Dum Spiro Spero is not only a world class metal album, but the heaviest material Dir en grey has ever released. I'll start by saying; this is the best production Dir en grey has ever released. Everything is perfectly mixed, nothing too high or too low. Every pick, wack, crash, scream, shriek, growl, falsetto, slap, etc. etc. can be heard with ease. I'm glad they took their time to get it right. But the most important thing is the performance. Everyone is five stars here. The solo by Karou in Different Sense and the solo by Die in Vanitas are their greatest solo's ever. They are perfectly perfomed and complex. These are not the mini solos we heard on earlier releases. These are full blown solos with much character and emotion. The bass is so well played. Toshiya does everything he is known for and more. Amon is definitely not the weakest song on the album. There are none. But the bass playing on Amon is why he's my favorite bass player. The drums are so well mixed that this is the best Shinya has ever sounded. Especially listening with headphones his kit sounds monsterous. You can clearly hear his stirkes in one ear and strikes in the other. He's very intense on this album. But the highlight, as always is Kyo. His growls are deeper, his screams higher, his singing cleaner. Kyo now perfectly holds his screams and growls with ease. There's also some choir-esque vocals unheard before, especially on Ruten. As for the bonus material, it's plenty. A great Re-work of Rase, now sounding more live than ever. The symphony over Amon makes it sound beautifully brutal. The unplugged Ruten is very haunting. The demo's are great, especially Kyo's different vocal performance on Akatsuki. And the remixes are very interesting and of high quality. Karou's remix sounds like an outer space version of a Gaga song on shrooms and Kyo's remix sounds like a Mayan human sacrifice. The DVD is great with six music videos in widescreen and interview and in studio-footage. Just wish there were subtitles. The booklet is great with more poems by Kyo and huge two-page layouts of every band memeber. The only reason this record is slightly second to Uroboros is the suprise factor. No one thought after Marrow they would write their masterpiece but they did. With that aside, this album is on even playing field with Uroboros. Dir en grey is writing their best material ever and never disappoint.
Dum Spiro Spero [2CD+DVD+2LP] [Limited Edition] Customer Reviews
DIR EN GREY
I wouldn't even know how to describe this item. It's been well over a month since I ordered it, and still it has yet to arrive. Extremely disappointed with the customer service here.
its so fantasical!the songs are all amazing . dir en grey never disappoints and they sign the lp case :) the extras are so cute interviews and you get to see a recoding session blip . highly recommended.
Composition and sound is great. This album is heavy and melodic. True, pure metal in a beautiful setting .
DVD: 1. RECORDING & INTERVIEW 2. Hateshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami (Scenes From 「a knot」only TOUR2011 THE DECOMPOSITION OF THE MOON) 3. LOTUS (Scenes From 「a knot」only TOUR2011 THE DECOMPOSITION OF THE MOON) 4. DIFFERENT SENSE (Scenes From 「a knot」only TOUR2011 THE DECOMPOSITION OF THE MOON) 5. Juuyoku (Scenes From 「a knot」only TOUR2011 THE DECOMPOSITION OF THE MOON at KYOTO FANJ on May 26, 2011) 6. VANITAS (In-Studio Footage) 7. Zan (PV) 2NDCD: 1. Rasestsukoku 2. AMON (Symphonic Ver.) 3. Ruten No Tou (Unplugged Ver.) 4. DIABOLOS (Demo2010, Short Ver.) 5. Akatsuki (Demo2010) 6. THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB (Remix) 7. 「欲巣にDREAMBOX」あるいは成熟の理念と冷たい雨 (Remix) 8. Shitataru Mourou (Remix) 9. Akatsuki (Remix) 10. DECAYED CROW (Remix)
According to DIR EN GREY's OHP the content of the DVD will be Interviews, recordings from their latest fanclub-tour and new(?) PV's for Hageshisa to kono mune no naka de karamitsuita shakunetsu no yami and ZAN. On the Bonus-CD you can find a new take of [rasetsukoku], unplugged version, demo versions and remixes by members of the band. The total amount of songs will be 10.
Does anyone already know what the DVD contains? I'm wondering what this would be...because this limited edition sounds very interesting
Tracklist from the band's website: 01. Kyoukotsu No Nari 02. THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB 03. DIFFERENT SENSE 04. AMON 05 ."Yokusou Ni DREAMBOX" Aruiwa Seijuku No Rinen To Tsumetai Ame 06. Juuyoku 07. Shitataru Mourou 08. LOTUS 09. DIABOLOS 10. Akatsuki 11. DECAYED CROW 12. Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami 13. VANITAS 14. Ruten No Tou
SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! already ordered ^w^ now just have to sit tight and wait. may have been expensive but its Dir en grey so will be worth every penny <3
