Epsilon (stylized as εpsilon) is Blood Stain Child's fifth studio album and first release on Coroner Records/Pony Canyon. It's also the first and only album to feature vocalist Sophia and drummer Gami (after the departure of vocalist Sadew and drummer/founding-member Violator). All compositions—except "Electricity," which is composed by Aki—are by Ryu, while lyrics are co-written by Sophia.[1] This album was pre-sold during A-Kon from June 10 to 12, 2011.[2] And, in this event, nine of the new songs (including the European bonus track, "Royal Sky") were performed.[3] As of June 7, 2011, Pony Canyon released forty-four second samples of each song in the album;[1] a full sample of "Sirius VI" debuted, through Internet radio, on May 26, 2011.[4]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Sophia and Ryu, except where noted; all music is composed by Ryu, except where noted.
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| 1. | "Sirius VI" | | | 4:28 |
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| 2. | "Forever Free (feat. Disarmonia Mundi)" | | | 3:58 |
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| 3. | "Stargazer" | | | 4:21 |
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| 4. | "S.O.P.H.I.A" | | | 2:52 |
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| 5. | "Unlimited Alchemist" | | | 3:51 |
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| 6. | "Electricity" | Aki | Aki | 3:40 |
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| 7. | "Eternal" | | | 4:34 |
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| 8. | "Moon Light Wave" | | | 2:45 |
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| 9. | "Dedicated to Violator" | | | 3:53 |
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| 10. | "Merry-Go-Round" | | | 4:35 |
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| 11. | "La+" | | | 3:19 |
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| 12. | "Sai-Ka-No" | | | 2:59 |
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Japanese Bonus Track| Title | Lyrics |
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| 13. | "Void Dmn-str. Remix" | Ryu | 4:20 |
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European Bonus Track| Title | Lyrics |
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| 13. | "Royal Sky" | Ryu | 4:06 |
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Personnel
- Blood Stain Child
- Guests
- Claudio Ravinale – screams on "Forever Free" and "S.O.P.H.I.A"
- Ettore Rigotti – vocals on "Forever Free" and "Moon Light Wave",[5] electronic percussion on "Forever Free".
- Production
Release history
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Release date
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| Japan
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June 15, 2011
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| Europe
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June 30, 2011
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References
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