New Beginning (Band-Maid album)

New Beginning
Studio album by Band-Maid
Released	November 18, 2015
Recorded	2015
Studio	Studio Birdman West Sound Crew Studio Bungee Studio, Tokyo Thomas Studio, Kyoto
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal
Length	32:47
Language	Japanese English
Label	Gump
Band-Maid chronology
Maid in Japan (2014) New Beginning (2015) Brand New Maid (2016)
Music videos
"Thrill" on YouTube

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Thrill"	Kentaro Akutsu	Akutsu	4:04
2.	"Freezer"	Daria Kawashima	Atsushi Yamaguchi	3:15
3.	"Real Existence"	Miwa Sasaki	Koji Goto (ck 510)	4:11
4.	"Price of Pride"	Shiniki Yamashita	Ososhi Izumida	3:27
5.	"Arcadia Girl"	Yamashita	Masazumi Ozawa	4:04
6.	"Don't Apply the Brake"	Kawashima	Yamaguchi	3:19
7.	"Beauty and the Beast"	Kawashima	Hiroki Kawazoe	3:03
8.	"Don't Let Me Down"	Akihito Tokunaga	Tokunaga	3:19
9.	"Shake That!!"	Akutsu	Akutsu	4:05
Total length:				32:47

Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Real Existence" (music video)	4:12
2.	"Don't Let Me Down" (music video)	3:19
Total length:		7:31

Personnel

Band-Maid

• Saiki Atsumi – lead vocals (except track 7)
• Miku Kobato – rhythm guitar, vocals, lead vocals on track 7
• Kanami Tōno – lead guitar
• Misa – bass
• Akane Hirose – drums

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Japan Top Albums ( Billboard ) [7]	49
Japanese Albums ( Oricon ) [1]	64

References

1. "New Beginning | Band-Maid" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved October 18, 2021.
2. "メイド姿でハードロックを奏でるガールズ・ロック・バンド Band-Maid®、11/4リリースの2ndミニ・アルバム『New Beginning』の最新ヴィジュアル公開!" (in Japanese). Gekirock. October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
3. "Band-Maid New Beginning CD DVD Review". hXcHector.com. June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
4. Mayocchi, Warren. "BAND-MAID - New Beginning (2015)". Femme Metal Website. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
5. "New Beginning / Band-Maid". Gekirock (in Japanese). Retrieved December 11, 2022.
6. Cirone, David (November 5, 2016). "BAND-MAID - New Beginning (Review)". J-Generation. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
7. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. November 30, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2021.