Gothic heavy metal band Yousei Teikoku’s latest album SHADOW CORPS[e] has been released to overseas fans via iTunes USA. The band released their previous two albums Pax Vesania and Gothic Lolita Agitator on iTunes last year to support their appearance at Lantis Anisong World Tour in Las Vegas.
Yousei Teikoku, whose name means “Fairy Empire” in Japanese, has contributed 15 songs for anime series and video game soundtracks including "Future Diary", "Magical Pokan", "Innocent Venus", "Kurokami: The Animation", "The Qwaser of Stigmata", "Mai-HiME", "Valiant Knights" and "Tokyo ESP".
As reported previously, Yousei Teikoku will return to America for a special one-night performance at A-Kon 27 in Dallas, Texas, during the three-day Japanese anime and culture event from June 3rd to 5th. Yousei Teikoku’s loyal subjects will also have a rare chance to meet frontwoman/vocalist Empress Yui in person for autographs and a Q&A session. Pre-registration is now open at A-Kon’s website: http://www.a-kon.com
Yousei Teikoku appears at A-Kon 27 by arrangement with EN Entertainment.