Mass (The Gazette album)
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| Released | May 26, 2021 | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||
| Length | 41:47 | |||
| Language | Japanese, English | |||
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| Producer | The GazettE | |||
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Mass (stylized as MASS in Japan) is the tenth studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band the GazettE, which saw release on May 26, 2021, in the US and Japan by Sony Music Records and in the UK, Europe and Russia by JPU Records. Before the album was released, the single "Blinding Hope" was released on March 10, 2021. It became the last album to feature Reita as bassist after his death in 2024.
"Blinding Hope" reached the top on iTunes UK Metal Songs chart and the top ten on Amazon Hard Rock and Metal Songs chart in several countries. As of July 6, 2021, the official music video of "Blinding Hope" accumulated 1.7 million views on YouTube.
Mass reached fourth position on Oricon Albums Chart and fifth on Billboard Japan Hot 100. On Billboard Japan Top Download Albums, Mass reached the top. It was also number one on iTunes charts in Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Finland and Malaysia.