| Genesis | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Diaura |
| Cover: | Genesis (Diaura album).png |
| Released: | March 21, 2012 |
| Genre: | [1] |
| Length: | 45:15[2] |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Label: | Ains/Galaxy |
| Prev Title: | Dictator |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Reborn |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
Genesis is the debut studio album by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 21 March 2012 by Ains.[3] The song "Imperial Core" was previously released as a single on November 14, 2011.[4] The DVD included with the album contained a music video for the song "Terrors".[5] On December 19, 2012 a second press version of the album was released, with an additional song.[6]
Allmusic writer John D. Buchanan stated "this is one of the best debuts VK had ever seen, spectacularly fulfilling Diaura's promise and cementing their place as one of the pre-eminent bands in the scene." He praised the choruses and yo-ka's "rich tenor" voice, the band's adhering to heavy metal theatricality but keeping their music melodic and the guitar solos tasteful. As a minor criticism, he mentioned "throwaway, chugtastic verses" and the drums and the guitar sounding "flat", possibly due to low budget production.