A mature musical work.

Another work that has divided the fandom, DIM is exactly as its title suggests - dim throughout its core. It is a dark and heavy song collection, with potent drum lines and powerful guitars. Bass and vocals are more subtle in DIM than in any of GazettE's previous works, even if the overall feel is imbued with traces of GazettE's roots from Disorder period.

With four songs featured on singles, DIM includes eight new songs, and five instrumentals divided throughout the album with a purpose to compliment the songs before or after them. The new songs are a very classic GazettE combo of ballads and heavier songs, however, a classic dance or fun song featured on all previous albums (ie. ザクロ型の憂鬱, 生暖かい雨とざらついた情熱, ガンジスに紅い薔薇) is missing, thus even more emphasizing the darkness of this album - and DIM presents the feeling of gloom, melancholy and subdued aggressiveness perfectly.

From start to end, DIM is a piece of music intended as never-ending. When on repeat, the album dissolves with DIM SCENE and transgresses the boundary of "the end" as it smoothly melts into 「剥離」. While each song can stand out for itself, DIM can definitely be taken as a complete circle, as one sole piece of musical work, without a need to analyze its comprising parts.

The packaging of the Limited Edition is superb as expected. Nothing novel or unseen thus far, but interesting in a very GazettE's way. The box features the CD itself, a bonus DVD and a booklet with photographs depicting the sky, lonesome streets and abandoned buildings - all details that in me invoke a feeling of strong yet calm solitude.

I recommend this album to any GazettE fan (especially fans of their recent work), and any modern rock music enthusiast. The purchase is definitely worth the money, and it's not only a feast for ears, but Limited Edition is something nice to look at, too.