New Beginning by BAND‐MAID

New Beginning is the second mini-album released by all-female Japanese hard rock band Band-Maid. It is the band's final release under Gump Records, as they joined Nippon Crown the following year. The album reached No. 64 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.New Beginning has been described as hard rock, heavy metal and pop metal, and the band's sound has been compared to the likes of Halestorm, Disturbed, Lenny Kravitz and Skunk Anansie. Music videos were produced for the songs "Thrill," "Real Existence," and "Don't Let Me Down." As of June 2019, the music videos for "Thrill" and "Real Existence" have over 10 million views on YouTube.