Aku (album)

Aku
Studio album by
Mucc
ReleasedJune 10, 2020 (2020-06-10)
GenreAlternative metal
Length69:00
LanguageJapanese
LabelDanger Crue
Mucc chronology
Kowareta Piano to Living Dead
(2019) 		Aku
(2020) 		Shin Sekai
(2022)

Aku (惡) is the fifteenth studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band Mucc, released on June 10, 2020 by Danger Crue. It was released in three editions: the regular edition with sixteen tracks, the limited edition with a bonus DVD and the fan club limited edition with a 48-page booklet.[1]

Aku peaked at the sixth position on weekly charts and first position on daily charts of Oricon Albums Chart.[2][3]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Aku -Justice-" (惡-JUSTICE-)TatsuroMiya3:34
2."Crack"MiyaMiya3:16
3."Ameria (Aku Mix)" (アメリア)MiyaMiya6:59
4."Kamikaze Over Drive" (神風 Over Drive)TatsuroSatochi2:23
5."Kurage" (海月)MiyaTooru Yoshida, Miya4:30
6."Friday the 13th"TatsuroTatsuro, Miya2:59
7."Cobalt"MiyaMiya4:16
8."Sandman"TatsuroMiya, Yukke3:10
9."Memai" (目眩; feat Hazuki from lynch.)MiyaMiya, Tatsuro4:12
10."Super Hero"TatsuroTatsuro4:30
11."Dead or Alive"Tatsuro, SatochiMiya, Satochi3:16
12."Jiko Keno" (自己嫌惡)MiyaMiya6:08
13."Alpha" (アルファ)MiyaYukke4:34
14."My World (Aku Mix)"Miya, SatochiMiya, Satochi4:56
15."Sei to Shi to Kimi (Aku Mix)" (生と死と君)MiyaMiya4:59
16."Spica" (スピカ)MiyaMiya5:43
Total length:69:00[4]
Limited edition (DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Recording of Aku documentary" 
2."MUCC Interview" 

Personnel

  • Tatsuro – vocals
  • Miya – guitar
  • Yukke – bass guitar
  • Satochi – drums

Additional musicians

  • Tooru Yoshida – keyboards

Charts

Chart performance for Aku
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 6

References

  1. ^ Sizergyia (2020-03-25). "MUCC delves into different genres for 15th album "Aku"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  2. ^ "惡 | MUCC". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. ^ "MUCC、『惡』シークレットトラックは"小樽の奇跡"完成形＋自身初デイリーチャート1位を記録". BARKS (in Japanese). 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  4. ^ "Aku on Spotify". Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  5. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2020-06-22" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 31, 2021.


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