Tracks:

1. ASCENDEAD MASTER

2a. HALLWAY [SOUNDTRACK] / Version I

2b. PILGRIM [SOUNDTRACK] / Version II

2c. COVENANT [SOUNDTRACK] / Version III

2d. Gekkakou / CD-only

3. DESCENDANT OF THE ROSE [SOUNDTRACK] / CD-only

ASCENDEAD MASTER is Versailles’ 4th single and it was released on June 24th, 2009. It reached #8 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and has sold 9,596 copies.

NOTE: This is a review of the CD-only version because the other three versions are just instrumental tracks, and it’d be a little redundant if I reviewed those.

For Versailles’ major label debut, I thought they’d go all out with ASCENDEAD MASTER. I was kind of wrong. For me this song sounded like they just meshed all of the songs on their debut album Noble, and were done. I didn’t really get anything new out of this track, just the same old guitar solos, melodies, and vocals. I can’t say that I hate this song… I’m just disappointed is all, and since it’s a major label debut, I can cut them some slack.

Gekkakou though, is something completely new from Versailles. This song is a lot better and I LOVED the aggressive guitar riffs. They were awesome and they truly went all out on this song. Kamijo’s vocals sound a lot better in this song too. For me, this would’ve faired as a MUCH better A-side.

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