Ultimate Sacrifice

This article is about the album. For other uses, see Ultimate Sacrifice (disambiguation).

Ultimate Sacrifice
Studio album by Galneryus
Released	27 September 2017
Genre	Power metal, neoclassical metal, symphonic metal [1]
Length	65:13
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]

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]

In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted Ultimate Sacrifice the tenth best album in the history of hard rock and heavy metal in We Rock magazine's "Metal General Election". ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Enter the New Age"	Syu	Syu	3:00
2.	"Heavenly Punishment"	Syu	Syu	5:56
3.	"Wings of Justice"	Syu	Syu	5:49
4.	"The Shadow Within"	Syu	Syu	5:46
5.	"With Sympathy"	Taka, Sho	Yuhki	6:09
6.	"Wherever You Are"	Syu, Taka, Sho	Syu	6:35
7.	"Rising Infuriation"	Taka, Sho	Yuhki	8:07
8.	"Brutal Spiral of Emotions" "I. Blinded by Anger" "II. Burning Within" "III. Soul Carried by the Wind""	Syu	Syu	11:28
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"	Syu	Syu	12:23

Personnel

• Syu – Guitars
• Sho – Lead vocals
• Taka – Bass
• Fumiya – Drums
• Yuhki – Keyboards, Hammond organ

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.
7. メタル総選挙[Metal General Election]. We Rock Vol. 065. Sound Designer. 15 July 2018. pp. 45–46. 4910118270782.