは、ともに初CD化となる「LIQUIDATION」と「THROBBING OF THE NEEDY」のカップリング・リイシューに決定! UKハードコア・レジェンドHERESYのメンバーであるKalvが主宰するIN YOUR FACEより、1990年にリリースされた「LIQUIDATION」は、当時"速く重く"を追及していた彼らが、メタリックな要素をも盛り込んで完成させたクロスオーバー・サウンドで、後のデス・メタル・サウンドにも通じるサウンド・メイキングが印象的な作品。ボーナス・トラックの「THROBBING OF THE NEEDY」は、1988年にVINYL SOLUTIONよりリリースされたSICとのスプリットLPで、今回はレコードの片面を分け合って収録されていたROSEROSE SIDEを収録。「LIQUIDATION」の2年前にリリースされた作品だけあり、よりハードコア色が強いながらも速さと重さを兼ね備えたサウンドが特徴的。また同年にはHERESY、KINGS OF OBLIVIONらとともに、日本のパンクバンドとして初のイギリス&ヨーロッパツアー (スリーピング・バッグ・ツアー)を敢行し大きな話題となった。ジャパニーズ・ハードコアのアーカイヴともいうべき重要作の再発。