Holy Grail (album)

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Holy Grail
Versailles - Holy Grail.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 2011 (2011-06-15)
RecordedWarner Music Recording Studio & Studio Fine
Genre Symphonic power metal, neoclassical metal
Length71:20
Label Warner Music Japan
Producer Versailles & Takahashi Keiichi
Versailles chronology
Jubilee
(2010)
Holy Grail
(2011)
Versailles
(2012)

Holy Grail is the third album by Versailles, released on June 15, 2011 it is their first to feature new bassist Masashi. [1] The album includes "Philia", theme song of their TV program Onegai Kanaete Versailles, "Masquerade", main theme of the film Vampire Stories: Brothers and "Vampire", main theme of the film Vampire Stories: Chasers.

The limited edition comes with a bonus DVD of the music videos for "Masquerade", "Vampire", "Destiny -The Lovers-" and "Philia". The deluxe box limited edition comes with a DVD of five versions of the "Masquerade" music video, each focusing on a different member, an interview with Kamijo and the making-of the video. [2]

Track listing

Disc 1 (CD)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Masquerade"KamijoKamijo6:00
2."Philia"Kamijo Hizaki 5:56
3."Thanatos"KamijoMasashi4:32
4."Flowery"Kamijo Teru 3:59
5."Remember Forever"HizakiHizaki6:35
6."Destiny -The Lovers-"KamijoKamijo6:40
7."Dry Ice Scream!! (Remove Silence)"HizakiHizaki4:38
8."Threshold" Teru1:59
9."Judicial Noir"KamijoHizaki4:23
10."Love Will Be Born Again"KamijoKamijo4:13
11."Vampire"KamijoKamijo4:31
12."Faith & Decision"KamijoHizaki16:28
13."The Theme of Holy Grail" Kamijo1:26
Total length:71:20
Disc 2 (DVD, limited edition)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Masquerade" (Music video)KamijoKamijo 
2."Vampire" (Music video)KamijoKamijo 
3."Destiny -The Lovers-" (Music video)KamijoKamijo 
4."Philia" (Music video)KamijoHizaki 
Disc 2 (DVD, deluxe box limited edition)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Masquerade (Kamijo version)" (Music video)KamijoKamijo 
2."Masquerade (Hizaki version)" (Music video)KamijoKamijo 
3."Masquerade (Teru version)" (Music video)KamijoKamijo 
4."Masquerade (Masashi version)" (Music video)KamijoKamijo 
5."Masquerade (Yuki version)" (Music video)KamijoKamijo 
6."Kamijo interview and clips from the making of the music video"   

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References

  1. "Holy Grail". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  2. "Holy Grail Deluxe". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-24.