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SAEKO, a Japanese female metal singer reaching out from Japan to the world, releases her latest EP simultaneously in Europe and Japan!! An internationally diverse power metal project featuring members of Gamma Ray, Rhapsody of Fire, Trick or Treat, and others!! From Japan to the world. SAEKO's latest EP is built around Japanese metal singer Saeko Kitamae, together with frontline musicians of the European metal scene such as Michael Ehre (The Unity, Gamma Ray), Alessandro Sala (Rhapsody of Fire), and Guido Benedetti (Trick or Treat). Mixing and mastering were handled by V. Santura (Triptykon, Dark Fortress). It is a work in which Saeko reconstructs songs she had been writing since before her debut, reviving them with new interpretations and a contemporary sound. It contains five songs in total, including the advance singles "Seek the Light (Reimagined)" and "Sins for the Gods (Reimagined)." An ambitious work connecting her musical trajectory since the early 2000s with the present. This "international power metal" project, transcending borders and cultures, depicts love, hesitation, anger, and prayer over a heavy sound.

世界へ羽ばたく日本人女性メタルシンガー、SAEKOの最新EPが欧州と日本で同時発売!! Gamma Ray、Rhapsody of Fire、Trick or Treatらのメンバーを擁する国際色豊かなパワーメタル・プロジェクト!! 日本から世界へ。日本人メタルシンガー、Saeko Kitamaeを中心に、Michael Ehre (The Unity、Gamma Ray)、Alessandro Sala (Rhapsody of Fire)、Guido Benedetti (Trick or Treat)ら、欧州メタルシーン第一線のミュージシャン達によって構成されるSAEKOの最新EP。ミックス/マスタリングはV. Santura (Triptykon、Dark Fortress)が担当。Saeko自身がデビュー以前から書き続けてきた楽曲群を再構築し、新たな解釈と現代的なサウンドで蘇らせた作品。先行シングル「Seek the Light (Reimagined)」、「Sins for the Gods (Reimagined)」を含む全5曲収録。2000年代初頭から続く音楽的軌跡と現在を繋ぐ意欲作。国境も文化も越えた"国際パワーメタル"プロジェクトが、愛、迷い、憤り、祈りを重厚なサウンドに乗せて描き出す。