Tak Matsumoto
In 2004, Blades recorded a CD and toured Japan with TMG (Tak Matsumoto Group) formed by guitarist Tak Matsumoto of the Japanese mega group B'z. TMG scored a No. 1 single ("Oh Japan, our time is now") and a No. 1 CD ("TMG I") on Billboard Japan's domestic chart. With TMG, Blades performed "Never Good-bye" the ending credits theme for the 2004 film "Ultraman" (a.k.a. "Ultraman: The Next"). The song appears on the 2005 soundtrack album for the movie and on "TMG I", the 2004 album by Tak Matsumoto Group.