Shine Like a Billion Suns

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Shine Like a Billion Suns
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Studio album by Boom Boom Satellites
Released February 4, 2015
Recorded 2013-2015
Genre Electronica, rock
Length50:28
Label Sony Japan
Boom Boom Satellites chronology
Experienced II: Embrace Tour 2013 Budokan
(2013)		Shine Like a Billion Suns
(2015)
Singles from Shine Like a Billion Suns
  1. "Only Blood"
    Released: August 6, 2014
  2. "A Hundred Suns"
    Released: January 8, 2015

Shine Like a Billion Suns is the ninth and last studio album from Japanese electronica/rock duo Boom Boom Satellites. Two editions of the album were released on February 4, 2015. [1] [2]

Electronica encompasses a broad group of electronic-based styles such as techno, house, ambient, jungle and other electronic music styles intended not just for dancing.

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Boom Boom Satellites Japanese electronic music band

Boom Boom Satellites were a Japanese electronic music duo consisting of guitarist and vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima and bassist and programmer Masayuki Nakano. While their music can be mostly classified as big beat or nu skool breaks with heavy jazz influences, they are famous for the heavy usage of electric guitars in their music, and the final product often has a strong rock or punk influence. They were signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan, with whom they had released all of their albums in Japan.

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Background

In 2014, Boom Boom Satellites created a new song, "Only Blood", for a special trailer for the film Monsterz . [3] Boom Boom Satellites performed at the Tokyo Ex Theater Roppongi with Acidman on July 2, 2014. [4] On July 4, 2014, the band announced that they will be composing the main theme, "Back In Black", for the upcoming anime adaptation of Ninja Slayer . [5] In late November 2014, the band announced that they would be releasing their new album Shine Like a Billion Suns; they will support the album with a concert at the Tokyo EX Theater Roppongi in March 2015. [6] [7] On December 31, 2014, programmer Masayuki Nakano revealed in a blog post on their official website that the guitarist Michiyuki Kawashima's brain tumor issue had once again relapsed at the conclusion of their March 2014 tour, making it the fourth time he had suffered a relapse, and after diagnosis had only been given two more years to live. However, after they had read about boron neutron capture therapy, Kawashima underwent the procedure, all the while writing the new album. Kawashima was recently informed that the spread of the tumors had been successfully stopped, and the band decided to share the information with their fans. Nakano mentioned how proud he was for Kawashima to be able to go through the procedures, continue to tour, and write the album. [8] [9]

<i>Monsterz</i> 2014 film by Hideo Nakata

Monsterz is a 2014 Japanese fantasy horror thriller film directed by Hideo Nakata. It is a remake of the 2010 South Korean film Haunters.

Acidman is a Japanese rock group. The band was formed in 1997 with four members, Shiibashi Takeshi, Urayama Ichigo, Satou Masatoshi, and Ohki Nobuo. They created two demo tapes together in 1998, but former vocalist Shiibashi Takeshi left in 1999. Ohki took his place and became the leader of the group. They continued playing live concerts, and were eventually signed to Toshiba-EMI. The band is often categorized as punk music or alternative rock but their musical style is broader and is said to blend various kinds of individual peculiarities.

Anime Japanese animation

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Track listing

All tracks written by Boom Boom Satellites.

No.TitleLength
1."Shine"5:05
2."Only Blood"4:47
3."Complicated"5:08
4."A Hundred Suns"4:49
5."Vanishing"4:44
6."Back In Black"5:05
7."The Moth (Attracted to the Flame)"1:19
8."Blind Bird"5:54
9."Overcome"5:15
10."Stain"2:38
11."Emergence"5:44
Total length:50:28

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  2. ↑ "iTunes: Shine Like a Billion Suns". iTunes Japan . Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ ""MONSTERZ" Special Trailer To Feature BOOM BOOM SATELLITES' New Song" . Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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