Vetelgyus Explained

Vetelgyus
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Galneryus
Cover:	Galneryus vetelgyus.jpg
Released:	September 24, 2014
Genre:	Power metal, neo-classical metal, symphonic metal
Length:	1:11:24
Label:	VAP
Producer:	Yorimasa Hisatake
Prev Title:	Angel of Salvation
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	Under the Force of Courage
Next Year:	2015

Vetelgyus is the ninth studio album by power metal/neo-classical metal band Galneryus. The track "Attitude to Life" was used as the ending theme for the anime television series Laughing Under the Clouds.

Track listing

All songs arranged by Galneryus and Yorimasa Hisatake.

• Track 2 was rerecorded in Syu's 2016 solo album You Play Hard as an instrumental

Personnel

• Syu – Guitar
• Sho – Vocals
• Taka – Bass
• Junichi – Drums
• Yuhki – Keyboards, Hammond organ

Additional credits

• Yasuyuki "Buddy" Hirahara – (Instrumental Technician)
• Hitomi Orima – (Female Vocals on Tr. 5, 7, 10)
• Syu, Sho, Yuhki, Yorimasa Hisatake – (Additional Chorus)
• Yutaka Kuwase (LOGGIA) – (Art Direction and Design)
• Shinya Omachi – (Photographer)

Chart performance

The album reached No. 16 and No. 18 on the Billboard Japan Top Albums^[1] and Oricon album charts,^[2] respectively; the second highest rankings of their studio albums.

Notes and References

1. Billboard Japan Top Albums. Billboard Japan. 4 May 2015.
2. Web site: Galneryus: Vetelgyus . Oricon Show Business Directory . . October 25, 2014 . Japanese.