The World Ruler

the WORLD Ruler
Studio album by Nightmare
Released	February 27, 2007
Genre	Hard rock, gothic rock, alternative rock
Length	51:27
Label	VAP
Producer	Nightmare
Nightmare chronology
Gianism Best Ofs (2006) the WORLD Ruler (2007) Nightmare 2003-2005 Single Collection (2008)

the WORLD Ruler is Nightmare's fourth full-length studio album. Nightmare's experimentation with the styles of electronica, ambience, and usage of live brass began in this album. Three different versions of this album were released: a CD-only version; a CD+DVD version; and a bonus CD, DVD and photobook pack. It peaked at #6 in the Oricon Charts.^[1] The tracks "The World" and "Alumina" were featured in Death Note as the first opening and ending songs, respectively.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"BOYS, BE SUSPICIOUS"	4:03
2.	"PHANTOM"	1:33
3.	"the WORLD"	3:48
4.	"Criminal Baby"	3:34
5.	"Alice"	4:15
6.	"crevasse"	4:55
7.	"18Sai (18歳)"	3:28
8.	"Black Sick Spider"	3:32
9.	"Gianizm Shichi (ジャイアニズム叱)"	5:06
10.	"The FOOL"	0:47
11.	"Alumina (アルミナ)"	5:05
12.	"Morpho"	5:51
13.	"～Lulu～ (縷々)"	5:29
Total length:		51:27

Single Information

• theWORLD/Alumina (アルミナ)

Released: October 18, 2006

Oricon Chart Peak Position: #5^[2]

"The WORLD" and "Alumina" were used as the first opening and ending theme, respectively, for the anime Death Note.

References

1. "Nightmare Releases - 4" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
2. "Nightmare [ナイトメア]'s Blog". Retrieved 11 November 2012.