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The Marrow of a Bone | Audio CD

by Dir en grey

List Price:

$13.98

Binding:

Audio CD

Format:

Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics

Studio:

Warcon

Release Date:

February 20, 2007

Sales Rank:

60,421th

TRACK LISTING

Disc: 1

Track 1: Conceived Sorrow
Track 2: Lie Buried with a Vengeance
Track 3: Fatal Believer
Track 4: Agitated Screams of Maggots
Track 5: Grief
Track 6: Ryoujoku No Ame
Track 7: Disabled Complexes
Track 8: Rotting Root
Track 9: Namamekashiki Ansoku, Tomadoi Ni Hohoemi
Track 10: Pledge
Track 11: Repetition of Hatred
Track 12: Deeper Vileness
Track 13: Clever Sleazoid

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Album Description
Following up to the world-wide smash hit album, 'Withering To Death', Dir en grey is releasing, 'The Marrow of a Bone.' It includes the single track, 'Agitated Screams of Maggots', 'CLEVER SLEAZOID', 'Ryojoku no Ame,' and more! This Limited edition also includes bonus CD with classical arrangements of the album tracks. Sony. 2006.

Amazon.com
The Marrow of a Bone, Dir En Grey's follow-up to 2006's Withering to Death, finds the Japanese outfit on something of a creative decline. Many of the songs are weighed down by overly familiar riffs and a surprising lack of true dynamics. While the mellow, ethereal opener "Conceived Sorrow" was no doubt placed up front to somehow suggest a sense of maturity, it instead inspires a sense of listlessness that hovers over the rest of the record, robbing the album of the rock 'n' roll zeal one might expect from this sonically diverse and often exciting band. That's not to say that The Marrow of a Bone is not without its good moments: "The Fatal Believer" opens with a riff that could raise the heart rate of even the most jaded listener and "Grief" features some fierce and frightening vocal acrobatics that warrant serious attention. But the rest of the record creeps along with monochromatic tunes that leave the listener feeling a lack of inspiration or excitement. ––Jedd Beaudoin

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 18 reviews)

Another amazing album from Dir en Grey by Albina (USA)

5 Stars
February 03, 2008
I've been a fan of Dir en Grey since 2003 and have yet to be disappointed or bored with them. Each album has its own sound while still consistently delivering excellent music and vocals. I have to admit, when I first heard the 30 second previews for The Marrow of a Bone, I was a bit worried that the entire album was just Kyo screeching and little else. However, upon listening to the songs in full, I found that just like every other Dir en Grey album, the previews really didn't do the album justice. The elements that I always have loved- Kyo's mixing of melodic emotion-filled vocals with growling and screaming- are still there and musically the band still excels with interesting riffs and bass lines. Overall, I was very impressed by the album and very glad that I gave it a chance. Highly recommended.

Dir en grey have still got it by Deep Blue (Nowhere)

5 Stars
August 01, 2007
Really, it's too hard to hate Dir en grey. Granted, I don't like Hot Topics and I completely abhor all mall goths, emo kids, fangirls, and Japanophiles.... But, this is truly a hard rocking album, even though it's a bit too obvious that they are trying to sell out for American success. This is easily the best thing that Diru have done since Kisou, which is without a doubt their all time undisputed masterpiece. The Marrow of a Bone is raw, unfriendly, and above all else still retains that sense of genre defying brilliance that made all of their past material work. Let's just say that I am not disappointed in the least bit.... This is evolution, not regression. Kyo really shines on this release, too. His death vocals have gotten "a lot" better and if you ever get the chance to see him live in person you should.... He is truly a genus performer with an unbelievable amount of energy and an incredible stage presence... He also gets into the performances to such a degree that he cuts himself and beats himself in order to bring the emotions to the surface. Some of that may sound pretty gimmicky to you, but it works for Kyo... and it really adds to the overall performance. In the end, I've been a fan of this band for six years now and I am not disappointed in their evolution in the least bit. They have kept things interesting and in all honesty it's hard to believe that they are the same band that put out Cage and Yokan. Diru have come a long way and I am really interested in seeing where they go from here.....

=_= by Behelit

5 Stars
June 03, 2007
I ordered this cd when it first came out for an import because i bought the usa version and I wanted the original version so i waited two months because the shipping oreder stated may 13th-jun 1st, so i waited and waited went to check my oreder and it said there was a problem it wante me to pay for again only this time the price went from $39.99 to $119.99 I don't think i'll be shopping on amazon anymore Peace.

great band by Ryan (Toronto, Canada)

5 Stars
May 15, 2007
I've just listened to this album two straight times start to finish and it's currently playing through its third go around as I write this review. Like past albums, this is an incredibly addictive record. (their last album Withering To Death still sounds very fresh to me) Upon initial listens some may be dissapointed the diversity of past albums does not seem to show, as I feel the band has opted for a more cohesive and heavier sound. The band has progressively gotten heavier over the years and I feel this shift in their sound has been perfected on this album. Brutal and relentless, beautiful and haunting, Dir En Grey has done it again...

Intense by Akemi (Rockland, MA United States)

5 Stars
March 30, 2007
You might say Dir en grey has become westernized (They sure aren't playing shamisen, koto and taiko drums dressed in silk kimono, but wouldn't it be cool if they were?) that they've hung around with too many hardcore bands during Family Values. Dir en grey has always been hardcore, you can hear echoes of it on Gauze (beloved and deified by most of the old school Dir en grey fans) and on Macabre (same thing, it's on a shrine of some sort for them)they have always pushed the envelope and on this album they push it right off the edge. You got this aggressive yet mellow thick guitar style with these delicious basslines of Toshiya and drum beats. Kyo goes from wailing and screeching like all the demons in hell to softly crooning, and if you get the special edition version, you get to hear acoustic versions of several of the songs that are heartfelt and show that Dir en grey is determined to do what few bands these days do, they are determined to play every single form of rock they can and to cram it all on one album. Some will complain it's numetal, some qill gripe that the old Dir en grey is no more, but the fact is that Dir en grey has and always will be about change and evolution and playing what they want and what they feel and that is what makes them so good! Plus, you got to admit, this album is like nothing that is being played on the radio in the US. I can't even think of bands that make songs that are hard and mellow like the Deeper Vileness or Grief. Whether you love it or not, Dir en grey will not bore you and will suprise and thrill you. They will also sooth your soul.

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