Vulgar (album)

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.^[7] 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.

Vulgar
Studio album by Dir En Grey
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[1] industrial metal[2]
Length	57:02
Language	Japanese, English
Label	Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP) Gan-Shin (EU)
Producer	Dir En Grey & Tatsuya Sakamoto
Dir En Grey chronology
Kisō (2002) Vulgar (2003) Withering to Death (2005)
Singles from Vulgar
"Child Prey" Released: July 31, 2002 "Drain Away" Released: January 22, 2003 "Kasumi" Released: April 23, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Ultimate Guitar	8.8/10[3]
Nihon Review	[4]
CD Data	(Positive)[5]
CD Journal	(Positive)[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kyo; all music is composed by Dir En Grey, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Audience Killer Loop"	3:39
2.	"The IIID Empire"	3:05
3.	"Increase Blue"	3:46
4.	"Shokubeni" (蝕紅; "Ruined Crimson")	4:20
5.	"Sajō no Uta" (砂上の唄; "Song on the Sand")	3:14
6.	"Red…[em]"	5:01
7.	"Asunaki Koufuku, Koenaki Asu" (明日無き幸福、呼笑亡き明日; "Happiness Without a Tomorrow, a Tomorrow Where Laughter Has Died")	3:31
8.	"Marmalade Chainsaw"	4:13
9.	"Kasumi" (かすみ; "Haze") (Kaoru)	4:20
10.	"Я to the Core"	1:47
11.	"Drain Away" (Die)	4:06
12.	"New Age Culture"	3:19
13.	"Obscure"	3:59
14.	"Child Prey" (Kaoru)	3:52
15.	"Amber"	4:48
Total length:		57:02

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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.^[9]
• A re-recording of "Obscure" appears as a b-side on their 2011 single "Lotus".^[10]
• A re-recording of "Kasumi" appears on their 2013 mini-album The Unraveling.^[11]
• A re-recording of "The IIID Empire" appears on their 2018 "best of" compilation Vestige of Scratches.^[12]

Charts

Chart performance for Vulgar

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13]	6