Missa (EP)

Missa
EP by Dir En Grey
Released	July 25, 1997
Recorded	Studio CMS
Genre	Alternative metal alternative rock gothic rock
Length	31:22
Label	Free-Will
Producer	Dir En Grey
Dir En Grey chronology
Missa (1997) Gauze (1999)

Missa (stylized MISSA) is an EP by Dir En Grey. It was released on July 25, 1997 and marks the band's debut. The sixth track, "Byou Shin", was later re-recorded for the 2002 EP, Six Ugly, while the first track, "Kiri to Mayu", was re-recorded for their 2012 single "Rinkaku". Kiri to Maryu was originally titled Sangeki no Yoru, with different lyrics. This version can be found on their music video compilation Kaede: If Trans.... ^[1][2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kyo. 

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Kiri to Mayu" (霧と繭; "Fog and cocoon")	Kaoru	5:08
2.	"｢S｣"	Kyo	3:32
3.	"Erode"	Toshiya	6:30
4.	"Aoi Tsuki" (蒼い月; "Blue moon")	Dir En Grey	5:06
5.	"Garden"	Dir En Grey	5:27
6.	"Byou Shin" (秒「」深; "Second, deep")	Kaoru	5:39

Notes

• All credits taken from the album insert.^[3]

References

1. "six Ugly". 藍紫色　跡地. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
2. "DIR EN GREY「輪郭」インタビュー". ナタリー. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
3. Missa (CD liner). Dir En Grey. Japan: Free-Will. 1997. AMCM-4315.