and ended with a Christmas concert on December 23, titled Christmas Stadium ~Mafuyu no Yagai~ ( Christmas STADIUM 〜真冬の野外〜 ) , at the outdoor Yokohama Stadium .
While it was not released until November 4, 1996, singles from the album had been released as early as a few months after Art of Life . Though this caused Dahlia to contain relatively little new material, the album reached number one on the charts.
It was continued in October with the Encore – To Rise tour, 28 concerts in smaller venues,
Also in July, the band went on the sold-out Un Ending Style tour, which opened with two consecutive concerts at Yokohama Arena and continued for 16 concerts in nine locations, and mobilized an audience of over one hundred thousand people.
In July, the single ” In Silence ” was released and peaked at number 2, spending 9 weeks on the charts, and was certified gold.
It was followed on April 22, by the band’s fourth album Style .
He stated that he had made the decision back in April 1996, though it was not publicly disclosed.
Yoshiki herniated cervical vertebrae after the March 13 show
In March 1996, ” End of Sorrow “, their seventh single, topped the charts, spent 8 weeks on them, and was certified platinum by the RIAJ.
Atsuo switched to drums