Dozing Green

"Dozing Green" is a single by Dir en grey, released on October 24, 2007 in Japan and across Europe as well as in the iTunes Store until the end of October. The Japanese edition includes two b-sides, "Hydra -666-" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots [Live]". The European release features only "Dozing Green" and "Agitated Screams of Maggots", while the iTunes release is sold as the title track only.

The music video for "Dozing Green" shows images drawn by horror manga artist Junji Ito. The music video of "Hydra -666-" can be found on In Weal Or Woe.

"Dozing Green" is one of the two singles to be featured on the upcoming album, Uroboros, along with its successor "Glass Skin".

Music

For "Dozing Green", guitarist Kaoru performed on a PRS Custom 24, while Die recorded on a Fender Stratocaster in the studio, while. The music video however, shows Kaoru performing on the usual ESP Viper and Die on an ESP Eclipse.

The first b-side, "Hydra -666-", is a rearrangement of the song "Hydra" originally recorded for Macabre (2000). The "Agitated Screams of Maggots" 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

Personnel

• Dir en grey – producer
• Kyo – vocals
• Kaoru – guitar
• Die – guitar
• Toshiya – bass guitar
• Shinya – drums
• Yasushi "Koni-Young" Konishi – recording, mixing
• Miles Showell – mastering
• Dynamite Tommy – executive producer
• Takato Yamamoto – cover art
• Kazuya Nakajima, Taka Hashinoto – live recording

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