X Japan Returns 1993.12.31 is an X Japan

X Japan

is a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1982 by Yoshiki and Toshi. Originally named X , the group achieved their breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second album Blue Blood...

 live DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

, released on February 29, 2008. It contains the band's performance at the Tokyo Dome

Tokyo Dome

Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium...

 on December 31, 1993. A DVD containing the concert from the previous night (X Japan Returns 1993.12.30

X Japan Returns 1993.12.30

X Japan Returns 1993.12.30 is an X Japan live DVD, released on February 29, 2008. It contains the band's performance at the Tokyo Dome on December 30, 1993...

) was released on the same day, along with a limited edition

Special edition

The terms special edition, limited edition and variants such as deluxe edition, collector's edition and others, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints or recorded music and films, but now including...

 containing both concerts and additional material (see X Japan Returns Complete Edition). This performance of "Art of Life" was previously released on the Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome

Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome

Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome is a live VHS/DVD released by X Japan on September 24, 2003. It claims to contain the band's "Art of Life" performance on December 31, 1993 at the Tokyo Dome as part of the two-day concert series X Japan Returns...

DVD.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Prologue (~ World Anthem) (S.E.)"
2. "Blue Blood"
3. "Sadistic Desire"
4. "Standing Sex"
5. "Week End"
6. "Heath Solo"
7. "Yoshiki Drum Solo"
8. "hide no Heya"

Disc two

1. "Yoshiki Piano Solo"
2. "Art of Life"
3. "Joker"
4. "Orgasm"

Disc three

1. "Tears"
2. "X" (Countdown 1993–1994 Version)
3. "Endless Rain"
4. "Say Anything (S.E.)"

External links

• X Japan Returns TV commercial
• X Japan Returns 1993.12.31 info