Agitated Screams of Maggots
{{Infobox song
| name = Agitated Screams of Maggots
| cover = Deg_agitated_screams_of_maggots.jpg
| alt = a fairy-like being holds a giant mechanical foot over a pile of gore using a crank.
| type = single
| artist = Dir En Grey
| album = The Marrow of a Bone
| released = {{Start date|2006|11|15}}
| format =
| recorded = Studio Innig, Sony Music Studios, Studio Fine (1)
Nippon Budokan, July 31/August 1, 2006 (2, 3, 4)
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Melodic death metal{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/03/13/dir-en-grey-the-marrow-of-a-bone-album-review/ |title=DIR EN GREY "THE MARROW OF A BONE" ALBUM REVIEW|accessdate=2019-01-23}}}}
| length = 14:45
| label = Firewall Div./SMEJ (JP)
Gan-Shin (EU)
Warcon/Fontana (US)
| writer = Die, Toshiya, Kaoru, Kyo, Shinya
| producer = Dir En Grey
| prev_title = Ryōjoku no Ame
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Dozing Green
| next_year = 2007
}}
"Agitated Screams of Maggots" is a single released by Dir En Grey on November 15, 2006 in Japan and later in Europe and the United States. The limited edition comes housed in a paper casing and includes a sticker. The title track is followed by three live songs recorded during the It Withers and Withers and Inward Scream tours at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo. The single was later featured on their sixth studio album, The Marrow of a Bone.
The version released in the United States, collaboratively between Warcon and Fontana, was exclusively sold through For Your Entertainment, and marketed as an EP.
{{cite web
|title=U.S. release announcement
|work=warconent.com
|url=http://warconent.com/images/DEGsplash1206web.jpg
|accessdate=2008-04-18
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928201339/http://warconent.com/images/DEGsplash1206web.jpg
|archivedate=2007-09-28
}}
A live recording of "Agitated Screams of Maggots" is featured on the "Dozing Green" single.
{{cite web
| title = "Dozing Green" at CDJapan
| work = cdjapan.co.jp
| url = http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SFCD-51
| accessdate = 2007-09-03
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070911013643/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SFCD-51| archivedate= 11 September 2007 | url-status= live}}
An unplugged version of "Agitated Screams of Maggots" is featured on the single "Glass Skin".{{cite web
|url= http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SFCD-56
|title= Dir En Grey / Glass Skin [Limited Edition]
|accessdate= 2008-07-04
|format= Catalogue
|work= cdjapan.co.jp
|publisher= Neowing
|pages= 1
}} This is the last release in which the artist's name is stylised as "Dir en grey".
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_lyrics = Kyo
| all_music = Dir En Grey
| title1 = Agitated Screams of Maggots
| length1 = 2:59
| title2 = Kodoku ni Shisu, Yueni Kodoku. [Live]
| note2 = {{nihongo2|孤独に死す、故に孤独。[Live]}}
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = Spilled Milk [Live]
| length3 = 3:57
| title4 = Obscure [Live]
| length4 = 3:55
}}
Personnel
- Yasushi "Koni-Young" Konishi – recording, mixing
- Yasman – mastering
- Dynamite Tommy – executive producer
- Keita Kurosaka – cover art
- Yuuichi Fukada – art direction
- Kazuya Nakajima, Yasuyuki Kanoi – live recording
Release history
| class="wikitable" |
| Region
! Date |
|---|
| Japan
| November 15, 2006 |
| Europe
| December 1, 2006 |
| United States
| January 9, 2007 |
Music video
The music video for the song is entirely animated, with only a short animated portrayal of the band members. It is created by Keita Kurosaka and done in his characteristically full traditional animation with ero guro-inspired motifs. It has been shown as a film at festivals such as the 2007 International Film Festival Rotterdam for its "animation based on their music exemplifying his fascination for violence and relationships".{{cite web
| title = IFFR 2007 entry
| work = filmfestivalrotterdam.com
| url = http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/films/agitated-screams-of-maggots/
| accessdate = 2008-04-18
}}
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References
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