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, released on October 24, 2007 in Japan and across Europe as well as in the

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until the end of October. The Japanese edition includes two

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, "Hydra -666-" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots ive. The European release features only "Dozing Green" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots", while the iTunes release is sold as the title track only. The

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for "Dozing Green" shows cells from ''

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'' by horror manga artist Kazuo Umezu. The music video of "Hydra -666-" can be found on ''In Weal or Woe''. "Dozing Green" is one of the two singles featured on ''

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'', along with " Glass Skin". Like its counterpart, the song is re-recorded in English for the album. The music video for "Dozing Green" was voted the #1 video of the year 2008 on the MTV2 show Headbangers Ball.

Music

For "Dozing Green", guitarist Kaoru performed on a PRS Custom 24, while Die recorded on a

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in the studio. The music video however, shows Kaoru performing on the usual

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Viper and Die on an

Eclipse. The first b-side, "Hydra -666-", is a rearrangement of the song "Hydra" originally recorded for ''

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'' (2000). The "

Agitated Screams of Maggots "Agitated Screams of Maggots" is a single released by Dir En Grey on November 15, 2006 in Japan and later in Europe and the United States. The limited edition comes housed in a paper casing and includes a sticker. The title track is followed by th ...

" live recording was performed at a concert limited to registered purchasers of the band's previous album, '' The Marrow of a Bone'' (2007).

Track listing

European version

Personnel

* Dir En Grey – producer ** Kyo –

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–

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** Die – guitar ** Toshiya –

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** Shinya – drums * Yasushi "Koni-Young" Konishi –

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, mixing * Miles Showell – mastering *

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– executive producer * Takato Yamamoto – cover art * Kazuya Nakajima, Taka Hashinoto – live recording * Yoshinori Abe & Kaoru - Programming

References

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