Nextreme Explained

Nextreme
Type:	ep
Artist:	Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
Cover:	FALIV Netxreme cover.jpg
Released:	13 July 2011
Length:	25:07
Label:	VAP
Producer:	Yasuhisa Kataoka Kimihiro Nakase
Prev Title:	Dance & Scream
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	All That We Have Now
Next Year:	2012

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]

Personnel

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

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Billboard)^[6]	8
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[7]	8

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas – "Nextreme". Tower Records Japan. ja. Aoki. Masayuki. Arakin. Ryosuke. 13 July 2011. 20 November 2018.
2. Web site: Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas – Nextreme Interview. Gekirock. ja. Muraoka. 11 July 2011. 20 November 2018.
3. Web site: Oricon. ja. 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). 25 July 2011. 20 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20110810035506/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2011-07-25/. 10 August 2011.
4. Web site: 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". ja. Natalie. 27 February 2012. 29 March 2018.
5. News: Natalie. 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. ja. 13 May 2011. 20 November 2018.
6. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. Billboard Japan. 25 July 2011. 20 November 2018. ja.
7. Web site: Nextreme Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas. Oricon. 25 July 2011. 20 November 2018. ja.