High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Marrow of a Bone (stylized THE MARROW OF A BONE) is the sixth studio album by Japanese metal band Dir En Grey, released on February 7, 2007 in Japan, and in the United States (20 February), Germany (2 March),France (6 March), and the United Kingdom (7 May) in the following months. In total, the album was released in eleven countries. The band was touring North America at the time of the album`s release in both Japan and the United States. In March 2007, The Marrow of a Bone reached number 21 on Billboard`s "Top Independent Albums" chart.