Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas (Band)

This article describes the Japanese trancecore band. For the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson see Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , for its film adaptation Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) .

Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
General information
origin	Kobe , Hyogo Prefecture , Japan
Genre (s)	Trancecore
founding	2008
Website	www.lasvegas-jp.com
Current occupation
Singing , screaming	So Takeda
Screaming, keyboard	Keisuke Minami
Electric guitar , background vocals	Taiki
Drums	Tomonori
former members
Electric bass , backing vocals	Mashu (2008-2013)
Electric bass, backing vocals	Kei (2013–2019, † 2019)
Electric guitar , background vocals	Sxun (2008-2018)

Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas is a trancecore band from Kobe , Hyogo Prefecture , Japan, founded in 2008 .

history

Fear, and Loathing was founded in Las Vegas in 2008 in Kobe , Hyōgo Prefecture, when the musicians of the now disbanded groups Ending for a Start and Blank Time decided to found a new band. The group's first official line-up consisted of Keisuke Minami, Sxun, Taiki, Tomonori and MaShu, before So Takeda became a sixth member of the band. In the meantime, bassist MaShu and guitarist Sxun left the group. MaShu was replaced by Kei, who was the bass player in the band until his death from heart failure in 2019.

The group released in 2008 with My Dear Lady, Will You Dance with Me Tonight? and Scorching Epochal Sensation two demos before the group was signed by VAP and two years later they released an EP with ~ Entering the New World ~ and their debut album with Dance & Scream . This was followed by other EPs, albums and several singles, some of which were able to reach listings in the Japanese music charts . Some songs have been used as music for video games and anime series such as Hunter × Hunter , Mobile Suit Gundam , Gakuen Basara , Grappler Baki , Parasyte - The Maxim, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 . The British professional wrestler Neville , who participated in Japan as Pac at Dragon Gate , also used a song by the group as invasion music.

The band's concerts have mainly taken place in Japan to this day. There the group played twice at the Ozzfest , as well as concerts with Crystal Lake , Babymetal and Fall Out Boy . So far the group has only played a few concerts in South Korea , Taiwan and France .

music

The music of Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas can by and large be described as trancecore , where danceable trance beats meet hard metal sounds . Most of the lyrics are in English .

Discography

Albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		JP
2010	Dance & Scream VAP	-	First published: November 24, 2010
2012	All That We Have Now VAP	JP4 (61 weeks) JP	First published: August 8, 2012
2014	Phase 2 VAP	JP4 (51 weeks) JP	First published: August 6, 2014
2015	Feeling of Unity VAP	JP2 (18 weeks) JP	First published: September 30, 2015
2017	New Sunrise Warner Music Japan	JP5 (18 weeks) JP	First published: October 25, 2017
2019	Hypertoughness Warner Music Japan	JP10 (10 weeks) JP	First published: December 4th, 2019

EPs

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		JP
2010	~ Entering the New World ~ VAP	-	First published: February 16, 2010
2011	Nextreme VAP	JP8 (72 weeks) JP	First published: July 13, 2011
2014	Rave Up Tonight VAP	JP3 (8 weeks) JP	First published: January 25, 2014

Singles

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		JP
2009	Burn the Disco Floor with Your 2-Step !!	-
2010	Evolution ~ Entering the New World ~	-	Invasion music by Pac during his time at Dragon Gate
2010	Take Me Out !! / Twilight	-
2012	Just awake	JP8 (5 weeks) JP	Credits Hunter × Hunter
2014	Rave-up Tonight	JP3 (8 weeks) JP	Theme music Mobile Suit Gundam VS. Maxi Boost
2015	Let me hear	JP3 (19 weeks) JP	Opening credits Parasyte - The Maxim
2015	Starburst	JP6 (13 weeks) JP
2017	Shine	JP7 (7 weeks) JP
2018	Greedy	JP10 (10 weeks) JP
2018	The gong of knockout	-	Opening credits Grappler Baki
2018	Be Affected ( feat.Takanori Nishikawa )	-	Credits Gakuen Basara
2019	The Stronger, the Further You'll Be	-
2019	Massive core	-

Video albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		JP
2013	The Animals in Screen VAP	JP13 (7 weeks) JP	First published: June 26, 2013
2016	The Animals in Screen II VAP	JP12 (5 weeks) JP	First published: April 27, 2016
2019	The Animals in Screen III Warner Music Japan	JP7 (5 weeks) JP	First published: January 16, 2019

Demos

• 2008: My Dear Lady, Will You Dance with Me Tonight?
• 2008: Scorching Epochal Sensation

Web links

• official homepage
• Entry in the Anime News Network encyclopedia

Individual evidence

1. ^ Karen Ressler: Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Band bassist Kei Passes Away. Anime News Network, January 16, 2019, accessed June 20, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Ozzfest Japan Debuts To Capacity Crowds. Blabbermouth.net , May 17, 2013, accessed June 20, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Larry Petro: HATEBREED And More Added To 2015 OZZFEST JAPAN. KNAC.com, July 12, 2015, accessed June 20, 2019 . 
4. ↑ FALL OUT BOY,ジャパン·ツアー大阪公演にFear, and Loathing in Las Vegas,武道館公演にMY FIRST STORYがサポート·アクトとして出演決定! Gekirock.com, March 16, 2018. Retrieved on June 20, 2019 (Japanese ). 
5. ↑ Saskia: Big in Japan - FEAR, AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS live. Silence Magazine, April 6, 2018, accessed June 20, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Chart tracking albums: JP
7. ↑ ^{a b} Chart tracking Singles: JP
8. ↑ Pac. Gaora.co.jp, accessed June 20, 2019 (Japanese). 
9. ↑ Egan Loo: Galneryus' Ono, Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Perform Hunter X Hunter Songs. Anime News Network , September 16, 2011, accessed June 20, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Scott Green: VIDEO: "Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost" Introduces Nobel Gundam. Crunchyroll , September 3, 2014, accessed June 20, 2019 . 
11. ^ Scott Green: Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas to Perform "Parasyte" Anime Opening. Crunchyroll, August 29, 2014, accessed June 20, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Jennifer Sherman: Baki Anime Reveals More Characters, New Visual, 2nd Opening Song. Anime News Network, September 19, 2018, accessed June 20, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Rafael Antonio Pineda: Gakuen Basara Anime Unveils 3rd Visual. Anime News Network, September 30, 2018, accessed June 20, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Chart tracking video albums: JP