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- Withering To Death
- - 254,941 plays
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Dir en Grey
Released 2005

Machiavellism [DVD]
00:00
9 plays

Saku [DVD]
00:00
57 plays

Saku
02:57
27,733 plays

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songs

- 1
- Merciless Cult
- 02:55
- 26,488 plays

- 2
- C
- 03:30
- 19,288 plays

- 3
- Saku
- 02:57
- 27,733 plays

- 4
- Kodoku Ni
- 03:25
- 15,815 plays

- 5
- Itoshisa Wa
- 04:15
- 14,555 plays

- 6
- Jesus
- 04:00
- 15,242 plays

- 7
- Garbage
- 02:49
- 16,008 plays

- 8
- Machiavellism
- 03:16
- 16,974 plays

- 9
- Dead Tree
- 04:50
- 16,451 plays

- 10
- The Final
- 04:13
- 22,464 plays

- 11
- Beautiful Dirt
- 02:33
- 14,630 plays

- 12
- Spilled Milk
- 03:44
- 13,585 plays

- 13
- Higeki Wa
- 05:08
- 12,688 plays

- 14
- Kodou
- 03:39
- 22,953 plays

- 15
- Merciless Cult [DVD]
- 00:00
- 0 plays

- 16
- The Final [DVD]
- 00:00
- 1 plays

- 17
- Machiavellism [DVD]
- 00:00
- 9 plays

- 18
- Saku [DVD]
- 00:00
- 57 plays

- 19
- Tour04 the Code of Vulgar(ism) [DVD]
- 00:00
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album 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

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- - The Marrow Of A Bone (Parental Advisory)
  - Released 2007

- - Vulgar
  - Released 2003

- - Uroboros
  - Released 2008

- - Agitated Screams of Maggots
  - Released 2007

listener reviews

- - yeah!!!!!!!!!!
  - - By coolyHOZUKIMARU
    - 5/11/2009 20:12:12
  - i dont give a fuck!! all of dir en grey is too fucking awesome!!!!!!!!
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- - review?
  - - By iKeN117
    - 12/10/2008 08:05:28
  - theres no use for a review because its one of the best albums.
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- - Wooo!
  - - By uver1
    - 10/18/2008 21:59:57
  - I guess I'm just weird, but I like Withering to Death better than Marrow of the Bone. Not a bad song on this album. 30 second previews don't give this album justice.
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- - ehh
  - - By neashka
    - 9/24/2008 19:04:33
  - this album is ok.. the only songs that i listen to are like all the time is saku, the final, dead tree, merciless cult.....
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- - hm...
  - - By AylaM
    - 7/26/2008 08:00:37
  - Not really their best album in my opnion. I do enjoy all the song because I love dir en grey but the only really good songs that I lik to listen to contstantly is Saku and Merciless Cult.
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- - WOW
  - - By Evyamiga
    - 6/9/2008 22:06:07
  - This albums have a combination of amazing hardcore parts and soft but beautifull chorus. I really do think this is the best album after Vulgar.
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