Mortal Downer
by Dir en Grey
- Type: Album
- Released: 8 April 2026
- Label: Firewall Div.
- Country: Japan
- Length: 56:00
- Community rating: 2.91/5 from 10 ratings
Artists on this release: Dynamite Tommy
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Mortal Downer', Dir en Grey continues to dissect the human condition with unparalleled ferocity and vulnerability. The album synthesizes the progressive intricacy of their recent work with the raw, chaotic energy of their roots, creating a complex and emotionally draining experience. Kyo's vocal performance remains a central, terrifying focus, shifting from guttural growls to haunting, ethereal melodies as he explores themes of psychological decay and mortality. The band's instrumental prowess is on full display, with labyrinthine song structures, jarring dynamic shifts, and moments of fragile beauty that serve only to accentuate the album's overwhelming heaviness.
Genres
Descriptors: Harsh Vocals, Melodic, Progressive, bouncy
Tracklist
- ISOLATION (2:02)
- Kaijin ni Kisu (4:48)
- EN'EN (3:16)
- Discard (4:55)
- Bloodline (3:47)
- There's nothing else (2:53)
- Hizumi to Ame (3:04)
- The Devil In Me (4:23)
- MOBS (6:13)
- Void (6:02)
- Demand (3:19)
- Kusabi (3:34)
- Moumoku ga Yue ni (3:54)
- no end (3:44)
Credits
- Dir en Grey - primary artist, composed by [曲], producer [produced by]
- Hideki Furuta - a&r [a&r director]
- Toshiya - band [dir en grey], bass
- Shinya - band [dir en grey], drums
- Die - band [dir en grey], guitar
- Kaoru - band [dir en grey], guitar, programmed by [program]
- Kyo - band [dir en grey], voice, lyrics by [詩]
- Rena Hiraoka - costume designer
- Koji Yoda - cover, art direction [art director], design [designer]
- Shimon Takana - cover, illustration [illustrator]
- Takashi Hirano - cover, photography by [photographer]
- Aoi Shimizu - engineer [assistant engineer]
- Rio Ikuhara - engineer [assistant engineer]
- Ryosuke Ishida - engineer [assistant engineer]
- Dynamite Tommy - executive-producer
- Jewels - liner notes [translation]
- Kenji Fujieda - management [artist management]
- Toru Takabayashi - management [artist management]
- Daishi Fujimoto - management [label manager]
- Brian Gardner - mastered by [mastering engineer]
- Koji Maruyama - mixed by [live mixing engineer], recorded by [recording engineer]
- Tom Lord-Alge - mixed by [mixing engineer]
- Yuuna Maeda - product manager [product controls]
- 匠 - programmed by [program]
- Stefania Viol - promotion [content development]
- Yusuke Kuwano - promotion [content development]
- Reina Namiki - promotion [official fan club 「a knot」]
- Mia Kamo - promotion [sales promotion]
- Takafumi Ozawa - promotion [sales promotion]
- Katsumasa Matsunami - recorded by [live recording engineer]
- Keisuke Kamata - recorded by [recording engineer]
- Shinichiro Abe - set designer [set design]
- Kazutaka Minemori - technician [instrument]
- Atsuro Takada - tuner [drums tuner]