On July 9, AKFG held their fifth Nano-Mugen Festival at Yokohama Arena , where they performed with seven other Japanese and UK bands.
These were later complied onto the album Awake , which was released on June 22, 2005.
On May 31, 2005, Tofu Records , Sony Music Japan’s U.S. label, released a DVD of their 2004 Otakon concert.
Between March 14 and June 26 of 2005, AKFG went on an extensive sold-out Re:Re Tour, performing at forty-eight concerts in thirty-eight cities throughout Japan.
In March 2005, Galneryus released their second album Advance to the Fall
In March 2005, the Pillows played their first show in the United States at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas , followed by concerts in New York City and San Francisco . In September, the band released a live DVD entitled Delicious Bump Tour in USA , featuring footage of…
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Their international popularity was bolstered by their 2005 album Pink , which was met with considerable critical praise and a strong response from music fans when reissued in the US on Southern Lord.
In 2005, the band also began organizing their own concert series titled “This Summer Festival”, shortened to “This Fes” ( ディスフェス , disu fesu ) , which became an annual part of their live activities.
The band closed the year by releasing the single, ” Blue Train ” ( ブルートレイン ) , followed up by a brief tour entitled, “Tour SUI CUP 2005 – Winter Dragon” in December.
2005 saw the group’s first official European releases as well, beginning with Withering to Death . The band’s music had previously been available through means of import and Internet file-sharing only for European fans. The album achieved Dir En Grey’s first non-Asian chart position, reaching No. 31 in the Finnish…
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