| Historical ~The Highest Nightmare~ | ||||
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| Released | October 20, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Avex, HPQ | |||
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Historical ~The Highest Nightmare~ is one of the 10th anniversary albums from Nightmare. [1] [2] The 2-disc album contains 12 re-recorded tracks (from before the band's move to VAP), [3] 11 previously released songs and 1 new track. [4] The album peaked at #14 in the Oricon charts. [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "~Believe~" | |
| 2. | "Over" | |
| 3. | "HATE" | |
| 4. | "Akane (茜)" | |
| 5. | "Varuna" | |
| 6. | "Tokyo Shounen (東京傷年)" | |
| 7. | "Cyan (シアン)" | |
| 8. | "Jibun no Hana (時分ノ花)" | |
| 9. | "Яaven Loud speeeaker" | |
| 10. | "livEVIL" | |
| 11. | "Fly me to the Zenith" | |
| 12. | "Kyokutou Ranshin Tengoku (極東乱心天国)" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "the WORLD" | |
| 2. | "Alumina (アルミナ)" | |
| 3. | "Raison D’etre (レゾンデートル)" | |
| 4. | "Konoha (このは)" | |
| 5. | "DIRTY" | |
| 6. | "White Room" | |
| 7. | "MELODY" | |
| 8. | "Lost in Blue" | |
| 9. | "NAKED LOVE" | |
| 10. | "the LAST SHOW" | |
| 11. | "Can you do it?" | |
| 12. | "D Line of Tragedy (D 線上のトラジェディ（未発表新曲）)" |
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