Man With A Mission reveals the artwork & tracklist for ‘XV e.p.’

The artwork and the tracklist of MAN WITH A MISSION’s “XV e.p.” (Fifteen E.P.), which will be released on March 12th, have been revealed. “XV e.p.”, consisting of 4 brand new songs, is MAN WITH A MISSION‘s first new EP in about three years. In addition to “REACHING FOR THE SKY,” which has been released in advance as a single on January 29th, three new songs, “Vertigo,” “Circles,” and “whispers of the fake” will be included in this EP.  Furthermore, composition credits were also released, revealing that the songs were written by not only the band’s main songwriters, Kamikaze Boy and Jean-Ken Johnny, but also DJ Santa Monica and Tokyo Tanaka.

In addition, as bonus tracks, 8 enthusiastic live recordings from last year’s “North America Tour 2024 ‘Kizuna no Kiseki’ in Mexico” are included.  With MWAM celebrating their 15th anniversary as a band this year, this will be a highly anticipated release for the band.

Tracklist:
01 Vertigo
02 Circles
03 REACHING FOR THE SKY
04 whispers of the fake
North America Tour 2024“Kizuna no Kiseki”in Mexico
05 INTO THE DEEP
06 Merry-Go-Round
07 Seven Deadly Sins
08 blaze -Acoustic Ver.-
09 Dark Crow
10 Dead End in Tokyo
11 My Hero
12 Kizuna no Kiseki

A rock band consisting of five ultimate lifeforms with wolf heads and human bodies. They suddenly burst onto the music scene in 2010 and have since maintained their unstoppable momentum with groundbreaking live performances. They have also provided theme songs for numerous TV commercials, anime, dramas, and movies, expanding their fanbase across a wide range of audiences. Their success extends beyond Japan, as they made their U.S. debut and have garnered attention from around the world. The band’s evolution continues, leading the music scene forward. In November 2021 and May 2022, they released their first-ever consecutive albums, “Break and Cross the Walls Ⅰ” and “Break and Cross the Walls Ⅱ”. In 2023, they collaborated with singer-songwriter milet on the smash hit “Kizuna no Kiseki / Koikogare,” which became the theme song for the anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc. In 2024, they embarked on the “North America / UK & Europe Tour 2024 ‘Kizuna no Kiseki’ Powered by Crunchyroll”. With their energetic performances both in Japan and internationally, the band celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2025.

MAN WITH A MISSION Line Up: 
Tokyo Tanaka – lead vocals
Jean-Ken Johnny – guitars, co-lead vocals, rapping
Kamikaze Boy – bass, backing vocals
DJ Santa Monica – turntables, keyboards, sampling
Spear Rib – drums