Akatsuki to Yami

[Machine Translation] Since its formation in 1999, 511 has been performing in Kokura, Kitakyushu, a colorful music scene, with its profound and speedy song development and stable live shows that fully showcase the band's career as a live band. Since their formation in 1999, 511 has been attracting many hardcore and punk fans in their hometown of Kokura, Kitakyushu, with their fast, heavy song development and stable live shows that give the audience a sense of their career as a live band. So far, they have released their first album "NEVER CHANGE HxC STYLE" in 2004 and their second album "sonosakinomukoue..." in 2008. In 2008, they released their second album " sonosakinomukoue... ". After participating in a number of compilations, in 2010 they released their big spirit album "NINE VIBES EVOLUTION" with their friend and ally, Tokyo hardcore band BECAUSE THEY KNOW, which made them well known throughout Japan. The album was released in 1985. This album lyrically depicts their inner feelings as they calmly assess modern society and quietly fight for their lives, while still retaining the poignant "511 verses" of their sharp, powerful, fast-paced music. The result is a powerful album with a unique tension that can only be produced by today's artists, and one that blows away the stagnant landscape of the contemporary music scene.

≪結成17年、常にアグレッシブなステージングと行動力で地元北九州小倉より全国へと発信し続けてきた511による新たなるメッセージ≫1999年の結成以降、地元北九州は小倉という多彩色豊かな音楽シーンで、重厚かつスピーディーな曲展開とライヴバンドとしてのキャリアを充分に感じさせる安定したライヴを武器に今までに多くのハードコア、パンクファンを魅了し、もはや北九州音楽シーンでは絶対的存在感を放つ511。これまでに単独音源では2004年にファーストアルバム”NEVER CHANGE HxC STYLE”、2008年にセカンドアルバム”sonosakinomukoue...”を発表。いくつものコンピレーションに参加の後、2010年には盟友である東京ハードコアバンド、BECAUSE THEY KNOWとのビッグスピリットアルバム”NINE VIBES EVOLUTION”でその知名度を全国的に轟かせていった。今作は現代社会を冷静に見極め、静かに戦う彼らの心の内を叙情的に描きながらも、キレのあるパワーで疾走する痛快な”511節”は今も尚も健在する。今の彼らだから出せる独特な緊張感、そして現代音楽シーンの淀んだ風景をも吹き飛ばしてくれる力強い1枚として仕上がった。