Linkage Ring
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| Studio album by Garnidelia | ||
| Released | January 21, 2015 | |
| Genre | Pop rock, electronica, rock | |
| Length | 51:45 | |
| Label | DefSTAR Records | |
| Producer | Garnidelia | |
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Linkage Ring (sometimes stylized as LiNKAGE RiNG) is the first full-length studio album by Japanese pop rock duo Garnidelia, released on January 21, 2015 by DefSTAR Records and Sony Music Entertainment. The album is Garnidelia's first full-length studio album, after releasing self-released mini-albums that achieved limited success around Asia. After forming and signed to DefSTAR and Sony Music in 2014, the group released singles in order to promote themselves and feature their singles in various anime in Japan.
Linkage Ring achieved favorable reception from limited music critics, who praised the groups experimentation of musical genres and praised the lyrical content and production. Commercially, the album did under-perform in Japan, peaking at number eleven on the Oricon Albums Chart. Currently, four singles have been produced; "Ambiguous", "Grilletto", "BLAZING" and "PRIDE". The first three singles enjoyed moderate success on the Oricon Singles Chart, with the latter being the group's highest charting single. "PRIDE" was released as a promotional digital single in Japan. The group are expected to promote the album with their Stellarcage Tour around Japan in mid-2015.
Garnidelia was formed by Japanese recording artist and songwriter Mai "Maria" Mizuhashi and Japanese composer and producer Yoshinori "Toku" Abe. Originally, Maria had recorded solo tracks for anime programs including Kamisama Kazoku and Hitohira, while Toku had collaborated with successful Japanese artists including LiSA and Angela Aki. Maria had enjoyed an array of success on social media, recording songs with her collaborators and herself and achieved moderate popularity in her native Japan, with her songs and videos gained over two million views. In 2010, Maria had collaborated with Toku on some tracks for various anime premieres, but the collaboration later led to talks of forming a musical duo. Maria and Toku eventually formed in mid 2010 and called their duo GARNiDELIA. The name is based on the saying Le Palais Garnier de Maria, which means "Maria's Opera House, her place to sing" and the word Cordelia. The group had released their first mini-album One, which was exclusively released on online stores including iTunes and Amazon.com. However, the effort failed to chart on the Oricon Albums Chart.
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