Uroboros | ||||
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Released | November 11, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
Studio | Studio Innig Sony Music Studios Sound Crew Studio Studio Fine Studio Sunshine Prime Sound Studio Form Wang GuangRecLabs Towerside Studio Somewhere Studio Kolkhoz | |||
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Length | 58:54 | |||
Language | Japanese, English[3] | |||
Label | Firewall Div./SMEJ, The End, Gan-Shin | |||
Producer | Dir En Grey | |||
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Uroboros (stylized as UROBOROS) is the seventh studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey. It was released on November 11, 2008, in the United States by The End Records and, due to the time difference, on November 12, 2008, in Japan through Firewall[4] and European releases by Gan-Shin.[5][6] A remastered and expanded edition was released in 2012, featuring new and reworked tracks. The album was remastered by Tue Madsen who also produced their following album Dum Spiro Spero.
The album is named after the Ouroboros symbol, which is a dragon or snake figure depicted in a full circle consuming itself. The symbol represents continuity and the cycle of power, emphasizing the theme of reincarnation, an idea propagated heavily by the band during promotion.[7]
The album art, designed by the band's long-time artist Koji Yoda, was conceived with inspiration from King Crimson's 1970 album Lizard.[8]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Uroboros will be the band's first album to receive a simultaneous worldwide release.
Gan-Shin will release Dir En Grey's new album, UROBOROS, in Europe. Starting with France and several countries on the same day as the Japanese version, the release will hit shelves in other countries shortly after.