Arche (album)

Arche
Studio album by Dir En Grey
Released December 10, 2014 (2014-12-10)
Genre
Length 68:01
Language Japanese, English
Label Firewall Div.
Dir En Grey chronology
The Unraveling
(2013)		 Arche
(2014)
Alternative cover
Limited edition cover
Singles from Dum Spiro Spero
  1. "Rinkaku"
    Released: December 19, 2012
  2. "Sustain the Untruth"
    Released: January 22, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bloody Disgusting[3]
Ultimate Guitar8/10[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

Chart performance

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Oricon weekly chart 4[12]
Billboard Japan Top Albums 3[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  2. ↑ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/dir_en_grey/arche/index.html
  3. ↑ Barkan, Jonathon (December 15, 2014). "[Album Review] Dir En Grey 'Arche'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Arche Review". December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "DIR EN GREY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'ARCHE' FOR DECEMBER 2014". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  6. ↑ "Dir En Grey to release new album Arche". Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  7. ↑ "NEW ALBUM『ARCHE』(2014.12.10 RELEASE) Track List Revealed!". Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Dir en grey 9th album『Arche』(2014.12.10 release) 特設ページ". Official website.
  9. ↑ "Dir en Grey". Barks.
  10. ↑ "Meaning of New Album from Dir en Grey". 5 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  11. ↑ "New Album Art Cover". 1 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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