The Insulated World is the tenth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey, released on September 26, 2018 via Firewall Div./SMEJ.
Release
The Insulated World is the first album in 4 years since Arche. Remixed and remastered version of two pre-release singles "Utafumi" () and "Ningen o Kaburu" () (with re-recorded vocals) are included exclusively for this release.
The Insulated World is available in three editions: regular edition, first press limited edition with a bonus CD and limited deluxe edition with a bonus CD as well as a bonus Blu-ray/DVD. The bonus CD in limited deluxe edition included new version of three old songs including "Kigan" (, from Kisō), "The Deeper Vileness" (from The Marrow of a Bone) and "Wake" (, from Macabre) as well as live recordings of "Fukai" () "Ash" and "Beautiful Dirt", taken from performance at Shinkiba Studio Coast in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan on June 30, 2018. The bonus CD in first press limited edition only included "Kigan" as well as live recordings of "Fukai" and "Beautiful Dirt".
The bonus Blu-ray/DVD included live recordings taken from performances at Sendai Ginko Hall Izumity21 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on April 28, 2018 and Shinkiba Studio Coast in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan on April 30, 2018 (additional show), respectively.
Track listing
Personnel
Dir En Grey – lead vocals – guitars, programming Die – guitars Toshiya – bass Shinya – drums
Additional musician Kazutaka Minemori – Master Tone
Production Dir En Grey – production Keisuke Kamata – recording Koji Maruyama – recording Ryosuke Ishida – engineering assistant Takashi Nemoto – engineering assistant Dan Lancaster – mixing Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering Koji Yoda – cover art, art direction, design Rino Chihara – design Takao Ogata – photography Dynamite Tommy – executive producer
Production Koji Maruyama – mixing Jens Bogren – mixing
Charts CountryProvider(s)PeakpositionSales/shipments Japan Weekly Albums Oricon 6 21,767
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