Seize the Fate

『Seize the Fate』は、国内での支持を確かなものにし、海外公演へ踏み出していく時期のNEMOPHILAを記録した2ndアルバムである。デビュー作の衝動を保ちながら、楽曲のスケール、音色、歌詞の視点を広げ、タイトル通り「運命をつかむ」意志を全編へ通している。SAKIと葉月のギターは、低く刻むモダンなリフと叙情的なハーモニーを往復し、ハラグチサンとむらたたむはテンポの変化や細かなブレイクを自然な推進力へ変える。mayuの声も、荒いシャウト、ラップ的な語感、透明な高音を曲ごとに使い分け、バンドの表情を大きく広げた。 冒頭“Seize the Fate”の宣言から、“炎天 -ENTEN-”の熱、“ZEN”の重い集中力へ進む流れは強烈だ。“Rock'n'Roll Is?”では軽快な反骨心を見せ、“STYLE”はエレクトロニックな跳ねと鋭いリフを融合。“A Ray Of Light”と“徒花 -ADABANA-”は光と儚さを対照的に描き、終曲“Soaring ～to be continued～”が次の章へ余韻を残す。多様な要素を詰め込みながら散漫にならず、NEMOPHILAの国際的な飛躍を支えた中核作品である。

Seize the Fate captures NEMOPHILA at the moment when strong domestic support was becoming international momentum. It preserves the debut album’s urgency while expanding the scale of the songwriting, the range of tones and the point of view of the lyrics. The title’s determination—to take hold of fate—runs through the entire record. Saki and Hazuki move between low modern riffs and lyrical harmony, while Haraguchi-san and Tamu Murata turn tempo changes and precise breaks into natural propulsion. Mayu also broadens her vocabulary, using harsh screams, rhythmic phrasing and clear high notes according to the emotional needs of each song. The opening title track makes a direct declaration, followed by the heat of “ENTEN” and the concentrated weight of “ZEN.” “Rock'n'Roll Is?” carries a lighter rebellious swing, and “STYLE” combines electronic bounce with cutting guitar work. “A Ray Of Light” and “ADABANA” approach brightness and transience from opposite directions, while “Soaring ~to be continued~” deliberately leaves the door open to the next chapter. Packed with different influences but never unfocused, Seize the Fate became a central record in NEMOPHILA’s rise beyond Japan.