Withering to Death.
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| Studio album by Dir en grey | |||||
| Released | March 9, 2005 (JP) November 11, 2005 (EU) May 16, 2006 (US) |
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| Recorded | Studio Inning, Studio Fine, On Air Azabu, Studio Greenbird, Sony Music Studios | ||||
| Genre | Rock/metal | ||||
| Length | 51:14 | ||||
| Language | Japanese, English | ||||
| Label | Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP) Gan-Shin (EU) Warcon (US) |
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| Producer | Dir en grey, Yoshinori Abe | ||||
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American/European release
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Withering to Death. is an album released by Dir en grey. Initially published in Japan on March 9, 2005 it later became the band's first album to be officially released in both Europe and North America. In June 2006, Withering to Death. reached number 42 on Billboard's "Top Heatseekers" chart. [1] Amazon.com included Withering to Death. in their listing of "Top 10 Hard Rock & Metal albums of 2006".[2]
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[edit] Track listing
All lyrics written by Kyo, all music composed by Dir en grey.
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Merciless Cult" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "C" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Saku" (朔 -Saku-) | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Kodoku ni Shisu, Yueni Kodoku." (孤独に死す、故に孤独。) | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Itoshisa ha Fuhai ni Tsuki" (愛しさは腐敗につき) | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Jesus Christ R 'n R" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Garbage" | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Machiavellism" | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Dead Tree" | 4:50 |
| 10. | "The Final" | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Beautiful Dirt" | 2:33 |
| 12. | "Spilled Milk" | 3:44 |
| 13. | "Higeki ha Mabuta wo Oroshita Yasashiki Utsu" (悲劇は目蓋を下ろした優しき鬱) | 5:08 |
| 14. | "Kodou" (鼓動) | 3:39 |
[edit] Notes
- The domestic American and European releases contain an additional DVD which features the video of either "Saku" (United States/United Kingdom), "Dead Tree" (Germany) or "Kodou" (France), along with "The Final", live compilations of "Merciless Cult" and "Machiavellism", and selected footage from Tour 04 The Code of Vulgarism.[3]
- A live version of "Merciless Cult" is featured on the Family Values Tour 2006 CD compilation.
[edit] Personnel
- Yoshinori Abe – co-producer
- Tatsuya Sakamoto – recording, mixing, mastering
- Dynamite Tommy – executive producer
- Koji Yoda – art direction
[edit] References
- ^ ""Top Heatseekers"" (June 03, 2006). Billboard Magazine.
- ^ Dir en grey at the Mitch Schneider Organization. msopr.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
- ^ Information on non-Japanese releases. jmusiceuropa.com.
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