Raphael to Release Final Album before Disbanding

It has been announced that Raphael will release one last album before disbanding this fall.

Visual Kei band Raphael already released two albums this year: "Never 1997040719990429" in May and "Ending-1999072319991201-" in August. Now some details on the last one have been revealed. It is titled "Love story -2000020220161101-" and will drop on October 26th. The CD of the best album will feature 12 songs and costs 3240 Yen.

Raphael will disband after the band's two days live at Zepp Tokyo on October 31st and November 1st, 2016. The band went on hiatus in 2001, after the death of guitarist Kazuki at age 19, but held lives again in 2012. This fall, 19 1/2 years after forming in March 1997, the very last live will be held.