Izora (album)
Izora (titled ) is the twenty-third studio album by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on April 12, 2023. The album peaked at the 2nd position on the Oricon Albums Chart and is band's first Top 3 album on Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart. Its charting success makes it a rare example for such a long-lasting band and their "will and persistence" on the Japanese music scene. It is the last album featuring lead singer Atsushi Sakurai, who died on October 19, 2023. Release It is band's first studio album is three years. It was released on April 12, 2023, by Lingua Sounda/Victor in regular edition on CD, cassette, Vinyl and in limited edition A (with Blu-ray) and B (DVD), as well as digital download and streaming. Singles "Taiyou to Ikaros" (titled "") and "Mugen Loop" (titled "") were released on March 8 and 22 respectively. The song "Sayonara Shelter" was previously released in September 2022 on compilation album Catalogue The Best 35th Anniv., inspired by a Ukrainian girl singing "Let It Go" during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Chart performance The album peaked at the 2nd position on the Oricon Albums Chart with over 17 thousand copies