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| Released | September 24, 2014 [1] | |||
| Genre | Power metal, neo-classical metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 1:11:24 | |||
| Label | VAP | |||
| Producer | Yorimasa Hisatake | |||
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Vetelgyus is the ninth studio album by power metal/neo-classical metal band Galneryus. The track "Attitude to Life" was used as the ending theme for the anime television series Laughing Under the Clouds .
All songs arranged by Galneryus and Yorimasa Hisatake.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Redstar Rising" | (Instrumentals) | Syu | 1:30 |
| 2. | "Endless Story" | Syu | Syu | 6:13 |
| 3. | "There's No Escape" | Sho | Syu | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Ultimatum" | Sho | Syu | 5:29 |
| 5. | "Enemy to Injustice" | Sho, Taka | Yuhki | 7:20 |
| 6. | "The Judgement Day (Vetelgyus mix)" | Syu | Syu | 7:42 |
| 7. | "Vetelgyus" | (Instrumentals) | Syu | 8:06 |
| 8. | "Attitude to Life" | Sho | Syu | 5:59 |
| 9. | "Secret Love" | Sho | Yuhki | 6:58 |
| 10. | "The Guide" | Taka | Syu | 5:14 |
| 11. | "I Wish" | Syu | Syu | 6:29 |
| 12. | "The Voyage" | (Instrumentals) | Syu | 4:58 |
The album reached No. 16 and No. 18 on the Billboard Japan Top Albums [2] and Oricon album charts, [1] respectively; the second highest rankings of their studio albums.
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