"I'll Kill You" is the debut single by 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...

 (then named X), released in June 1985. The cover art notoriously features numerous photographs of dead bodies taken during the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

. A re-recording of the title track was later featured on the band's first album, Vanishing Vision

Vanishing Vision

Vanishing Vision is the debut album of X Japan and was released on April 14, 1988 on Yoshiki's own label, Extasy Records, selling over 800,000 copies. Included are early versions of the songs "Kurenai" and "Unfinished" which would later be rerecorded for the band's second album Blue Blood.-Track...

. It was also covered

Cover version

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 by French symphonic black metal

Symphonic black metal

Symphonic black metal is a black metal subgenre that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The genre is known for its symphonic and orchestral elements and is centralized in Europe.-Characteristics:...

 band Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa (band)

Anorexia Nervosa is a French symphonic black metal band that started as an industrial metal act from Limoges, France. The band was formed in 1995 and was active for ten years thereafter...

 as a bonus track for the Japanese edition of their 2004 album Redemption Process

Redemption Process

Redemption Process is the fourth album by the French symphonic black metal band Anorexia Nervosa. This album saw a change in lyrical content from lyrics dealing with violence and depression to redemption.-Track listing:# "The Shining"# "Antinferno"...

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Track listing

Personnel

X

• Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama
  Toshi (musician)
  , better known by his stage name Toshi , is a Japanese singer and musician. He is best known as vocalist and co-founder of the heavy metal group X Japan. The band elevated to legendary status in Japan, until its disbanding in 1997. Toshi then went on to have an extensive solo career...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  
• Yoshiki Hayashi – drums
  Drum kit
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• Atsushi Tokuo – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Yuji "Terry" Izumisawa – guitar
  Guitar
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• Tomoyuki "Tomo" Ogata – guitar

Production staff

• Photo – Kazuyoshi Mori
• Design – Atsushi Tokuo
• Engineer – Mr. Ohzeki
• Sleeve Design – Nobukatsu Hayashi