Arche (album)
| Arche | ||||
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| Studio album by Dir En Grey | ||||
| Released | December 10, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 68:01 | |||
| Language | Japanese, English | |||
| Label | Firewall Div. | |||
| Dir En Grey chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Limited edition cover |
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| Singles from Dum Spiro Spero | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Bloody Disgusting |   [3] |
| Ultimate Guitar | 8/10[4] |
Arche (Greek for "the origin") is the ninth studio album by Japanese metal band Dir En Grey, released on December 10, 2014.[5][6] It was preceded by two singles; "Rinkaku", which was released two years prior, and "Different Sense".
Overview
The contents of the album as well as the track list 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]
The title stands for "origin" in Greek. This title connotes a special meaning to the members as it encompasses every phase the band has been evolving into. Vocalist Kyo said via Dir En Grey's website : "This album is being worked on with me thinking about the past and future of myself as a vocalist, more than I have had ever before. That place where the old me and the new me crosses is what is being put into the 9th album “ARCHE”’".[10] The art cover suggests this symbolism by depicting a beheaded torso of a pregnant woman from which emanates roots.[11]
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 | |
| Disc two ("Special" Limited Edition/ Limited Edition) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "And Zero" (Instrumental Track) | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Tefu Tefu" (てふてふ; "Butterfly") | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Sustain the Untruth [Remix]" | 6:16 |
| 4. | "Unraveling [Remix]" | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Soshaku (Acoustic Ver.)" (咀嚼 (Acoustic Ver.); "Mastication (Acoustic Ver.)") | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Uroko (Crossover Ver.)" (鱗 (Crossover Ver.); "Fish Scales (Crossover Ver.)") | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Behind a Vacant Image (Acoustic Ver.)" | 4:55 |
Total length: |
30:37 | |
| Disc three ("Special" Limited Edition, Blu-Ray/ DVD) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Un Deux (Shot In One Take)" | |
| 2. | "Chain Repulsion (Shot In One Take)" | |
| 3. | "Live footage from Tour14 Psychonnect -Mode of ”Gauze”? at Shinkiba Studio Coast (08/30/2014)" (かすみ (Kasumi), 蜜と唾 (Mitsu to Tsuba) and 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 (Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami)) | |
| 4. | "Behind the Scenes of Arche" | |
- Disc 2 of the Limited Edition includes only tracks 3, 5, 6.
Chart performance
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon weekly chart | 4[12] |
| Billboard Japan Top Albums | 3[13] |
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- ↑ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/dir_en_grey/arche/index.html
- ↑ Barkan, Jonathon (December 15, 2014). "[Album Review] Dir En Grey 'Arche'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Arche Review". December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ "DIR EN GREY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'ARCHE' FOR DECEMBER 2014". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "Dir En Grey to release new album Arche". Retrieved 2014-09-11.
- ↑ "NEW ALBUM『ARCHE』(2014.12.10 RELEASE) Track List Revealed!". Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dir en grey 9th album『Arche』(2014.12.10 release) 特設ページ". Official website.
- ↑ "Dir en Grey". Barks.
- ↑ "Meaning of New Album from Dir en Grey". 5 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "New Album Art Cover". 1 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 4 May 2015.