Reactivated X JAPAN To Announce Plans At Press Conference

January 16, 2008

According to Jrock Revolution web site, reactivated Japanese rockers X JAPAN will hold a press conference on January 20 to make an official announcement regarding their upcoming plans.

Jrock Revolution has posted a full report on the video shoot for the song "I.V." from X JAPAN which took place on October 22 at Aqua City, Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. Read the report at this location. Check out photos from the shoot at Wire Image.

The entire event was reportedly broadcast to a public audience next to the location of the video shoot.

"I.V." appears in the fourth movie of the record-breaking "Saw" horror franchise, although it's not featured on the film's soundtrack.

"Saw IV" comes from the same team that produced "Catacombs", which featured the song "Blue Butterfly", written and produced by X JAPAN founder Yoshiki.

Approached in July 2006 about producing the theme track for "Saw IV", Yoshiki chose to perform the song with X JAPAN.

Written and composed by Yoshiki, with lyrics completely in English due to the international target audience, the song features Toshi on vocals, Pata on guitar and Heath on bass. While attending Toshi's vocal recording sessions, Yoshiki took the lead in overseeing the English lyrics.

"I.V." reportedly features previously unreleased ideas written by X JAPAN's influential lead guitarist Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto, who committed suicide in May 1998.

To listen to "I.V.", click on the play button below.

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