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You're dangling candy in front of a baby right now.

I'm calm, I was just telling Pope John Paul up there to save the lecture.

It was a question, stop preaching.

Anyone have an actual good rip of this yet? Sick of seeing the 128 transcodes.

Everyone, check out the Zakuro vid. The emotion in that performance is simply breathtaking. edit:

I can't get enough of these Aint afraid to die videos...

A lot of videos already posted of Ain't afraid to die, but this one here is the best:

Kyo's voice looked to be spectacular.

So unbelievably beautiful. Kyo sounds absolutely terrific.

Now that the album has sunk-in, I, like everyone else, can start giving out some numerical values. Kyoukotsu No Nari - Like relentless said, it accomplishes what it was set out to do: create a unique mood for the album. Is it my favorite opener? No, but it is not bad by any stretch of the imagination. 7.5/10 THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB - This song confused the hell out of me the first time I heard it, and it still does. The seemingly lack of direction just throws me off. It's definitely unique, but not one of my top songs on the album. 7/10 DIFFERENT SENSE - There really isn't much left to say about this song ... it's just flat out terrific, and showcases DIR EN GREY at their absolute best. 10/10 AMON - I found myself disappointed at first when the song came out about a week before the leak. The lack of strong melodies put me off, but like the album, it honestly takes multiple listens to truly grasp. Again, not a favorite, but a tune I will surely keep listening to nonetheless. 7.5/10 "Yokusou Ni DREAMBOX" Aruiwa Seijuku No Rinen To Tsumetai Ame - Love everything about this song. The vocals are absolutely top notch and the quick transition changes are great. 9/10 Juuyoku - While the sample left a bad impression for me, the full song completely changes my opinion. Kyo's vocals in this song are ridiculous and the guitar work is truly impressive. The clean vocals that come in at around 2:48 are some of the strongest sounding on the entire album, making me wish that vocal section lasted a few more seconds. 9/10 Shitataru Mourou - Almost exactly the opposite from Juuyoku.... while the sample left me wanting more, the full song was a bit of a let down. I still find myself enjoying it a little, but not much more to say about it. 7.5/10 LOTUS - I'll jump in with the masses and agree that the mixing improved the song tremendously. I always liked the song, but hearing it in this new light makes me love it. 9.5/10 DIABOLOS - We all knew and expected this to be the VINUSHKA of DUM SPIRO SPERO, and it does not disappoint. While completely intimidating at first, the song becomes just as accessible as VINUSHKA despite it's length. The clean vocals and melodies are beautiful, while the heavy sections are brutal. The entire song transitions well, and the nearly 10 minutes moves by pretty quick. Amazing song. 9.5/10 Akatsuki - This is just brilliant. I feel this is the band just screaming out "Yeah, we are still the same DIR EN GREY". Unique melodies, interesting instrumental work, and constant flashbacks to older times are all found here. 9/10 DECAYED CROW - It's heaviness is the biggest strength, yet biggest weakness here. Live, this song will be terrific, but on record? It just leaves me wanting more.. a lot more. 7/10 Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami - Once again, I love the changes the song underwent. Those who say the single-version sounded stronger are correct, but this version just flows within the album better. The chorus sounds better than ever. 9/10 VANITAS - Beautiful. Soft. Tender. Everything you expect from DIR EN GREY when they choose to slow things down. The vocals and harmonies and sweet and free-flowing, and the emotion being portrayed is extremely evident. Lovely song. 9.5/10 Ruten No Tou - I really can't add anything to say about this song... It's a masterpiece. It is undoubtedly the strongest, most powerful song on the album. 10/10 If it takes DIR EN GREY another 2 years, 10 months to put out their next album, I won't care, because it will literally take me that much time to discover the intricacies found throughout and to wrap my head around the entirety of this record. Like every album they put out, there are low-points.. but the high-points are so high that they can completely overshadow the sections that aren't that great. I applaud DIR EN GREY, once again they set out with something new in mind, and ended up creating a true work of art.

I highly doubt the album will be "one big ROAR fest".

DIFFERENT SENSE is a fucking masterpiece. Definitely the top single out of the 3, and just about the perfect way to head into the new album. Tsumi to kisei is interesting. Even with the sample that leaked a couple days ago, I wasn't expecting it to be this heavy. Red Soil, like always is a good live track, but would have preferred something a little less common, especially considering the songs that were played on that tour.

"Repetitive" didn't come to mind once while listening to it. Need more time to process.

This is the most intriguing sample yet because it shows how the two sections transition into each other... Only Dir en grey can make that radical of a transition work. Unbelievable.

New 30 sec. sample on FB and their OHP which sheds light on the transition between the two 15 sec. samples. Only Dir en grey can make that radical of a transition work. Unbelievable.