RELEASE DATE:
September 10th, 2003 (JAPAN)
February 21st, 2006 (EUROPE)
TRACK LIST:
1. audience KILLER LOOP (audience KILLER LOOP Lyrics)
2. THE IIID EMPIRE (The III D EMPIRE Lyrics)
3. INCREASE BLUE (INCREASE BLUE Lyrics)
4. 蝕紅 (SHOKUBENI) (SHOKUBENI Lyrics)
5. 砂上の唄 (SAJOU NO UTA) (SAJOU NO UTA Lyrics)
6. RED...(em) (RED...(em) Lyrics)
7. 明日無き幸福、呼笑亡き明日 (ASUNAKI KOUFUKU, KOENAKI ASU) (ASUNAKI KOUFUKU, KOENAKI ASU Lyrics)
8. MARMALADE CHAINSAW (MARMALADE CHAINSAW Lyrics)
9. かすみ (KASUMI) (KASUMI Lyrics)
10. Я TO THE CORE (Я TO THE CORE Lyrics)
11. DRAIN AWAY (DRAIN AWAY Lyrics) (DRAIN AWAY Video)
12. NEW AGE CULTURE (NEW AGE CULTURE Lyrics)
13. OBSCURE (OBSCURE Lyrics) (OBSCURE Video (Uncut))
14. CHILD PREY (CHILD PREY Lyrics) (CHILD PREY Video)
15. AMBER (AMBER Lyrics)
RELATED SINGLES:
Child prey
DRAIN AWAY
かすみ
THE FINAL
朔－ｓａｋｕ－
Agitated Screams of Maggots
TRIVIA:
The fourth full-length album released by Dir en grey
The first album in which all songs are said to have been conducted by "Dir en grey" as a whole
The second album by Dir en grey to be domestically sold in Europe (the first being Withering to death.)
The music video for the song "OBSCURE" was deemed too disturbing and violent to be shown on television. The version shown on television was the song set to clips from the band's "BLITZ5 Days" DVD
The song 蝕紅 translates to "crimson," the song 砂上の唄 translates to "Song of the sand," the song 明日無き幸福、呼笑亡き明日 translates to "A TOMORROW OF NO HAPPINESS, LOST LAUGHING CALLS OF TOMORROW," and the song かすみ translates to "Haze."
A remastered version of "CHILD PREY" can be found on the DECADE 1998-2002 compilation, while remastered versions of "OBSCURE," "かすみ," "THE IIID EMPIRE," "DRAIN AWAY," "砂上の唄," and "audience KILLER LOOP" can be found on the DECADE 2003-2007 compilation
LIVE INFORMATION:
audience KILLER LOOP: Has been performed one-hundred twenty-three times. It was first performed on September 13th, 2003, on the
TOUR03 OVER THE VULGAR SHUDDER tour, and was last performed on October 12th, 2008, on the
TOUR08 THE ROSE TRIMS AGAIN tour.
THE IIID EMPIRE: Has been performed two-hundred seventy-two times. It was first performed on June 30th, 2003, at the
BLITZ 5DAYS shows, and was last performed on October 12th, 2008, on the
TOUR08 THE ROSE TRIMS AGAIN tour.
INCREASE BLUE: Has been performed eighty-five times. It was first performed on July 3rd, 2003, at the
BLITZ 5DAYS shows, and was last performed on November 6th, 2005, on the
TOUR05 It withers and withers tour.
蝕紅: Has been performed one-hundred twenty-one times. It was first performed on September 13th, 2003, on the
TOUR03 OVER THE VULGAR SHUDDER tour, and was last performed on May 29th, 2008, on the
TOUR08 DEATH OVER BLINDNESS tour.
砂上の唄: Has been performed eighty times. It was first performed on July 1st, 2003, at the
BLITZ 5DAYS shows, and was last performed on November 12th, 2007, on the
OVERSEAS (EUROPE) TOUR07 DOZING GREEN tour.
RED...(em): Has been performed eighty times. It was first performed on September 13th, 2003, on the
TOUR03 OVER THE VULGAR SHUDDER tour, and was last performed on December 19th, 2007, on the
WINTER TOUR07 tour.
明日無き幸福、呼笑亡き明日: Has been performed seventy-one times. It was first performed on September 13th, 2003, on the
TOUR03 OVER THE VULGAR SHUDDER tour, and was last performed onand was last performed on February 18th, 2007, on the
TOUR07 INWARD SCREAM tour.
MARMALADE CHAINSAW: Has been performed eighty-eight times. It was first performed on July 4th, 2003, at the
BLITZ 5DAYS shows, and was last performed on May 28th, 2006, on the
TOUR06 IT WITHERS AND WITHERS tour.
かすみ: Has been performed eighty-six times. It was first performed on June 30th, 2003, at the
BLITZ 5DAYS shows, and was last performed on December 11th, 2007, on the
WINTER TOUR07 tour.
Я TO THE CORE: Has been performed sixty-three times. It was first performed on September 13th, 2003, on the
TOUR03 OVER THE VULGAR SHUDDER tour, and was last performed on April 10th, 2005, on the
TOUR05 It withers and withers tour.
DRAIN AWAY: Has been performed ninety-one times. It was first performed on October 29th, 2002, on the
列島激震行脚 2002 5 Ugly KINGDOM tour, and was last performed on November 14th, 2007, on the
OVERSEAS (EUROPE) TOUR07 DOZING GREEN tour.
NEW AGE CULTURE: Has been performed ninety-two times. It was first performed on July 5th, 2003, at the
BLITZ 5DAYS shows, and was last performed on February 5th, 2007, on the
TOUR07 INWARD SCREAM tour.
OBSCURE: Has been performed one-hundred sixty-three times. It was first performed on July 5th, 2003, at the
BLITZ 5DAYS shows, and was last performed on October 12th, 2008, on the
TOUR08 THE ROSE TRIMS AGAIN tour.
CHILD PREY: Has been performed one-hundred twenty-four times. It was first performed on July 8th, 2002, on the
列島激震行脚 2002 MASTER OF MONSTER tour, and was last performed on December 25th, 2007, on the
WINTER TOUR07 tour.
AMBER: Has been performed sixty-six times. It was first performed on September 13th, 2003, on the
TOUR03 OVER THE VULGAR SHUDDER tour, and was last performed on February 14th, 2007, on the
TOUR07 INWARD SCREAM tour.
TRACK INFORMATION:
1. "audience KILLER LOOP" - 3:39 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
2. "THE IIID EMPIRE" - 3:05 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
3. "INCREASE BLUE" - 3:46 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
4. "蝕紅" - 4:22 (Words: 京 / Music: 薫)
5. "砂上の唄" - 3:14 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
6. "RED...［em］" - 5:01 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
7. "明日無き幸福、呼笑亡き明日" - 3:31 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
8. "MARMALADE CHAINSAW" - 4:13 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
9. "かすみ" - 4:20 (Words: 京 / Music: 薫)
10. "Я TO THE CORE" - 1:47 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
11. "DRAIN AWAY" - 4:06 (Words: 京 / Music: Die)
12. "NEW AGE CULTURE" - 3:19 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
13. "OBSCURE" - 3:59 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
14. "CHILD PREY" - 3:52 (Words: 京 / Music: 薫)
15. "AMBER" - 4:48 (Words: 京 / Music: Dir en grey)
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