NoGoD Release Le: VOYAGE 20th Anniversary Best Album

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Japanese visual kei heavyweights NoGoD celebrate two decades since their formation with the release of Le: VOYAGE 20th Anniversary Best. Out digitally via JPU Records today, September 24, the 22-track compilation spans the band’s output from 2016’s Renovate through to 2024’s Shinzui -OMNIBUS-, offering a definitive look at their last decade.

The title expands upon NoGoD’s first best-of release, VOYAGE (2015). The “Le:” plays on the Japanese ambiguity between “L” and “R,” which can also be read as “Re: VOYAGE”, a reply, or a return to the themes of their earlier work. At the same time, it nods to the French phrase “Le voyage de ma vie” (“the journey of my life”), an apt reflection of the band’s 20-year journey.

Le: VOYAGE also debuts a brand-new track, “I Can’t Say Goodbye”, written and recorded exclusively for this release. With its aggressive structure, commanding chorus, and crushing riffs, the song underlines NoGoD’s unshakable determination and offers  proof that their journey is far from over (as if there was ever any doubt).



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