On May 21, 1993, Buck-Tick released the single ” Dress “, which would

On May 21, 1993, Buck-Tick released the single ” Dress “, which would later be released in a new mix in 2005 and used as the opening theme for the Trinity Blood anime . Soon after, on June 23, they released their seventh studio album, Darker Than Darkness: Style 93 ; a loose concept album focusing on death. The album confused fans because after the last track (track 10), the CD skips and picks up at track 75 and then 84, both of which are strange buzzing noises, before skipping one last time to track 93, a hidden song. This technique was rare in Japan at that time, and apparently some fans tried to return their CDs to stores, claiming that they were broken. On the album, the band also began to experiment with different instruments—Hoshino played keyboards, and during live shows, Sakurai tried his hand at the saxophone. Both Hoshino and Sakurai played these instruments on the band’s next album. The Darker Than Darkness: Style 93 tour is the longest of the band’s career, with 59 performances in 50 locations between May and November. On December 31, 1993, Buck-Tick and Soft Ballet played a special concert for TVK at Shibuya Public Hall called Live Gaga Special, which was broadcast live.