Ugly [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]

Arrived to my home in the USA within 4 business days in excellent condition. The cover art is gothic/horror/beautiful, in keeping with the entire theme of project Dark Age. Small leaflet included with lyrics mostly in Japanese, the credits are in English. Two discs are included, disc 1 is black with red lettering and has Ugly and Depravity. Ugly is just a killer, headbanging track with a melodic interlude which leads to an insanely gorgeous solo by Uruha and Kai, 'shredding' on the drums (no lie). Depravity sounds similar to Ugly so that you can keep on headbanging, but has discordant elements like a previous GazettE song,Derangement.In both tracks, Reita's powerful bassline leads the way. Aoi lends his solid guitar prowess to each track as well. Ruki's vocals are flawless whether he is growling or singing smoothly. Disc 2 is red with black lettering; a DVD with the music PV for Ugly and a making of segment. The GazettE have a complete hand in directing and creating the video. I applaud them for inviting fans to participate as the audience. There are elements of anger and implied gore in the storyline. The members all look great and put their heart and soul into the production. This played perfectly on my laptop with Windows VLC media player, though both discs are region 2. I highly recommend this as an addition to any hard rock lover's music collection.