THE MARROW OF A BONE - DIRENGray
Despite the fierce squalling Dir en gray kicked up on 2006’s “withering to death,” the Japanese sensation opens “The Marrow of a Bone” with the downtempo “Conceived Sorrow,” letting sparse piano and sonorous bass lead the way. Instead of mixing brutality with pretty melodies, this time the band confines those elements to separate tracks — you don’t hear any more beautiful colors until eight cuts later on “namamekashiki ansoku, tamerai ni hohoemi.” “The Marrow of a Bone” is also less chaotic than “withering,” holding a tighter rein on the bristling, punk-infused rock. But Dir en gray still lets its wrath loose on the furious “grief,” with singer Kyo mangling his English and letting out hysterical screams. Billboard
