The immortal Sin

[Machine Translation] Slang has restarted with a strong lineup and has undergone a major member change since the release of their last album. The long-awaited latest single, their first in seven years, has just been released on Japan's three major punk/hardcore labels, HG FACT, MCR COMPANY, and BLOOD SUCKER RECORDS, in an astonishing "simultaneous three-disc domestic release" that has made a huge impact on the hardcore scene. However, their latest album, to be released on June 18, has the most extreme content in the history of slang, and with the unprecedented announcement of "simultaneous release in 11 countries (CD/LP/CS)," it has once again shocked the nation, causing further upheaval. This shock, which went far beyond their hometown of Sapporo, was an extremely powerful announcement that was appropriate for 2008, the 20th anniversary of Slang's formation and a major milestone in the band's history, as if to break through the thick clouds that covered the world. The CD "DEMO 2006", which was distributed free of charge after the new formation, was given away free of charge to everyone who entered the Hawaiian 6 event "1997" in 2007, and was also distributed at the "SET YOU FREE TOUR" held with locofrank, UPPER, and others. A total of 4,000 copies of the DEMO were delivered to listeners in Japan and abroad, and the sound created by the new lineup must have had an impact. A year and a half has passed since then, and now the new SLANG official sound source is ready to be released. Since their last album, they have gone back to their roots in hardcore, punk rock, and rock, and have reexamined their own way of being, and have reexamined/reconstructed their music by themselves. The lyrics are more explicit than ever before. The long-awaited latest work of Slang, which has evolved into a savage and ferocious rock band.

前作リリースより大幅なメンバーチェンジが行われ、強力な布陣を敷いて再スタートしたスラング。その7年ぶりとなる待望の最新シングルが、日本3大パンク/ハードコア専門レーベルHG FACT / MCR COMPANY / BLOOD SUCKER RECORDSより、「国内3枚同時リリース」という度肝を抜く形で発売され、ハードコアシーンに大きな衝撃を与えたばかりだ。しかし、この度、6月18日にリリースされる最新アルバムは、スラング史上もっとも過激な内容もさることながら、「世界11ヶ国同時リリース(CD/LP/CS)」という、前代未聞のアナウンスと共に、再び全国に衝撃を与え、さらなる激震を走らせた。地元札幌をはるか飛び越えかけ巡ったこの衝撃は、ぶ厚い雲におおわれた世界に風穴をあけるかのように、ひたすらハードコアバンドとしての道をまっとうして来たスラングの結成20周年にあたる今年、大きな節目ともなる2008年に相応しい超強力なアナウンスだった。新体制となり無料配布が行われたCD「DEMO 2006」は、2007年に行われたハワイアン6主催のイベント「1997」にて入場者全員に無料配布され、その後locofrank,UPPER,と行われた「SET YOU FREE TOUR」でも同様に配布。計4000枚にも及ぶDEMOが国内外リスナーの元に届けられ、新布陣の創り出すサウンドが衝撃を与えたに違いない。あれから1年半、満を持しての新生SLANG正規音源のリリースとなる。前作以来、原点回帰以上にハードコア～パンクロック～ロックとルーツをさかのぼり、自らの在り方をあらためて問いただし、自らの手によって再検証/再構築された楽曲群。これまでになかった露骨な歌詞表現。より無駄を削ぎ落し、研ぎすまされ、野蛮で凶暴なロックバンドへと進化したスラング待望の最新作。