The Insulated World

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.^[3][4]

The Insulated World
Studio album by Dir En Grey
Released	September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)
Studio	Studio Sunshine
Genre	Avant-garde metal^[1]^[2] progressive metal
Length	50:27
Language	Japanese English
Label	Firewall Div. SMEJ
Producer	Dir En Grey Dynamite Tommy (exec.)
Dir En Grey chronology
Arche (2014) The Insulated World (2018) Phalaris (2022)
Alternative cover
First press limited edition cover
Singles from The Insulated World
"Utafumi" Released: July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27) "Ningen o Kaburu" Released: April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)

Release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]
Killyourstereo.com	77/100^[6]
rockin'on.com	(Positive)^[7]

The Insulated World is the first album in 4 years since Arche. Remixed and remastered version of two pre-release singles "Utafumi" (詩踏み; "Treading On Poetry") and "Ningen o Kaburu" (人間を被る; "Wearing Human Skin") (with re-recorded vocals) are included exclusively for this release.^[8]

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" (鬼眼; "Demon Eyes", from Kisō), "The Deeper Vileness" (from The Marrow of a Bone) and "Wake" (理由; "Reason", from Macabre) as well as live recordings of "Fukai" (腐海; "Decayed Sea") "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.^[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kyo; all music is composed by Dir En Grey.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Keibetsu to Hajimari" (軽蔑と始まり; "Beginning with Disdain")	3:12
2.	"Devote My Life"	2:46
3.	"Ningen o Kaburu" (人間を被る; "Wearing Human Skin")	3:44
4.	"Celebrate Empty Howls"	3:22
5.	"Utafumi" (詩踏み; "Treading On Poetry")	3:07
6.	"Rubbish Heap"	3:06
7.	"Aka" (赫; "Red")	3:58
8.	"Values of Madness"	3:30
9.	"Downfall"	2:49
10.	"Followers"	4:40
11.	"Keigaku no Yoku" (谿壑の欲; "Insatiable Greed")	4:29
12.	"Zetsuentai" (絶縁体; "Insulator")	7:20
13.	"Ranunculus"	4:24
Total length:		50:27

First press limited edition bonus CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kigan" (鬼眼; "Demon Eyes")	4:01
2.	"Fukai" (腐海; "Decayed Sea", Live Take at SHINKIBA STUDIO COAST on June 30, 2018)	5:29
3.	"Beautiful Dirt" (Live Take at SHINKIBA STUDIO COAST on June 30, 2018)	3:18
Total length:		12:48

Limited deluxe edition bonus CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kigan" (鬼眼; "Demon Eyes")	4:01
2.	"The Deeper Vileness" (new version)	3:44
3.	"Wake" (理由; "Reason")	5:32
4.	"Fukai" (腐海; "Decayed Sea", Live Take at SHINKIBA STUDIO COAST on June 30, 2018)	5:29
5.	"Ash" (Live Take at SHINKIBA STUDIO COAST on June 30, 2018)	5:01
6.	"Beautiful Dirt" (Live Take at SHINKIBA STUDIO COAST on June 30, 2018)	3:18
Total length:		27:05

Limited deluxe edition bonus Blu-ray/DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ranunculus (Promotion Edit Ver.)" (music clip)
2.	"Different Sense" (live at Sendai Ginko Hall Izumity21 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on April 28, 2018)
3.	"Karasu" (鴉; "Crow", live at Sendai Ginko Hall Izumity21 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on April 28, 2018)
4.	"Disabled Complexes" (live at Sendai Ginko Hall Izumity21 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on April 28, 2018)
5.	"Kiri to Mayu" (霧と繭; "Mist and Cocoon", live at Sendai Ginko Hall Izumity21 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on April 28, 2018)
6.	"Vinushka" (live at Shinkiba Studio Coast in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan on April 30, 2018 - additional show)
7.	"Audience Killer Loop" (live at Shinkiba Studio Coast in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan on April 30, 2018 - additional show)
8.	"Repetition of Hatred" (live at Shinkiba Studio Coast in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan on April 30, 2018 - additional show)
9.	"Behind a Vacant Image" (live at Shinkiba Studio Coast in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan on April 30, 2018 - additional show)
10.	"Behind the Scenes of The Insulated World"

Personnel

Dir En Grey Kyo (京) – lead vocals Kaoru (薫) – 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 (bonus CD) Koji Maruyama – mixing Jens Bogren – mixing (on "Kigan", "The Deeper Vileness" and "Wake")

Charts

Country	Provider(s)	Peak position	Sales/ shipments
Japan Weekly Albums^[10]	Oricon	6	21,767^[10]

References

1. "Allmusic - The Insulated World". Retrieved Oct 28, 2018.
2. "Killyourstereo - The Insulated World". Retrieved Oct 28, 2018.
3. "DIR EN GREY 10th ALBUM『The Insulated World』特設サイト" [DIR EN GREY 10th ALBUM The Insulated World Special Site] (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2018.
4. NoMusicNoReason (June 30, 2018). "DIR EN GREY visualizes "The Insulated World" in 10th album". JRock News. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
5. "The Insulated World on Allmusic". Retrieved October 12, 2018.
6. Seivers, Alex. "Album Review: Dir En Grey - The Insulated World". Killyourstereo.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
7. Onojima, Dai. "圧巻すぎるディルの最高傑作 DIR EN GREY『The Insulated World』". rockin'on.com. rockin’on holdings inc. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
8. "NEW ALBUM『The Insulated World』(2018.9.26 RELEASE)全曲10秒試聴解禁" [10-second preview from all songs on NEW ALBUM The Insulated World (2018.9.26 RELEASE) released] (in Japanese). September 22, 2018.
9. "DIR EN GREYニューアルバム詳細公開、新たなビジュアルも解禁に" [DIR EN GREY new album detailed, also with new visuals] (in Japanese). Natalie. August 2, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
10. "週間 アルバムランキング 2018年10月08日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 9, 2018.