(6/9/18): As their last album to be released under the King label, The GazettE were firing on nearly all cylinders with DIM. Not only did the album introduce a much darker aesthetic for the band, it also paved the way for an arguably edgier core sound, too. To this day GazettE's fourth full-length remains my favorite release ever put out by an otherwise inconsistent ensemble. Aside from "Shiroki Yuutsu," "In the Middle of Chaos," and "Ogre", there's no song on I wouldn't consider skipping; not even the interludes tbh. DIM amplified the strengths of NIL whilst correcting most of the mistakes Disorder and Stacked Rubbish had made. Although not a perfect album, this was hands down the group's creative peak. If only these Kanagawa natives kept the formula here and expanded upon that, but alas... Strong 4. Angel recommends: "The Invisible Wall," "Leech," "Nakigahara," "13STAIRS[-]1," "Distress and Coma," and "Dim Scene".
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