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Arche (stylized as ARCHE, Greek for "the origin") is the ninth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey, released on December 10, 2014.[7][8] It was preceded by two singles; "Rinkaku", which was released two years prior, and "Sustain the Untruth".
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| Released | December 10, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 68:01 | |||
| Language | Japanese, English | |||
| Label | Firewall Div. | |||
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| Singles from Arche | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Bloody Disgusting |   [3] |
| Ultimate Guitar | 7/10[4] |
| Allmusic | [5] |
| rockin'on.com | (Positive)[6] |
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The contents of the album as well as the track list were added to the band's website in late September.[9] At that time, the band's guitarist Die said it would be the most achieved sound that they have ever had.[10] The album will deal with the theme of pain, as shown in a trailer narrated by Ryō Horikawa released on November 12.[11]
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'".[12] The art cover suggests this symbolism by depicting a beheaded torso of a pregnant woman from which emanates roots.[13]
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| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Un Deux" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Soshaku" (咀嚼; "Chew") | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Uroko" (鱗; "Scales") | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Phenomenon" | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Cause of Fickleness" | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Tōsei" (濤声; "Voice of the Waves") | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Rinkaku" (輪郭; "Silhouette") | 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "And Zero" | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Tefutefu" (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.); "Chew (Acoustic Ver.)") | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Uroko (Crossover Ver.)" (鱗 (Crossover Ver.); "Scales (Crossover Ver.)") | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Behind a Vacant Image (Acoustic Ver.)" | 4:55 |
| Total length: | 30:37 | |
| 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 (Tsumi to Batsu) 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.
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