Vulgar (album)

Vulgar
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2003 (JP)
February 21, 2006 (EU)
Recorded2002–2003
StudioStudio Greenbird, Studio Fine, Cats Studio, Studio Inning, On Air Azabu, Sound City, Studio Z'd
Genre
Length57:02
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelFirewall Div./SMEJ (JP)
Gan-Shin (EU)
ProducerDir En Grey & Tatsuya Sakamoto
Dir En Grey chronology
Kisō
(2002)
Vulgar
(2003)
Withering to Death
(2005)
Singles from Vulgar
  1. "Child Prey"
    Released: July 31, 2002
  2. "Drain Away"
    Released: January 22, 2003
  3. "Kasumi"
    Released: April 23, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Ultimate Guitar8.8/10[3]
Nihon Review[4]
CD Data(Positive)[5]
CD Journal(Positive)[6]

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.

  1. ^ a b "Dir En Grey - Vulgar (album review)". January 15, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dir En Grey - Vulgar (album review)". June 24, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Vulgar Review". February 14, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Nihon Review review
  5. ^ Funami, Keiko. "インタビューを終えて新たに感じたアルバム『VULGAR』とDir en greyというバンド". CDでーた (in Japanese). Vol. 15, no. 16. p. 11.
  6. ^ "DIR EN GREY". CD Journal. ONGAKU SHUPPANSHA Co. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Dir en grey / VULGAR [CD+DVD] [限定]". CD Journal. ONGAKU SHUPPANSHA Co. Retrieved 19 October 2018.