Buck-Tick Zone

1999

On March 3, the Zilch remix album Bastard Eyes was released. It features a track remixed by Hisashi as Schaft entitled "Fuctrack #6 Super Schaft Mix".

On March 17, a John Bonham tribute album entitled Super Rock Summit ~Tengoku He No Kaidan~ (meaning what else but "Stairway to Heaven") was released. Toll plays drums on the track "Hot Dog".

On March 20, Buck-Tick's previous label, Victor/Invitation, released a double album greatest hits compilation simply entitled B-T. The only track on the album that has not been released before is a demo of "Romanesque". (This is from the demo that Buck-Tick recorded for Victor a week before recording the album Sexual XXXXX!.) It's a good overview of the band's history for those new but for longtime fans, having only 1 never before released track might not be enough. The booklet does however present a nice overview of period promotional pictures.

On June 20, June 27, and July 4, Toll held drum clinics that held only about 50 people. These were held at the Ishizaki Gakki music stores at the Kawagoe, Tsudachi, and Machida locations respectively.

On July 14, a single called "Bran-New Lover" was released.

On August 8, Buck-Tick opened up for Marilyn Manson during their "Beautiful Monsters Tour" and played at Fuji-kyu Highland Conifer Forest. Other opening bands that night were The Wildhearts, One Minute Silence, and Oblivion Dust.

Hisashi joined Zilch live in concert during their "Cut Your Edge Tour 99" for three shows (August 11 at Zepp Fukuoka, 12 at Zepp Osaka, and 14 at Zepp Tokyo). For the August 12 and 14 shows, Hisashi and Maki Fujii joined the band to play "Doubt" and "Electric Cucumber". Zilch was formed by Hide of X Japan but the group carried on after his death in 1998.

Buck-Tick held a special gig on August 19 at Akasaka Blitz entitled "No Title".

On August 23, Buck-Tick engaged on a short tour called "Energy Void Tour" of only four dates. All of these shows were held at Zepp venues so it could have been dubbed the 'Zepp Tour'. These shows were quite special as they had special guest Pig opening up. Yes, amazing. Buck-Tick actually had an opening act and it was Pig (Raymond Watts), who has crossed paths with the band on several occasions.

The single "Miu" was released on October 20. This is the third single in a row to be released that was not off of an album. Perhaps by now fans were becoming anxious of a new studio album release?

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