Kisō

Kisō
Studio album by
Dir En Grey
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2002
Recorded2001
Genre
Length69:57
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelFirewall Div./SMEJ
ProducerDir En Grey
Dir En Grey chronology
Macabre
(2000) 		Kisō
(2002) 		Vulgar
(2003)
Singles from Kisō
  1. "Filth"
    Released: September 12, 2001
  2. "Jessica"
    Released: November 14, 2001
  3. "Embryo"
    Released: December 19, 2001

Kisō (鬼葬, Demonic Burial) is the third studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey. The album was released on January 30, 2002. It has helped them gain popularity across Asia. The first press edition came with an extra booklet of lyrics and the cover booklet came in color, as opposed to the normal release. Unlike their previous two albums, Kisō did not feature extra poems and images per song in the liner notes; rather, the standard booklet came with the band's own English translation of the lyrics, while the extra booklet in the first pressing contained the original Japanese lyrics.[1]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Kyo

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Kigan" (鬼眼-kigan-; "Demon Eyes")Dir En Grey4:04
2."Zomboid"Kaoru4:22
3."Twentyfour Cylinders" (24個シリンダー)Die6:07
4."Filth"Dir En Grey4:55
5."Bottom of the Death Valley"Toshiya5:50
6."Embryo"Kaoru5:36
7."Shinsō" (「深葬」; "Deep Burial")Dir En Grey2:05
8."Gyakujō Tannō Keloid Milk" (逆上堪能ケロイドミルク; "Raging Pleasures of Keloid Milk")Kaoru4:42
9."The Domestic Fucker Family"Kyo3:02
10."Undecided"Die4:53
11."Mushi" (蟲-mushi-; "Insect")Kaoru6:24
12."Shinsō" (「芯葬」; "Core Burial")Dir En Grey0:57
13."Jessica"Kaoru4:11
14."Karasu" (鴉-karasu-; "Crow")Kaoru5:26
15."Pink Killer" (ピンクキラー)Dir En Grey3:48
16."Shinsō" (「神葬」; "God Burial")Dir En Grey3:03
Total length:69:57

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Notes

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  • A re-recording of "Undecided" was featured on their 2008 single "Glass Skin".
  • Re-recordings of "Bottom of the death valley" and "Karasu" were featured on their 2013 EP The Unraveling.[3]
  • A re-recording of "Kigan" was featured on the limited editions for their 2018 album The Insulated World.[4]
  • A re-recording of "The Domestic Fucker Family" appears as a b-side on their 2021 single "Oboro" under the title "T.D.F.F.".

Chart positions

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Album

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Chart performance for Kisō
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 3

Singles

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Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Filth" Oricon 4
2001 "Jessica" Oricon 9
2001 "Embryo" Oricon 6

References

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  1. ^ Dir En Grey - 鬼葬, 2002-01-30, retrieved 2023-05-31
  2. ^ Kisou (CD liner). Dir En Grey. Japan: Firewall Div. 2002. SFCD-0012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Dir En Grey 『The Unraveling』特集！！". 激ロック. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. ^ "DIR EN GREYニューアルバム詳細公開、新たなビジュアルも解禁に". 音楽ナタリー. Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. ^ "DIR EN GREYの作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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