Arche
Studio album by
Dir En Grey
ReleasedDecember 10, 2014 (2014-12-10)
Genre
Length68:01
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelFirewall Div.
Dir En Grey chronology
The Unraveling
(2013)		 Arche
(2014)		 The Insulated World
(2018)
Alternative cover
Limited edition cover
Singles from Arche
  1. "Rinkaku"
    Released: December 19, 2012
  2. "Sustain the Untruth"
    Released: January 22, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bloody Disgusting[3]
Ultimate Guitar7/10[4]
Allmusic[5]
rockin'on.com(Positive)[6]

Arche (stylized as ARCHE, Greek for "the origin") is the ninth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey, released on December 10, 2014.[7][8] It was preceded by two singles; "Rinkaku", which was released two years prior, and "Sustain the Untruth".

Overview

The contents of the album as well as the track list were added to the band's website in late September.[9] At that time, the band's guitarist Die said it would be the most achieved sound that they have ever had.[10] The album will deal with the theme of pain, as shown in a trailer narrated by Ryō Horikawa released on November 12.[11]

The title stands for "origin" in Greek. This title connotes a special meaning to the members as it encompasses every phase the band has been evolving into. Vocalist Kyo said via Dir En Grey's website : "This album is being worked on with me thinking about the past and future of myself as a vocalist, more than I have had ever before. That place where the old me and the new me crosses is what is being put into the 9th album 'ARCHE'".[12] The art cover suggests this symbolism by depicting a beheaded torso of a pregnant woman from which emanates roots.[13]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kyo[14]; all music is composed by Dir En Grey

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Un Deux"3:33
2."Soshaku" (咀嚼; "Chew")4:10
3."Uroko" (鱗; "Scales")4:03
4."Phenomenon"4:01
5."Cause of Fickleness"3:25
6."Tōsei" (濤声; "Voice of the Waves")5:31
7."Rinkaku" (輪郭; "Silhouette")5:43
8."Chain Repulsion"2:48
9."Midwife"4:11
10."Magayasō" (禍夜想; "Calamitous Night Thought")4:25
11."Kaishun" (懐春; "Yearning of Youth")4:22
12."Behind a Vacant Image"4:59
13."Sustain the Untruth"4:25
14."Kūkoku no Kyōon" (空谷の跫音; "Tramplings In the Lonely Valley")5:48
15."The Inferno"3:15
16."Revelation of Mankind"3:23
Total length:68:01
Disc two ("Special" Limited Edition/ Limited Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."And Zero" (Instrumental Track)2:25
2."Tefutefu" (てふてふ; "Butterfly")4:47
3."Sustain the Untruth [Remix]"6:16
4."Unraveling [Remix]"3:33
5."Soshaku (Acoustic Ver.)" (咀嚼 (Acoustic Ver.); "Chew (Acoustic Ver.)")5:02
6."Uroko (Crossover Ver.)" (鱗 (Crossover Ver.); "Scales (Crossover Ver.)")3:39
7."Behind a Vacant Image (Acoustic Ver.)"4:55
Total length:30:37
Disc three ("Special" Limited Edition, Blu-Ray/ DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Un Deux (Shot In One Take)" 
2."Chain Repulsion (Shot In One Take)" 
3."Live footage from Tour14 Psychonnect -Mode of “Gauze”? at Shinkiba Studio Coast (08/30/2014)" (かすみ (Kasumi), 蜜と唾 (Tsumi to Batsu) and 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 (Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami)) 
4."Behind the Scenes of Arche" 
  • Disc 2 of the Limited Edition includes only tracks 3, 5, 6.

Chart performance

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Oricon weekly chart 4[15]
Billboard Japan Top Albums 3[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Dir en Grey - Arche Review - Randict". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Dir En Grey: Arche | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Barkan, Jonathon (December 15, 2014). "[Album Review] Dir En Grey 'Arche'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Arche Review". Ultimate-guitar.com. December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Arche on Allmusic". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ Takahashi, Miho. "痛みを響かせ続ける理由 DIR EN GREY『ARCHE』". Rockin'on.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "DIR EN GREY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'ARCHE' FOR DECEMBER 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  8. ↑ "Dir En Grey to release new album Arche". Kojaconreport.com. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  9. ↑ "NEW ALBUM『ARCHE』(2014.12.10 RELEASE) Track List Revealed!". Direngrey.co.jp. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dir en grey 9th album『Arche』(2014.12.10 release) 特設ページ". Direngrey.co.jp.
  11. ↑ "Dir en Grey". En.barks.jp.
  12. ↑ "Meaning of New Album from Dir en Grey". Direngrey.co.jp. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "New Album Art Cover". Verdamnis.com. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  14. ↑ According to album liner notes
  15. ↑ "CDアルバムランキング - 2014年12月22日付 - （2014年12月08日～2014年12月14日）". Oricon. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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