2005 saw the group’s first official European releases as well, beginning with Withering to Death . The band’s music had previously been available through means of import and Internet file-sharing only for European fans. The album achieved Dir En Grey’s first non-Asian chart position, reaching No. 31 in the Finnish album charts. The subsequent single, “Clever Sleazoid”, later climbed to No. 15 on the singles charts in the same country. Several Dir En Grey songs were also featured in the soundtrack of the 2005 film Death Trance .
First official European releases
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