Taboo , the band’s fourth studio album, was previously recorded in

Taboo , the band’s fourth studio album, was previously recorded in London in September 1988 with producer Owen Paul . The band had also played a gig there, at the Greyhound music club, and amongst those who attended were members of the band Der Zibet , who were also recording in London at the time. The members of Buck-Tick loved London, especially Sakurai, who felt that the music scene there was more welcoming of dark and serious music. With the album, the band broke into a darker, more serious sound which took a fair amount of criticism from members of the Japanese music scene who had previously thought of Buck-Tick as little more than idols . However, it became the band’s first to reach number one on the charts when it was released on January 18, 1989. The following two days marked the end of the Seventh Heaven tour with the band’s first concerts at the Nippon Budokan , which were recorded for the two-part concert video Sabbat .