Arche (album)
2014 studio album by Dir En Grey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2014 studio album by Dir En Grey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Limited edition cover | ||||
| 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] |
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]
| 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 |
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| 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" |
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