Arche (album)

Arche
Studio album by Dir En Grey
Released December 10, 2014
Genre Experimental metal[1][2]
Length 68:01
Language Japanese, English
Label Firewall Div.
Dir En Grey chronology

The Unraveling
(2013)		 Arche
(2014)
Alternative cover
Limited edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Bloody Disgusting [3]
Ultimate Guitar 7/10[4]

Arche is the ninth studio album by Japanese metal band Dir En Grey. The title comes from the Greek language, meaning the origin. The album was released on December 10, 2014.[5][6] The contents of the album as well as the tracklist were added to the band's website in late September.[7] At that time, the band's guitarist Die said it would be the most achieved sound that they have ever had.[8] The album will deal with the theme of pain, as shown in a trailer narrated by Ryō Horikawa released on November 12.[9]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kyo , all music composed by Dir En Grey.

Disc one
No. Title Length
1. "Un Deux"   3:33
2. "Soshaku" (咀嚼; "Mastication") 4:10
3. "Uroko" (鱗; "Fish Scales") 4:03
4. "Phenomenon"   4:01
5. "Cause of Fickleness"   3:25
6. "Tōsei" (濤声; "Voice of Waves") 5:31
7. "Rinkaku" (輪郭; "Contours") 5:43
8. "Chain Repulsion"   2:48
9. "Midwife"   4:11
10. "Magayasō" (禍夜想; "Calamitous Night Thought") 4:25
11. "Kaishun" (懐春; "Yearning of Youth") 4:22
12. "Behind a Vacant Image"   4:59
13. "Sustain the Untruth"   4:25
14. "Kūkoku no Kyōon" (空谷の跫音; "Tramplings In the Lonely Valley") 5:48
15. "The Inferno"   3:15
16. "Revelation of Mankind"   3:23
Total length:
 68:01

Chart performance

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Billboard Top World Albums 4[10]
Oricon weekly chart 4[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.randict.com/music/dir-en-grey-arche-review/
  2. ↑ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/dir_en_grey/arche/index.html
  3. ↑ Barkan, Jonathon (December 15, 2014). "[Album Review] Dir En Grey 'Arche'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Arche Review". December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "DIR EN GREY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'ARCHE' FOR DECEMBER 2014". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  6. ↑ "Dir En Grey to release new album Arche". Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  7. ↑ "NEW ALBUM『ARCHE』(2014.12.10 RELEASE) Track List Revealed!". Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Dir en grey 9th album『Arche』(2014.12.10 release) 特設ページ". Official website.
  9. ↑ "Dir en Grey". Barks.
  10. ↑ Chart information at Allmusic
  11. ↑ "CDアルバムランキング - 2014年12月22日付 - （2014年12月08日～2014年12月14日）". Oricon. Retrieved 30 January 2015.