kein’s first full-length album in three years, Iustitia sine misericordia, is just around the corner, arriving October 7. On October 3, kein uploaded an album preview to YouTube, offering fans their first glimpse into the band’s latest work.
From the ominous opening track Superbia, the funky guitar riffs of Cradle Lull, to the sentimentally playful The Messy-Haired Grimalkin, the preview reveals an album with plenty of variety. The preview of Amaoto no Kioku (雨音の記憶), a self-cover of a track originally released in 1999, sounds particularly profound, serving as an evocative pivot point within the album.
Take a listen below and get a first taste of what Iustitia sine misericordia has in store.
Iustitia sine misericordia releases in two editions: a standard CD-only edition, and a limited edition. The limited edition adds a Blu-ray disc featuring the music video The Messy-Haired Grimalkin, along with behind-the-scenes footage from production.
The music video for The Messy-Haired Grimalkin was released on September 25, and can be viewed below:
- SuperbiaSuperbia
- Jikai no Jyouzou自壊の肖像
- Cradle LullCradle Lull
- EnforcerEnforcer
- Neonネオン
- The Messy-Haired GrimalkinThe Messy-Haired Grimalkin
- Ame no Kioku雨音の記憶
- Jack-o'-lanternJack-o'-lantern
- Hiruヒル
- PROTOCOL: IMMUNITYPROTOCOL: IMMUNITY
- TruesTrues
- SuperbiaSuperbia
- Jikai no Jyouzou自壊の肖像
- Cradle LullCradle Lull
- EnforcerEnforcer
- Neonネオン
- The Messy-Haired GrimalkinThe Messy-Haired Grimalkin
- Ame no Kioku雨音の記憶
- Jack-o'-lanternJack-o'-lantern
- Hiruヒル
- PROTOCOL: IMMUNITYPROTOCOL: IMMUNITY
- TruesTrues
- The Messy-Haired Grimalkin music video
- The Messy-Haired Grimalkin music video making-of