[Machine Translation] Jien Takahashi (Jien Takahashi), a guitarist who made his name with his MAJUSTICE "Ancestral Recall" released in 2023, is releasing a new innovation, VIOLET ETERNAL! He has chosen a partner to embody his idea of "ultimate melodic metal". And his chosen partner is Ivan Giannini to embody his idea of "ultimate melodic metal"! This album combines Ivan's emotional and powerful vocals, Jien's dramatic songs, and neo-classical and technical guitars. The result is an album that is sure to satisfy and inspire melodic metal fans, power metal fans, and even fans of beautifully stylized metal! In addition to producing the music, Jien is also responsible for the album's artwork, which beautifully builds the world of the album. Sound production was done by Dennis Ward, who has worked with Helloween and Angra, and he has taken the quality of the album to the extreme! The album features the full participation of Ollie Bernstein (b), who has played in ILLUSION FORCE and Marco Garau (key) of ex-DERDIAN and MAGIC OPERA, and Andrea Cappellari (g), formerly of SKELETOON and currently of NEKOMATA, In addition, Takao (g) of MINSTRELIX and YUHKI (key) of MINSTRELIX are also featured on this album, as well as former STRATOVARIARIUS members. The album also includes a song by Timo Turchi, formerly of STRATOVARIUS. The Japanese version of "Now and Forever" will be released first worldwide, and will include another version of "Now and Forever" as well. The masterpiece by the two Japanese-Italian heroes, Jien Takahashi, a young guitar hero who will be the savior of the metal world, and Ivan Giannini, a charismatic vocalist, has finally been released!