Vulgar (album) explained

Vulgar
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dir En Grey
Cover:	DEG Vulgar cover art.jpg
Released:	September 10, 2003 (JP) February 21, 2006 (EU)
Recorded:	2002–2003
Studio:	Studio Greenbird, Studio Fine, Cats Studio, Studio Inning, On Air Azabu, Sound City, Studio Z'd
Genre:	Alternative metal^[1] nu metal industrial metal^[2]
Length:	57:02
Language:	Japanese, English
Label:	Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP) Gan-Shin (EU)
Producer:	Dir En Grey & Tatsuya Sakamoto
Prev Title:	Kisō
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Withering to Death
Next Year:	2005

Vulgar (stylized as VULGAR) is the fourth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey released on September 10, 2003 in Japan and on February 21, 2006 in Europe. A limited edition containing an additional DVD was also released.^[3] It featured the video of the song "Obscure", albeit a censored version. Vulgar is the first Dir En Grey release not to feature individual credits for the music, though the preceding singles featured individual credits.

Track listing

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Personnel

• Dir En Grey
  • Kyo - Vocals, lyricist
  • Die - Guitar, composer
  • Kaoru - Guitar, composer
  • Toshiya - Bass guitar, composer
  • Shinya - Drums, composer

Notes

• A re-recording of "Shokubeni" appears as a b-side on their 2009 single "Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami", recorded only in one take.^[5]
• A re-recording of "Obscure" appears as a b-side on their 2011 single "Lotus".^[6]
• A re-recording of "Kasumi" appears on their 2013 mini-album The Unraveling.^[7]
• A re-recording of "The IIID Empire" appears on their 2018 "best of" compilation Vestige of Scratches.^[8]

Charts

Chart (2003)! scope="col"

Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[9]	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dir En Grey - Vulgar (album review) . January 15, 2020 . February 2, 2020.
2. Web site: Dir En Grey - Vulgar (album review) . June 24, 2008 . February 2, 2020.
3. Web site: Dir en grey / VULGAR [CD+DVD] [限定] ]. CD Journal . ONGAKU SHUPPANSHA Co. . 19 October 2018.
4. Vulgar. Dir En Grey. 2003. CD. Firewall Div.. SFCD-0021. Japan.
5. Web site: DIR EN GREY、シングルジャケ写＆最新ビジュアル解禁 . ナタリー . Natasha, Inc. . 19 October 2018.
6. Web site: DIR EN GREY 激ロック インタビュー . 激ロック . 激ロック . 19 October 2018.
7. Web site: Masuda . Yuuichi . 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. . 19 October 2018.
8. Web site: 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 . 19 October 2018.
9. Web site: DIR EN GREYの作品. Oricon. ja. May 14, 2024.