Phase 2 (album) explained

Phase 2
Type:	studio
Artist:	Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
Cover:	FALILV Phase 2 cover.jpg
Released:	6 August 2014
Length:	40:15
Label:	VAP
Producer:	Yasuhisa Kataoka
Prev Title:	Rave-up Tonight
Prev Year:	2014
Next Title:	Feeling of Unity
Next Year:	2015

Phase 2 (stylised in all caps) is the third studio album by Japanese electronicore band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas. It was released on 6 August 2014 through VAP.^[1] It debuted at number 4 on Oricon chart with sales of 21,978 copies in Japan in its opening week.^[2] The single for the album, "Rave-up Tonight", was released on 25 January 2014. Its music video was nominated for the 2014 Space Shower Music Awards for Best Video category.^[3] "Rave-up Tonight" was used as theme song for arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost.^[4] Other songs of the album, "Virtue and Vice", was featured as the opening theme for anime Brynhildr in the Darkness, while "Thunderclap" was chosen for the opening theme for anime .^{[5] [6]}

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, backing vocals
• Kei – bass
• Tomonori – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Yasuhisa Kataoka – production, mixing
• Tuckey – mastering
• Yutty – art direction, design
• Yuji Ono – photography

Charts

Album

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Billboard)^[7]	4
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	4

Single

Notes and References

1. News: Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Escalates to 'Phase 2' with New Album. JpopAsia. 8 May 2014. 10 August 2014.
2. Web site: Oricon. ja. 週間 アルバムランキング 2014年08月18日付（2014年08月04日～2014年08月10日）. Weekly Album Ranking August 18, 2014 (August 4–10, 2014). 18 August 2014. 19 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20140817205751/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2014-08-18/. 17 August 2014.
3. Web site: SPACE SHOWER MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS、BEST VIDEOS～優秀作品50選～を発表. Space Shower Music Video Awards, Best Videos ~ 50 excellent works selected. ja. Rockin'On Japan. 1 February 2015. 24 April 2018.
4. News: Green. Scott. Video: "Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost" introduces Nobel Gundam. Crunchyroll. 4 September 2014. 14 October 2018.
5. News: Loo. Egan. Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas band performs new 'Brynhildr in the Darkness' song. Anime News Network. 7 June 2014. 14 October 2018.
6. News: Komatsu. Mikikazu. Video: Fear, and loathing in Las Vegas performs "Sengoku Basara: Judge End" OP song. Crunchyroll. 7 July 2014. 19 October 2018.
7. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. Billboard Japan. 18 August 2014. 19 November 2018. ja.
8. Web site: Phase 2 Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas. Oricon. 18 August 2014. 19 November 2018. ja.
9. Web site: Rave-up Tonight Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas. Oricon. 27 January 2014. 19 November 2018. ja.
10. Web site: Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart. Billboard. 1 February 2014. 19 November 2018.