It was recently reported that BLOOD STAIN CHILD have taken part in Japanese anime company Studio Ghibli's metal cover album, entitled Imaginary Flying Machines. Other artists featured on the compilation include DISARMONIA MUNDI, DESTRAGE, LIVING CORPSE, YOKO HALLELUJAH and NEROARGENTO. The album will be issued under the moniker PRINCESS GHIBLI outside of Japan via Coroner Records as a digital-only release. The complete tracklist is as follows:

The tracklist is as follows:

'Tonari No Totoro' - Disarmonia Mundi feat. Sophia Aslanidou

'Kimi Wo Nosete' - Disarmonia Mundi feat. Yoko Hallelujah

'Teru No Uta' - Blood Stain Child feat. Ettore Rigotti

'Gake No Ue No Ponyo' - Destrage feat. Yoko Hallelujah

'Mononoke Hime' - Living Corpse feat Yoko Hallelujah

'Country Road' - Disarmonia Mundi feat. Sophia Aslanidou

'Itsumo Nandodemo' - Blood Stain Child feat. Claudio Ravinale

'Arrietty's Song' - Disarmonia Mundi feat. Sophia Aslanidou

'Yasashisa Ni Tsutsumaretanara' - Destrage feat. Yoko Hallelujah

'Toki Niwa Mukashi No Hanashio' - Disarmonia Mundi feat. Yoko Hallelujah

'Sanpo' - Living Corpse feat. Yoko Hallelujah

'Nausicaa Requiem' - Neroargento feat. Yoko Hallelujah

Go to this location for purchase details. Audio samples of all tracks are available here.

In a recent conversation with BW&BK;, Blood Stain Child vocalist Sophia offered some insight as to the significance of the Princess Ghibli compilation:

"Studio Ghibli is the most respected anime company on the planet. They've won Oscar Awards and whatnot, you might have heard of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. Hayao Miyazaki is the head of the company - has been for decades now - and the creator behind many of these masterpieces. So basically these guys are the stamp of approval and the equal to quality as far as anime is concerned. Ghibli anime is considered to be rather intellectual, poetic and artistic.

Media Factory who is releasing the CD, is also a huge anime record label, so both names are important.

Collaborating with such a company is like the baptism to worldwide approval. Miyazaki is known to create masterpieces, and basically Ghibli is God to many. I was so excited when they listened to my demos and wanted me to sing half of the album. I hope I can make an original theme in the future (laughs)."

For detailed information on Studio Ghibli go to this location. A teaser for trailer Imaginary Flying Machines is available below.