ROCK AND READ 078 (JUNE 2018) RUKI THE GAZETTE

NINTH During their 15th anniversary last year, the GazettE, who spent most of the year in the underground producing an album, completed it; now their time came to reappear on the surface and rage! The 9th album “NINTH“. Compared to their previous work "DOGMA", which was surely pitch black, it became a very easy-to-understand, immediate …

Bass Magazine (July 2018) – Reita

The appearance of a “bassist” with growing depth Last year the GazettE had their 15th anniversary. The hard and heavy sound image, which is sticking to their unique aesthetics, has many devoted fans, not just in Japan but also overseas. NINTH is the first new album within 3 years, where they thought stronger about lives, …

the GazettE Sound Analyze Book – KAI

I: When you started with the drums what made you attracted to them? K: In short, it was the freedom, right? It wasn’t as if I didn’t know instruments like guitars or basses and my mother taught me to play the piano, so I also had chances to play that one, but for that one …

the GazettE Sound Analyze Book – Reita

I: You’re motivation to start with the bass was because you were involved with Uruha, right? Re: That’s right. I started with the guitar in the beginning of middle school, but when I lend Uruha my mini amp, he never returned it. That’s why I moved to the bass (lol). Also, even though I use …

the GazettE Sound Analyze Book – Aoi

I: The reason you started playing the guitar was because of X Japans KURENAI, wasn’t it? A: In the beginning I borrowed the classic guitar from my brother and played KURENAI! Later I saved the money from New Years to buy the electric guitar Aria Pro II for 55000 Yen. First of all, my brother …

the GazettE Sound Analyze Book – Uruha

I: You started with the guitar after you saw Sugizo (LUNA SEA), didn’t you? U: Yes. When I saw a PV of LUNA SEA, Sugizos showiness for example attracted me and his instrument was the guitar, so I started also with the guitar, right? And also, Reita had a red guitar and a bass, so …

the GazettE Sound Analyze Book – Ruki

I: First of all, please tell us again what made you want to be a vocalist? Ru: Two bands before, Uruha and Reita were there too by the way, I originally was the drummer! During that time I included the vocals when I worked on songs and turned into a vocalist (lol), our vocalist at …

Black B-Pass Kai Personal Interview

I: You passed the days of turmoil now, so are you finally able to take a break? K: Ah, well, I think it’s a bad habit of mine to always pause after releasing an album. Especially because we’re done with the album work, we have to face our next step and we thought whether we …

Black B-Pass Reita Personal Interview

I: First, I want to ask about the bass approach for the recorded songs, you also added accents to the song and you’re basically the position to support the bottom without rushing forward? Re: That’s right. It’s already like this for 10 years. In every important point my bass is active, but that’s what the …

Black B-Pass Aoi Personal Interview

I: After the release of your previous album DOGMA, the GazettE had a lot of chances to repeat the path your followed, such as the redefinition tour, the 13th and the 15th anniversary lives and more. After these how did you feel before you started with the album? A: I felt extremely relaxed. When we …