January 2009 saw the release of the single ” Galaxy “, with the band’s sixteenth studio album, Memento Mori , following on February 18. The album continues to explore the sound of “straight rock”, and Sakurai said that while the focus of his previous lyrics had been about death, for Memento Mori he focused on both life and death. However, the tour brought back more elaborate stage shows, with Sakurai appearing from a large white balloon. The tour spanned three months beginning in April, with 25 performances in total. The final two concerts were held at Tokyo’s NHK Hall in July. Buck-Tick also performed at Arabaki Rock Fest.09 on April 25 and the Inazuma Rock Festival on September 20, and held the Tour Memento Mori -Rebirth- from September to October, before a single Day in Question concert on December 29.
January 2009 saw the release of the single ” Galaxy “, with the
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