Japan's legendary rock band, X JAPAN, has signed a contract with American label EMI Music and they're preparing to release their first single, "Jade".

EMI Music's director said, "It's an honor to have X JAPAN with our EMI Label/Caroline family. I think this is perfect timing, following the success of their North American tour last fall."

The executive VP of EMI Music Services North America, Dominique Pandiscia, commented, "We can't contain our excitement over working with X JAPAN."

X JAPAN's leader YOSHIKI recently shared his thoughts about the upcoming album. "Some of the songs on this new album were originally written with Japanese�lyrics," he explained, "s translating them into English has been�challenging. �For some reason, English needs more words, so I ended up�re-writing many of the lyrics but kept the same message."

X JAPAN recorded some of their material in Japan, but most of it was done in Los Angeles at YOSHIKI's own studio.�Interestingly enough, the band also collaborated over the internet to record tracks for their new album as well.

YOSHIKI added, "X Japan's music is everything from fast, super-heavy rock to�ballads with classical piano - all of those elements are what makes X�Japan's music. �We don't play just one kind of music - we want to take�people on a journey."

While the single will be released here in North America, negotiations for international sales (including Japan) are still in session. Before the year ends, the band plans on releasing a new album and completing another tour.

And for those who have satellite radio, leader YOSHIKI will have his own regular radio program on Sirius XM Radio called, "YOSHIKI RADIO". The program will air once a month for one hour.

Source: natalie