The World Ruler
the WORLD Ruler is Nightmare's fourth full-length studio album. Nightmare's experimentation with the styles of electronica, ambience, and usage of live brass began in this album. Three different versions of this album were released: a CD-only version; a CD+DVD version; and a bonus CD, DVD and photobook pack. It peaked at #6 in the Oricon Charts.[1] The tracks "The World" and "Alumina" were featured in Death Note as the first opening and ending songs, respectively.
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| Released | February 27, 2007 | |||
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| Length | 51:27 | |||
| Label | VAP | |||
| Producer | Nightmare | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "BOYS, BE SUSPICIOUS" | 4:03 |
| 2. | "PHANTOM" | 1:33 |
| 3. | "the WORLD" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Criminal Baby" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Alice" | 4:15 |
| 6. | "crevasse" | 4:55 |
| 7. | "18Sai (18歳)" | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Black Sick Spider" | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Gianizm Shichi (ジャイアニズム叱)" | 5:06 |
| 10. | "The FOOL" | 0:47 |
| 11. | "Alumina (アルミナ)" | 5:05 |
| 12. | "Morpho" | 5:51 |
| 13. | "～Lulu～ (縷々)" | 5:29 |
| Total length: | 51:27 | |
Single Information
- theWORLD/Alumina (アルミナ)
- Released: October 18, 2006
- Oricon Chart Peak Position: #5[2]
- "The WORLD" and "Alumina" were used as the first opening and ending theme, respectively, for the anime Death Note.
Covers
"the WORLD" was covered by Fantôme Iris, a fictional visual kei band from multimedia franchise Argonavis from BanG Dream! and added in the game started on January 14, 2021.[3] The full version of the song will be featured on Argonavis Cover Collection -Mix- which will be released on November 17, 2021.
References
- "Nightmare Releases - 4" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- "Nightmare [ナイトメア]'s Blog". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- "COVER SONG | MUSIC | アルゴナビス from BanG Dream! AAside（ダブルエーサイド）". アルゴナビス from BanG Dream! AAside（ダブルエーサイド） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-04.