Withering to Death

• Artist: Dir en Grey
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• Release Date: March 09, 2005
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Japanese goth metal outfit Dir en Grey returns with 2006's Withering to Death, continuing their curious mixture of the apocalyptic themes of Scandinavian death metal, noisy industrial dance-rock à la Nine Inch Nails or Marilyn Manson, and the gleeful over-the-top theatrical qualities of '70s glam, particularly singer Kyo's falsetto shrieks, which put the guy from the Darkness to shame. By this point in their nearly decade-long career, the band has their shtick down and they're working it for all it's worth; Withering to Death brings nothing new to the party either, musically or lyrically, although the single "Clever Sleazoid" is a fair encapsulation of the group's unique sound. Bottom line: for those who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they'll like, but no one who has so far resisted Dir en Grey's charms will be swayed. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Merciless Cult		Dir en Grey	(2:55)
C		Dir en Grey	(3:30)
Saku		Dir en Grey	(2:57)
Kodoku Ni Shisu, Yueni Kodoku		Dir en Grey	(3:25)
Itoshusa Ha Fuhai Nitsuki		Dir en Grey	(4:15)
Jesus Christ R'N R		Dir en Grey	(4:00)
Garbage		Dir en Grey	(2:49)
Machiavellism		Dir en Grey	(3:16)
Dead Tree		Dir en Grey	(4:50)
The Final		Dir en Grey	(4:13)
Beautiful Dirt		Dir en Grey	(2:33)
Spilled Milk		Dir en Grey	(3:44)
Higeki Ha Mabuta Wo Oroshita Yasashiki Utsu		Dir en Grey	(5:08)
Kodou		Dir en Grey	(3:39)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Merciless Cult [DVD]		Dir en Grey
The Final [DVD]		Dir en Grey
Machiavellism [DVD]		Dir en Grey
Saku [DVD]		Dir en Grey
Tour04 the Code of Vulgar(ism) [DVD]		Dir en Grey

Credits

Kanako Hayashi (Assistant Engineer), Yoshinoli Abe (Programming), Hideki Furuta (A&R), Hidemi Ogata (Photography)