is the 28th
single
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by Japanese
heavy metal band
Dir En Grey
Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of guitari ...
, released on December 19, 2012.
Album
The release of ''Rinkaku'' introduced a new
version
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* Cover version
* Dub version
* Remix
* ''V ...
of Dir En Grey releases. In addition to the regular () and first press limited () versions, it was also released as a made-to-order limited version (). This version comes with unique packaging and additional contents, in this case a number of live-recorded tracks from one of the band's 2011 shows. Their next two releases, ''
The Unraveling'' and ''Sustain the Untruth'', also came in these three versions.
However, with the release of Dir En Grey's next studio album ''
Arche
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'' in 2014, a Blu-ray variant became available in addition to the DVD variant of the made-to-order limited version. Subsequently, this version was replaced by the limited production version (), a designation which had been used in the past for the ''Decade'' best-of album, as well as the LP-version of ''
Uroboros'' and ''
Dum Spiro Spero
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Derivation
The sense of ''dum spir ...
''. Since ''Arche'', all of the band's albums and singles have been released as a regular version with just the main disc, a first press limited version with a bonus CD or DVD, and a limited production version with a bonus CD, DVD and/or Blu-ray.
Cover art
The original cover art is created by vocalist
Kyo, which was shown at various venues in Japan after release of the single.
Reception
Its highest ranking reached fourth place on the weekly
Oricon
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chart.
Tracks
First press limited version DVD
Made-to-order limited version DVD
* is a re-recorded version from their debut EP ''
Missa''.
*All live performances featured on the deluxe DVD are from the Tour 2011 Age Quod Agis concert "Ratio ducat, non fortuna" at Tokyo Dome City Hall on 2011.11.11.
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References
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2012 singles
Dir En Grey songs
Songs written by Kyo (musician)
2012 songs