Nextreme (stylised in all caps) is the sixth EP by Japanese electronicore band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas . It was released on 13 July 2011 through VAP .[ 1] The title Nextreme was formed from "next" and "extreme" (or "limit"), meaning that the band received the previous work and thrust their "next limit" into a mini album.[ 2] The EP made its debut at number 8 on the Oricon chart with 12,126 copies in its first week sales.[ 3] Nextreme won the CD Shop Awards for New Blood category in 2012.[ 4] The song "Jump Around" was selected to appear in the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 as the fourth track, and "Chase the Light!" was used as the opening theme for the second season of the anime Kaiji .[ 5]
Nextreme Released 13 July 2011 Studio Innig Studio Dutch Mama Studio Parasight Genre Length 25 :07 Label VAP Producer
Yasuhisa Kataoka
Kimihiro Nakase
Title 1. "Chase the Light!" 3:33 2. "Jump Around" 3:23 3. "The Answer for Unequal World" 3:51 4. "Shake Your Body" 3:45 5. "Believe Yourself" 3:38 6. "Interlude" 2:27 7. "Short But Seems Long, Time of Our Life" 4:27 Total length: 25:07
Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
So – clean vocals, backing unclean vocals, programming
Minami – unclean vocals, rapping, keyboards, programming
Sxun – lead guitar, backing vocals
Taiki – rhythm guitar
Mashu – bass
Tomonori – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Yasuhisa Kataoka – production, mixing
Kimihiro Nakase – production, mixing
Tuckey – mastering
Kentaro Tanaka – A&R
Kai Kuzuyama – management
Takashi Watanabe – package coordination
Keisuke Nishina – sales promotion
Takehiro Kobayashi – web promotion
Yutty – art direction, design
Yuji Ono – photography
Year
Award
Category
Work/Nominee
Result
2012
CD Shop Awards
New Blood
Nextreme
Won[ 4]
^ Aoki, Masayuki; Arakin, Ryosuke (13 July 2011). "Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas – "Nextreme" " (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan . Retrieved 20 November 2018 .
^ Muraoka (11 July 2011). "Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas – Nextreme | Interview" . Gekirock (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 November 2018 .
^ a b "週間 アルバムランキング 2011年07月25日付(2011年07月11日~2011年07月17日)" [Weekly Album Ranking July 25, 2011 (July 11–17, 2011)]. Oricon (in Japanese). 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2018 .
^ a b "ももクロがCDショップ大賞受賞「次はノーベル賞!」" [Momoclo won CD Shop Awards "Next Nobel Prize"]. Natalie (in Japanese). 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2018 .
^ "Fear, and Loathing in Las VegasカイジOP含む新作発表" [Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas' new release includes 'Kaiji' OP]. Natalie (in Japanese). 13 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2018 .
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan . 25 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2018 .
^ "Nextreme | Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas" (in Japanese). Oricon. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2018 .
^ "週間 アルバムランキング 2014年08月25日付(2014年08月11日~2014年08月17日)" [Weekly Album Ranking August 25, 2014 (August 11–17, 2014)]. Oricon (in Japanese). 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018 .