Dim is the fourth studio album

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 by Japan

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ese rock

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 band The Gazette. It was released on July 15, 2009 in Japan. It includes the three lead up singles: "Guren", "Leech", and "Distress and Coma

Distress and Coma

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". The album scored #2 on the Oricon

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 Daily Charts and #5 on the Oricon Weekly Charts, selling 37,797 copies in its first week.

Track listing

1. "Hakuri" (剥離; Detachment) – 1:43
2. "The Invisible Wall" – 4:35
3. "A Moth Under the Skin" – 2:57
4. "Leech" – 4:15
5. "Nakigahara" (泣ヶ原; Crying Fields) – 7:19
6. "Erika" (エ リ カ) – 0:53
7. "Headache Man" – 3:54
8. "Guren" (紅蓮; Crimson Lotus) – 5:40
9. "Shikyuu" (「子宮」; Womb) – 0:43
10. "13Stairs[-]1" – 5:02
11. "Distress and Coma" – 5:20
12. "Kanshoku" (「感触」; Feeling) – 0:52
13. "Shiroki Yuutsu" (白き優鬱; White Depression) – 4:29
14. "In the Middle of Chaos" – 3:02
15. "Mourou" (「朦朧」; Dim) – 0:23
16. "Ogre" – 3:14
17. "Dim Scene" – 5:12

DVD (limited edition only)

1. "The Invisible Wall" Music Clip
2. "The Other Side of Dim"

External links

• PS Company Official Website
• King Records Official Website