Conqueror (Band-Maid album)

Conqueror
"Normal" cover featuring guitarist/singer Miku Kobato
Studio album by
Band-Maid
ReleasedDecember 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)
Recorded2018–2019
Genre
Length55:27
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelRevolver (Japan), JPU Records (International)
Band-Maid chronology
Band-Maiko
(2019) 		Conqueror
(2019) 		Unseen World
(2021)
Singles from Conqueror
  1. "Glory"
    Released: January 16, 2019
  2. "Bubble"
    Released: January 16, 2019
Alternative cover
"Type B" cover featuring singer Saiki Atsumi
"Type B" cover featuring singer Saiki Atsumi
Music videos
"Glory" on YouTube
"Endless Story" on YouTube
"Bubble" on YouTube
"The Dragon Cries" on YouTube
"Blooming" on YouTube
"Reincarnation" on YouTube

Conqueror is the sixth studio album by the Japanese all-female rock band Band-Maid. It was released digitally on December 4, 2019, with physical formats released one week later.[2] It debuted at number nine on the Oricon Albums Chart[3] and debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly Rock Album ranking.[4] The album was preceded by the singles "Glory" and "Bubble", both released in January 2019.[5] The international version from JPU Records includes English lyric translations and Romaji lyric transliterations.[6]

"Glory" was used as the second ending theme for the second season of the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS.[5] "Bubble" was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama series Perfect Crime.[5] The song "Blooming" was used in the Netflix action thriller film Kate.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference TuttoRock was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Band-Maid、新AL『Conqueror』ジャケット公開. Barks (in Japanese). October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Conqueror(初回限定盤A) | Band-Maid" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Oricon weekly Rock Album ranking". Oricon (in Japanese). December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Band-Maid to Release New Single 'Bubble' Alongside 'glory' in January". Moshi Moshi Nippon. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Band-Maid - Conqueror [CD + Translation]". JPU Records. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Kate Soundtrack Guide: Every Song In The Netflix Movie". Screen Rant. September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.