Ultimate Sacrifice

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Ultimate Sacrifice
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Studio album by
Released27 September 2017
Genre Power metal, neo-classical metal, symphonic metal [1]
Length65:13
Label Warner Music Japan
Producer Yorimasa Hisatake
Galneryus chronology
Under the Force of Courage
(2015)
Ultimate Sacrifice
(2017)
Into the Purgatory
(2019)

Ultimate Sacrifice is the eleventh studio album by power metal band Galneryus. It is their first album to feature drummer Fumiya, [2] as well as their first under their new label Warner Music Japan. It was released on 27 September 2017. [3]

Contents

It is a concept album that is a sequel to the band's previous album Under the Force of Courage . [4] A music video was made for the album's 12-minute title track, albeit cut to just half of the song. [5] The band promoted the album with the "JUST PRAY TO THE SKY Chapter II" tour that was documented in the live album JUST PLAY TO THE SKY ~WHAT COULD WE DO FOR YOU...?~. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Enter the New Age"SyuSyu3:00
2."Heavenly Punishment"SyuSyu5:56
3."Wings of Justice"SyuSyu5:49
4."The Shadow Within"SyuSyu5:46
5."With Sympathy"Taka, ShoYuhki6:09
6."Wherever You Are"Syu, Taka, ShoSyu6:35
7."Rising Infuriation"Taka, ShoYuhki8:07
8."Brutal Spiral of Emotions"
  • "I. Blinded by Anger"
  • "II. Burning Within"
  • "III. Soul Carried by the Wind""
SyuSyu11:28
9."Ultimate Sacrifice"
  • "I. Wishing to Liberate"
  • "II. The Battle in Desperation"
  • "III. The Reality in the End"
  • "IV. Phantasmagoria"
  • "V. The Living and the Dead"
SyuSyu12:23

Personnel

References

  1. "GALNERYUS pursues 'newness' as heavy metal. 'It's important to expand your horizons.'". Real Sound. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. "[Interview] GALNERYUS unleashes a magnificent story". Barks. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. "[Follow & RT to enter] We'll be giving away an original illustration signed by Tsutomu Takahashi, known for GALNERYUS and 'Sky High'! We're currently releasing an interview with him about his latest work, completed under a new system!". Gekirock. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  4. "GALNERYUS". Gekirock. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  5. "GALNERYUS". Gekirock. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  6. "GALNERYUS to release live video of "JUST PRAY TO THE SKY Chapter II" and hold tour". Real Sound. Retrieved 9 August 2025.