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SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] (Sawano Hiroyuki, 澤野弘之) revealed the track list and jacket covers for single “&Z” featuring mizuki on vocals for all tracks. His 2nd single has tie-up as the opening theme for anime Aldnoah.ZERO season 2 plus Sawano Hiroyuki continues as music director for the anime. Single “&Z” comes on two editions hitting stores February 4th 2015 – all the details and anime PVs follow. [image: Sawano Hiroyuki (left), mizuki (right)]

SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] released first single A/Z | aLIEz on September 10th 2014. Both title songs feature vocalist mizuki and are the first and second ending themes for anime Aldnoah.ZERO. A music video for A/Z wasn’t part of the first single but is included on this single’s Limited edition. A new music video for aLIEz also was just revealed and features a re-cap of the anime’s first season set to the music of the ending theme.

Sawano Hiroyuki also announced a new album – BEST OF VOCAL WORKS [nZk] – that features 19 tracks from anime Guilty Crown, Kill la kill, Blue Exorcist, Attack on Titan, and others. Most of the songs were used as insert songs and previously included on the anime’s OST album. Album BEST OF VOCAL WORKS [nZk] releases simultaneously with the new single on February 4th 2015.

Original anime Aldnoah.ZERO is set in an alternate earth history when in 1972 a hypergate was discovered on the moon and humanity began colonizing Mars. Advanced technology of the “gods” discovered on Mars eventually leads to tensions between those living in the harsh Mars environment and Earth. In 1999 a one-sided war erupts with advanced weapons of Mars forces dominating but accidentally destroying the moon hypergate. A devastated moon inflicts world-wide damage on Earth and strands an orbital armada of Martian forces. Its now 2014 and high school students on both sides are drawn into the conflict.

Anime Aldnoah.ZERO aired its first season July – September 2014 and begins season 2 in January 2015. Provider Crunchyroll has season 1 available on demand and will stream season 2  – check our Crunchyroll updates page for all anime episodes or hit the link for Aldnoah.ZERO for episodes and related stories.

Aoi Eir ((藍井エイル) provides song GENESIS as the ending theme for anime (more details).

Single “&Z” comes on two editions. Limited includes illustrated jacket cover, opening theme storyboards booklet.  New trailers for anime Aldnoah.ZERO plus the music video for aLIEz featuring a re-cap of the anime’s first season after the release details.

SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]&Z – release date February 4th 2015

Limited [CD+DVD] (¥1500)
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Regular [CD] (¥1250)
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[CD]
1. &Z
2. O.vers
3. No differences [nZk ver.]
4. aLIEz [mZk ver.]
5. &Z (TV-size)
6. &Z (TV-size English ver.)
6. &Z (off vocal)
[DVD]
1. aLIEz music video (ED Aldnoah.ZERO season 1)
[CD]
1. &Z
2. O.vers
3. No differences [nZk ver.]
4. aLIEz [mZk ver.]
5. &Z (TV-size)
6. &Z (TV-size English ver.)
6. &Z (off vocal)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] at Sony website

Sawano Hiroyuki official site

Aldnoah.ZERO official website