Rinkaku (song)

"Rinkaku" (輪郭, "Silhouette") is the 28th single by Japanese rock band Dir En Grey, released on December 19, 2012. Its highest ranking reached fourth place on the weekly Oricon chart.[1] The original cover art is created by vocalist Kyo, which was shown at various venues in Japan after release of the single.[2] Rinkaku was released in three editions (regular, limited, and an order-only deluxe edition).

"Rinkaku"
Single by Dir En Grey
from the album Arche
B-side	"Kiri to Mayu"
Released	December 19, 2012
Genre	Art rock progressive metal
Length	5:43
Label	Firewall Div.
Composer(s)	Dir En Grey
Lyricist(s)	Kyo
Producer(s)	Dir En Grey
Dir En Grey singles chronology
"Different Sense" (2011) "Rinkaku" (2012) "Sustain the Untruth" (2014)

Tracks

All lyrics are written by Kyo.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Rinkaku" (輪郭; "Contours")		5:43
2.	"Kiri to Mayu" (霧と繭; "Fog and Cocoon")	Kaoru	4:13
3.	"Rinkaku Eternal Slumber Mix (Remixed by Akira Yamaoka)" (輪郭 Eternal Slumber Mix (Remixed by Akira Yamaoka); "Contours Eternal Slumber Mix (Remixed by Akira Yamaoka)")		5:37

Limited Edition DVD

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Rinkaku" (Scenes from Recording)	Dir En Grey

Deluxe Edition DVD

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Amon"	Dir En Grey
2.	"Lotus"	Dir En Grey
3.	"Obscure"	Dir En Grey
4.	"Ruten no Tō" (流転の塔; "Tower of Vicissitudes")	Dir En Grey
5.	"Akatsuki" (暁; "Dawn")	Dir En Grey
6.	"Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami" (激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇; "The Violence and the Darkness of the Burning Heat Entwines In My Heart")	Dir En Grey
7.	"The Blossoming Beelzebub"	Dir En Grey
8.	"Mazohyst of Decadence"	Dir En Grey
9.	"Tsumi to Batsu" (蜜と唾; "Crime and Punishment / Honey and Saliva")	Dir En Grey
10.	"'Yokusō ni Dreambox' Aruiwa Seijuku no Rinen to Tsumetai Ame" (「欲巣にDREAMBOX」あるいは成熟の理念と冷たい雨; "'Nesting Within the Dreambox', or Cold Rain and the Philosophy of the Mature")	Dir En Grey
11.	"Different Sense"	Dir En Grey
12.	"Decayed Crow"	Dir En Grey
13.	"Rinkaku" (Scenes from Recording)	Dir En Grey

• ”Kiri to Mayu” (霧と繭) is a re-recorded version from their debut EP Missa.
• All live performances featured on the deluxe DVD are from the Tour 2011 Age Quod Agis concert "Ratio ducat, non fortuna" at Tokyo Dome City Hall on 2011.11.11.[3]

References

1. "Oricon artists archive" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-02-26.
2. "Single info, Dir En Grey". direngrey.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-04-18.
3. "New Release, Rinkaku". direngrey.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-10-06.