Withering to Death.

by Dir en Grey

Withering to Death. cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 March 2005
  • Label: Free-Will
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 51:20
  • Community rating: 3.08/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Dynamite Tommy

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pivoting away from their visually-driven visual kei roots, the Japanese quintet embraces a heavier, more abrasive alternative metal sound for their fifth album. Kyo's versatile, often anguished vocal performance drives the emotionally turbulent tracks, exploring themes of profound despair and suicidal ideation over churning, down-tuned guitars.

Genres

Descriptors: suicide, noisy

Tracklist

  1. Merciless Cult (2:55)
  2. C (3:30)
  3. 朔-saku- (2:57)
  4. KODOKU NI SHISU, YUENI KODOKU. (3:25)
  5. ITOSHISA HA FUHAI NITSUKI (4:15)
  6. Jesus Christ R’n R (4:00)
  7. GARBAGE (2:49)
  8. Machiavellism (3:16)
  9. dead tree (4:50)
  10. THE FINAL (4:13)
  11. Beautiful Dirt (2:33)
  12. Spilled Milk (3:44)
  13. HIGEKI HA MABUTA WO OROSHITA YASASHIKI UTSU (5:08)
  14. KODOU (3:39)

Credits

  • 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 [è©©]
  • Atsushi Yamaguchi - hair, make-up
  • Yukie - hair, make-up
  • Masahiko Oyamada - product manager [product control]

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