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Black Mages II: The Skies Above

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:33 pm
by mecha
Second Black Mages Album Announced in Japan


Universal Music will release The Black Mages II: The Skies Above in Japan in late December. The second album from the six-man band, including Square Enix composer Nobuo Uematsu, will again feature eleven rock-themed arrangements of various Final Fantasy series compositions, including a vocal arrangement of Final Fantasy X's To Zanarkand and Final Fantasy VIII's The Man with the Machine Gun. The album's cover will be designed by Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy XII's art director Hideo Minaba. To commemorate the album's release, the band will give live concerts featuring a special guest in Kawasaki's Club Citta on January 22nd and 23rd and in Osaka's Nanba Hatch on January 28th 2005. Tickets will be 5,000 yen ($45.63 US) apiece, including one free drink.

The Black Mages II: The Skies Above will be available in Japan on December 22nd for 2,500 yen ($22.81 US). The first print will come in a special package.

source: ~RPGFan

Can't wait...

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:32 pm
by jayt11
If you'd like to download the songs from this album, head to THIS site:

http://www.ffhybrid.net

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:49 pm
by mecha
Already knew about that site, they have tons of FF MP3s.

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 7:29 am
by jayt11
that's good, but for the laymen who don't know, nethead :)

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:14 am
by TryMeOut
mmm...great music from a great series.

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:16 pm
by Afrotect
Agreed, I haven't listened to this selection, but I have the first and it rocks my face off.

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:34 pm
by jayt11
off the new album, all the tracks are hot, but i really like the non-rock ones. They showed that they aren't all blaring guitars.

All they need is to do a guest collab with Break on drums and Weezer on hoes....i mean guitar, richie gets the hoes.

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:20 pm
by BreakmanX
This must happen.

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:35 am
by TryMeOut
Break you play the drums? I play the viola. I was in high school orchestra, can i be in the band too?

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:07 pm
by BreakmanX
Yes, please bring your viola to Lawrence and rock with us. But, you must rock out with your cock out and get it on like donkey kong.

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:53 pm
by jayt11
uh oh, and we have me with the rhymes and shebreak with the singing.

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:11 pm
by BreakmanX
Rocktastic.

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:29 pm
by Afrotect
I will donate my bass funk styles.

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:07 pm
by jayt11
hey afro, I wanted to ask if you could create an album cover/avatar for my cd? I'll give you the specifics tomorrow, I'm tanked up on meds :)

Black Mages kick more ass than Realm in recruitment training.

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:27 pm
by Afrotect
You got it homes >:)