On November 29, Luna Sea released self-cover re-recordings of their albums Mother and Style via Avex Trax .
On November 11, an official statement posted on the musician’s website disclosed that Heath was diagnosed with colon cancer in June and died in a hospital on October 29, 2023, after his condition suddenly worsened that month. It was also announced that X Japan leader Yoshiki has been entrusted with…
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On November 7, 2023, news outlets reported that longtime bassist Heath had died in late October shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
They also held a special anniversary event at Club Citta on October 28, where the opening act included their former drummer Aruto.
From October 7 to December 31, they held a dual arena tour of 10 concerts at five venues where they alternated recreating the setlists of those two albums’ tours, the 1995 Mother of Love, Mother of Hate tour and the 1996 Un Ending Style tour, respectively.
In the meantime, the band teamed up with Moi dix Mois , D and Matenrou Opera for the four-date Japanese Visual Metal tour between September 22 and October 2, 2023.
On September 10, Yuki announced that rather than taking a hiatus like previously stated, he would instead be retiring from music completely after Versailles’ December 14 concert at Zepp Haneda.
On August 18, 2023, Babymetal released the single “Metali!!” featuring Tom Morello , with Momometal providing a spoken interlude in the song.
The band also performed live in Indonesia for the first time on August 18.
After he recovered, the band performed in some summer Japan festivals like Rock In Japan, Sweet Love Shower and Rush Ball.