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| Name = Withering to Death.
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|rev2score = (8.1/10)<ref>[http://music.ign.com/articles/697/697622p1.html IGN review]</ref>
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'''''Withering to Death.''''' (stylized '''''Withering to death.''''') is the fifth studio album released by [[Dir En Grey]]. Initially published in [[Japan]] on March 9, 2005 it later became the band's first album to be officially released in [[Europe]], [[North America]] and [[South Korea]]. In June 2006, ''Withering to Death.'' reached number 42 on ''Billboard's'' "Top Heatseekers" chart.<ref name="billboard-chart">
'''''Withering to Death''''' (stylized as '''''Withering to death.''''') is the fifth studio album by Japanese [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Dir En Grey]]. Initially published in [[Japan]] on March 9, 2005, it was the band's first album to be officially released in [[Europe]], [[North America]] and [[South Korea]]. In June 2006, ''Withering to Death'' reached number 42 on ''Billboard's'' "Top Heatseekers" chart.<ref name="billboard-chart">
{{cite journal
{{cite magazine
| title = Top Heatseekers
| title = Top Heatseekers
| publisher = Billboard Magazine
| magazine = Billboard
| date = June 3, 2006
| date = June 3, 2006
}}
}}
</ref> [[Amazon.com]] included ''Withering to Death.'' in their listing of "Top 10 Hard Rock & Metal albums of 2006".<ref name="mso-page">
</ref> [[Amazon.com]] included ''Withering to Death'' in its listing of "Top 10 Hard Rock & Metal albums of 2006".<ref name="mso-page">
{{cite web
{{cite web
| title = Dir En Grey at the Mitch Schneider Organization
| title = Dir En Grey at the Mitch Schneider Organization
| work = msopr.com
| work = msopr.com
| url = http://www.msopr.com/?q=node/2654&PHPSESSID=f3ac4fa3eadc1e423652590836368636
| url = http://www.msopr.com/?q=node/2654&PHPSESSID=f3ac4fa3eadc1e423652590836368636
| accessdate = 2007-11-17
| access-date = November 17, 2007
}}
}}
</ref> In September 2007, ''[[Rolling Stone]] Japan'' rated it number 34 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".<ref>{{cite web| url = http://exclaim.ca/News/finally_100_greatest_japanese_rock_albums_of_all_time| title = Finally! "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time" Listed| work = [[Exclaim!]]| access-date = June 6, 2018}}</ref>
</ref>


In Japan, a First Press limited edition with a tan-ish cover in digi-pack and slipcase form with a red booklet was released, while the standard version has a black cover and a purple booklet. The domestic American and European releases received the black cover and contained an additional DVD which featured the [[music video|video]] of either "Saku" ([[United States]]/[[United Kingdom]]), "Dead Tree" ([[Germany]]), "Kodou" ([[France]]) or "The Final" ([[South Korea]]); along with live compilations of "Merciless Cult" and "Machiavellism", and selected footage from ''[[Tour 04 The Code of Vulgarism]]''. A live version of the song "Merciless Cult" is featured on the ''[[Family Values Tour 2006 CD|Family Values Tour 2006]]'' CD compilation.
In Japan, a first press limited edition with a tannish cover in digi-pack and slipcase form with a red booklet was released, while the standard version has a black cover and a purple booklet. The American and European releases received the black cover and contained an additional DVD with the [[music video|video]] of either [[Saku (song)|-Saku-]] ([[United States]]/[[United Kingdom]]), "Dead Tree" ([[Germany]]), "Kodō" ([[France]]) or "The Final" ([[South Korea]]); along with live compilations of "Merciless Cult" and "Machiavellism", and selected footage from ''Tour04 The Code of Vulgar[ism]''. A live version of the song "Merciless Cult" is on the ''[[Family Values Tour 2006 CD|Family Values Tour 2006]]'' CD compilation.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| all_lyrics = [[Kyo (musician)|Kyo]]
| all_lyrics = [[Kyo (musician)|Kyo]]
| all_music = Dir En Grey
| all_music = Dir En Grey
| title1 = Merciless Cult
| title1 = Merciless Cult
| length1 = 2:55
| length1 = 2:55
| title2 = C
| title2 = C
| length2 = 3:30
| length2 = 3:30
| title3 = [[Saku (song)|Saku]]
| title3 = [[Saku (song)|Saku]]
| note3 = {{nihongo2|朔; "New moon"}}
| note3 = {{nihongo2|朔-saku-; "New Moon"}}
| length3 = 2:57
| length3 = 2:57
| title4 = Kodoku ni Shisu, Yue ni Kodoku.
| title4 = Kodoku ni Shisu, Yue ni Kodoku.
| note4 = {{nihongo2|孤独に死す、故に孤独。; "I will die in loneliness, because I'm lonely."}}
| note4 = {{nihongo2|孤独に死す、故に孤独。; "I Die In Loneliness, Therefore I Am Lonely."}}
| length4 = 3:25
| length4 = 3:25
| title5 = Itoshisa wa Fuhai ni Tsuki
| title5 = Itoshisa wa Fuhai ni Tsuki
| note5 = {{nihongo2|愛しさは腐敗につき; "With love comes decay"}}
| note5 = {{nihongo2|愛しさは腐敗につき; "With Decay Comes Loveliness"}}
| length5 = 4:15
| length5 = 4:15
| title6 = Jesus Christ R'n R
| title6 = Jesus Christ R'n R
| length6 = 4:00
| length6 = 4:00
| title7 = Garbage
| title7 = Garbage
| length7 = 2:49
| length7 = 2:49
| title8 = Machiavellism
| title8 = Machiavellism
| length8 = 3:16
| length8 = 3:16
| title9 = Dead Tree
| title9 = Dead Tree
| length9 = 4:50
| length9 = 4:50
| title10 = The Final
| title10 = The Final
| length10 = 4:13
| length10 = 4:13
| title11 = Beautiful Dirt
| title11 = Beautiful Dirt
| length11 = 2:33
| length11 = 2:33
| title12 = Spilled Milk
| title12 = Spilled Milk
| length12 = 3:44
| length12 = 3:44
| title13 = Higeki wa Mabuta wo Oroshita Yasashiki Utsu
| title13 = Higeki wa Mabuta o Oroshita Yasashiki Utsu
| note13 = {{nihongo2|悲劇は目蓋を下ろした優しき鬱; "Tragedy is the sweet melancholy that lowers your eyelids"}}
| note13 = {{nihongo2|悲劇は目蓋を下ろした優しき鬱; "Tragedy Is the Sweet Melancholy That Lowered My Eyelids"}}
| length13 = 5:08
| length13 = 5:08
| title14 = Kodou
| title14 = Kodō
| note14 = {{nihongo2|鼓動; "Heartbeat"}}
| note14 = {{nihongo2|鼓動; "Heartbeat"}}
| length14 = 3:39
| length14 = 3:39
| total_length = 51:14
}}
}}


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* [[Dynamite Tommy]] – [[executive producer]]
* [[Dynamite Tommy]] – [[executive producer]]
* Koji Yoda – [[art direction]]
* Koji Yoda – [[art direction]]

==Notes==
*"The Final" was re-recorded and released on their 2013 EP ''The Unraveling''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masuda |first1=Yuuichi |title=DIR EN GREY、早くも新作の全貌が明らかに！ミニ・アルバムの概念を超えた"進化と深化、そして真価"の作品『THE UNRAVELING』 |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000086743 |website=BARKS |date=24 January 2013 |publisher=JAPAN MUSIC NETWORK, Inc. |access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>
*"Beautiful Dirt" was re-recorded and released on their 2018 best-of album ''Vestige of Scratches''.<ref>{{cite web |title=DIR EN GREY、来年1月2日リリースのベストアルバム『VESTIGE OF SCRATCHES』収録内容解禁！ |url=http://vif-music.com/2017/10/27/dir-en-grey-34/ |website=Vif |date=27 October 2017 |publisher=ROCKの総合情報サイトVif |access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|+ Chart performance for ''Withering to Death''
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/6902/products/|title=DIR EN GREYの作品|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=May 14, 2024}}</ref>
| 8
|-
|{{album chart|Finland|31|artist=Dir en Grey|album=Withering To Death|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 14, 2024}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 14 May 2024

Withering to Death
Studio album by
Dir En Grey
Released9 March 2005 (2005-03-09)
RecordedStudio Inning, Studio Fine, On Air Azabu, Studio Greenbird, Sony Music Studios
Genre
Length51:14
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelFree-Will/Sony Music Entertainment Japan (JP)
Gan-Shin (EU)
Warcon (US)
ProducerDir En Grey, Yoshinori Abe
Dir En Grey chronology
Vulgar
(2003) 		Withering to Death
(2005) 		The Marrow of a Bone
(2007)
Alternative cover
Singles from Withering to Death
  1. "The Final"
    Released: March 17, 2004
  2. "Saku"
    Released: July 14, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
IGN(8.1/10)[2]
metal.de(9/10)[3]
Ultimate Guitar(9.2/10)[4]

Withering to Death (stylized as Withering to death.) is the fifth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey. Initially published in Japan on March 9, 2005, it was the band's first album to be officially released in Europe, North America and South Korea. In June 2006, Withering to Death reached number 42 on Billboard's "Top Heatseekers" chart.[5] Amazon.com included Withering to Death in its listing of "Top 10 Hard Rock & Metal albums of 2006".[6] In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated it number 34 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".[7]

In Japan, a first press limited edition with a tannish cover in digi-pack and slipcase form with a red booklet was released, while the standard version has a black cover and a purple booklet. The American and European releases received the black cover and contained an additional DVD with the video of either -Saku- (United States/United Kingdom), "Dead Tree" (Germany), "Kodō" (France) or "The Final" (South Korea); along with live compilations of "Merciless Cult" and "Machiavellism", and selected footage from Tour04 The Code of Vulgar[ism]. A live version of the song "Merciless Cult" is on the Family Values Tour 2006 CD compilation.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Kyo; all music is composed by Dir En Grey

No.TitleLength
1."Merciless Cult"2:55
2."C"3:30
3."Saku" (朔-saku-; "New Moon")2:57
4."Kodoku ni Shisu, Yue ni Kodoku." (孤独に死す、故に孤独。; "I Die In Loneliness, Therefore I Am Lonely.")3:25
5."Itoshisa wa Fuhai ni Tsuki" (愛しさは腐敗につき; "With Decay Comes Loveliness")4:15
6."Jesus Christ R'n R"4:00
7."Garbage"2:49
8."Machiavellism"3:16
9."Dead Tree"4:50
10."The Final"4:13
11."Beautiful Dirt"2:33
12."Spilled Milk"3:44
13."Higeki wa Mabuta o Oroshita Yasashiki Utsu" (悲劇は目蓋を下ろした優しき鬱; "Tragedy Is the Sweet Melancholy That Lowered My Eyelids")5:08
14."Kodō" (鼓動; "Heartbeat")3:39
Total length:51:14

Personnel

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Notes

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  • "The Final" was re-recorded and released on their 2013 EP The Unraveling.[8]
  • "Beautiful Dirt" was re-recorded and released on their 2018 best-of album Vestige of Scratches.[9]

Charts

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Chart performance for Withering to Death
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 8
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 31

References

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  1. ^ a b c Allmusic review
  2. ^ Nielson-Buckholdt, Christian (May 16, 2006). "Dir en grey - Withering To Death".
  3. ^ "Dir en Grey - Withering to Death Review • metal.de".
  4. ^ "Withering To Death Review". Ultimate Guitar. Ultimate-Guitar.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Top Heatseekers". Billboard. June 3, 2006.
  6. ^ "Dir En Grey at the Mitch Schneider Organization". msopr.com. Retrieved November 17, 2007.
  7. ^ "Finally! "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time" Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  8. ^ Masuda, Yuuichi (24 January 2013). "DIR EN GREY、早くも新作の全貌が明らかに！ミニ・アルバムの概念を超えた"進化と深化、そして真価"の作品『THE UNRAVELING』". BARKS. JAPAN MUSIC NETWORK, Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  9. ^ "DIR EN GREY、来年1月2日リリースのベストアルバム『VESTIGE OF SCRATCHES』収録内容解禁！". Vif. ROCKの総合情報サイトVif. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  10. ^ "DIR EN GREYの作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  11. ^ "Dir en Grey: Withering To Death" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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