What does ARCHE AT NIPPON BUDOKAN sound like?

ARCHE AT NIPPON BUDOKAN is a progressive metal, alternative metal and extreme metal album by Dir En Grey.

How many songs are on ARCHE AT NIPPON BUDOKAN?

ARCHE AT NIPPON BUDOKAN has 48 tracks.

ARCHE AT NIPPON BUDOKAN

Dir En Grey

48 tracks · progressive metal

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

76 /100

Alpine

Higher than 83% of albums we've rated

The two-set format captures Arche songs alongside older material, with forceful live execution; repeated songs and the length make the full sequence less tightly shaped.

What we noticed

The first 24-track set opens with a run of Arche material, then turns to older songs such as “THE FINAL,” “朔-saku-,” and “CHILD PREY” near its close.
The catalogued 48 tracks contain two full sets; songs including “and Zero,” “空谷の跫音,” and “Sustain the untruth” recur in the second half.
“INWARD SCREAM” appears between songs in the first set, interrupting the run of full-band tracks before the set resumes.

Composition 25% of the score: 7/10
Craft 20% of the score: 8/10
Durability 25% of the score: 7/10
Distinctiveness 18% of the score: 7/10
Sequencing 12% of the score: 6/10

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.