Unlucky Morpheus

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Unlucky Morpheus
Also known asAnkimo (あんきも)
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2008–present
Members
  • Shiren (紫煉)
  • Fuki
  • Jinya (仁耶)
  • Jill
  • Hiroyuki Ogawa
  • FUMIYA
  • Kasumi (歌澄)
Website sound.jp/ankimo/

Unlucky Morpheus is a Japanese symphonic power metal band formed in 2008. It consists of vocalists Fuki and Kasumi, guitarists Shiren and Jinya, bassist Ogawa Hiroyuki, drummer Fumiya Morishita, and violinist Jill. [1] Their latest album, "Evolution", was released in 2022. [2]

Contents

History

Unlucky Morpheus was formed in 2008 by Fuki (vocals) and Shiren (guitar) after having met the year prior. [3] On October 3, 2008, the band released their first mini-album, Hypothetical Box, an arrangement album of compositions from the Touhou Project series, at the dōjin event "M3" on a home made CD-R. [4]

The band released their first professionally pressed CD, REBIRTH, at the dōjin event "Hakurei Jinja Reitaisai" on March 8, 2009. [4] Later that year on October 12 they played their first live show at Tamachi CUBE (田町CUBE). [4] [5]

On January 6, 2011, they performed their final show of the "Fuyu no Mikaku no Tabearuki 2010→2011" tour at Shibuya O-EAST. This show was recorded and released as their first live album Fuyumika Tabearuki Final ~Lunatic East~ LIVE (ふゆみか食べ歩きファイナル ～Lunatic East～ LIVE) on both CD and DVD on 2011-05-08. [4] [6]

On August 16, 2014, the band released the album affected, their first to consist entirely of original compositions. [4]

The band released their first music video, "Black Pentagram", on April 9, 2017, on YouTube to promote their EP of the same name released on December 29, 2016. [4] [7]

On September 19, 2018, the band released the album CHANGE OF GENERATION, their first release to chart, peaking at 26 on the Oricon charts. [8]

The sub-unit, "QUADRATUM From Unlucky Morpheus" (composed of Jinya, Jill, Hiroyuki Ogawa and FUMIYA), released their first album, Loud Playing Workshop on January 27, 2021. It featured covers of popular heavy metal songs, including a violin cover of Van Halen's "Eruption". [9]

Band members

Discography

Major studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN
[11]
affected
  • Released: 2014-08-16
  • Label: None (ANKM-0020)
  • Formats: CD
—
VAMPIR
  • Released: 2015-04-26
  • Label: None (ANKM-0021)
  • Formats: CD
—
CHANGE OF GENERATION
  • Released: 2018-09-19
  • Label: None (ANKM-0030)
  • Formats: CD
26
Unfinished
  • Released: 2020-07-29
  • Label: None (ANKM-0036)
  • Formats: CD
15
evolution
  • Released: 2022-04-27
  • Label: None (ANKM-0041)
  • Formats: CD
16

Major live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN
[11]
LIVE 2017 CD
  • Released: 2017-08-11
  • Label: None (ANKM-0026)
  • Formats: CD
—
"XIII" Live at Toyosu PIT CD
  • Released: 2022-03-09
  • Label: None (ANKM-0039, ANKM-0040)
  • Formats: CD
49
EVOLUTION & DIVERSITY LIVE 2022 at Zepp DiverCity CD
  • Released: 2023-03-08
  • Label: None (ANKM-0043, ANKM-0044)
  • Formats: CD
49

Major extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN
[12]
Black Pentagram
  • Released: 2016-12-29
  • Label: None (ANKM-0024)
  • Formats: CD
—
CADAVER / REVADAC
  • Released: 2018-03-28
  • Label: None (ANKM-0027)
  • Formats: CD
—
Takiyashahime (瀧夜叉姫)
  • Released: 2020-04-29
  • Label: None (ANKM-0035)
  • Formats: CD
24

Major singles

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN
[12]
Wings
  • Released: 2015-08-14
  • Label: None (ANKM-0022)
  • Formats: CD
—
"M" Revolution
  • Released: 2021-09-12
  • Label: None
  • Formats: digital download
—

Major live videos

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN
[13]
LIVE 2017
  • Released: 2017-08-11
  • Label: None (ANKM-0025)
  • Formats: DVD
—
CHANGE OF GENERATION TOUR FINAL
  • Released: 2019-07-31
  • Label: None (ANKM-0032)
  • Formats: Blu-ray
—
"XIII" Live at Toyosu PIT Blu-ray
  • Released: 2022-03-09
  • Label: None (ANKM-0038)
  • Formats: Blu-ray
13
EVOLUTION & DIVERSITY LIVE 2022 at Zepp DiverCity Blu-ray
  • Released: 2023-03-08
  • Label: None (ANKM-0042)
  • Formats: Blu-ray
11

Dōjin studio albums

TitleRelease dateCatalog number
Hypothetical BoxOctober 13, 2008ANKM-0000
REBIRTHMarch 8, 2009ANKM-0001
So That A Star Shines at Night SkyMay 5, 2009ANKM-0002
Amazement Park!!July 19, 2009ANKM-0003
JealousyAugust 30, 2009ANKM-0004
Unbeatable AccompliceOctober 11, 2009ANKM-0005
Hypothetical Box ACT 2May 5, 2010ANKM-0006
Byōgin Kishō (猫吟鬼嘯)August 14, 2010ANKM-0007
HEAVY METAL BE-BOPAugust 13, 2011ANKM-0012
Faith and WarfareDecember 30, 2011ANKM-0013
U&I EUROBEAT REMIXDecember 30, 2011ANKM-0014
Parallelism・αAugust 11, 2012ANKM-0015
Parallelism・βDecember 30, 2012ANKM-0016
Parallelism・γDecember 30, 2012UNUN-0001
Miseria Kills SlaughterouslyDecember 30, 2013ANKM-0018
SignsMay 11, 2014ANKM-0019
REBIRTH RevisitedDecember 30, 2015ANKM-0023
Saireco JealousyMay 6, 2018ANKM-0028
Heikō Jikū no Ongakukai (並行時空の音楽会)May 5, 2019ANKM-0031
Hypothetical Box ACT3August 12, 2019ANKM-0033

Dōjin live albums

TitleRelease dateCatalog number
Fuyumika Tabearuki Final ~Lunatic East~ LIVE CD (ふゆみか食べ歩きファイナル ～Lunatic East～ LIVE CD)May 8, 2011ANKM-0009/0010/0011
Kiseki no Heijitsu (奇跡の平日)August 10, 2018ANKM-0029

Dōjin compilation albums

TitleRelease dateCatalog number
Visual Rock History ~Raddock & XI All Songs Collection~ (Visual Rock History ～ラドック＆XI All Songs Collection～)August 12, 2013YUKI-0001/0002
Best of Dramatic MelodyAugust 12, 2013ANKM-0017

Dōjin live videos

TitleRelease dateCatalog number
Fuyumika Tabearuki Final ~Lunatic East~ LIVE DVD (ふゆみか食べ歩きファイナル ～Lunatic East～ LIVE DVD)May 8, 2011ANKM-0008
Lunatic East 2019 TOUR FINALMarch 22, 2020ANKM-0034

As QUADRATUM From Unlucky Morpheus

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN
Loud Playing Workshop
  • Released: 2021-01-27
  • Label: None (ANKM-0037)
  • Formats: CD
—

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  2. ↑ "『evolution』 - Unlucky Morpheus". sound.jp. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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