DIR EN GREY - JROCK NEWS

Prepare for DIR EN GREY’s first album in 3 years, “PHALARIS”

27 January 2022

On January 27, five-member powerhouse DIR EN GREY announced its next highly anticipated album, PHALARIS. It is their first full studio album in three years, since 2018's The Insulated World. PHALARIS is due ...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy

30 December 2021

Entertainment

We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year! To end this unprece...

New band “Petit Brabancon” includes members of DIR EN GREY, MUCC, L’arc-en-ciel!

Erica

7 December 2021

New Band, Releases

Prepare to meet the next Jrock superband—or should we say, monster-band? Without warning, the new band Petit Brabancon was announced shocking fans across genres. Petit Brabancon brings together five heavy-hi...

DIR EN GREY teases “Average Psycho 3”, first video collection in over 6 years

Erica

28 October 2021

Releases

DIR EN GREY announced an upcoming music video collection titled Average Psycho 3, due out early next year. They announced it after rocking Zepp Haneda in Tokyo for two consecutive nights during their Japan-wide...

DIR EN GREY’s “Oboro” music video chills us with tragic ending

Erica

26 April 2021

Music Video

After a series of surreal visuals and mysterious teasers, DIR EN GREY finally unveiled the chilling full-length music video for Oboro. The single drops on April 28, which is just enough time to try and digest t...

DIR EN GREY’s teaser for single “Oboro” leaves more questions than answers

Erica

7 April 2021

Music Video, Releases

Proving 15 seconds is all they need to give us the chills, DIR EN GREY delivered a 15-second teaser for its 32nd single "Oboro". The release date looms just around the corner on April 28, but the visceral tease...

DIR EN GREY births grotesque visuals for “Oboro” single

NoMusicNoReason

10 March 2021

New Look, Releases

DIR EN GREY grabs our attention once again as we get closer to the release date of single Oboro on April 28. This time around, the quintet shocked fans with a disturbing promotional look for its 32nd single. ...

DIR EN GREY’s “Oboro” single receives art by Maki Hino

NoMusicNoReason

7 March 2021

Releases

Further details surface in regards to DIR EN GREY's much-awaited single Oboro set to be released on April 28. The cover artwork features an original design by Japanese "paper doll" artist Maki Hino. The artist,...

Best Jrock music of 2020: JROCK NEWS staff picks

Sizergyia, afaenia, Dorian, Mazohyst_Kyo, Midnight, G Andrew White, NBT, NoMusicNoReason and edoh+

19 January 2021

Entertainment, Music Video

The year 2020 saw the coronavirus pandemic take center stage, making this year feel longer than usual as we isolated indoors for months on end. On the bright side, however, releases from our favorite artists ke...

DIR EN GREY welcomes the year with 32nd single “Oboro”

NoMusicNoReason

7 January 2021

Releases

DIR EN GREY starts the year right with exciting news as the band's 32nd single Oboro (朧) is scheduled to be out this spring 2021. Further details are yet to be disclosed so we must wait patiently for the band's...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2020

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo, G Andrew White, Ziggy, edoh+ and Sizergyia

30 December 2020

Entertainment

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been quite a crazy year, right? There's a lot of canceled concerts and a whole load of things that affected the scene. Despite all the setbacks, we've seen the music indus...

Japanese livestreams to check out in December

Midnight

5 December 2020

Online Concert, Tour

We apologize for running late with this month's roundup of livestreams. As a note, you can still watch past-streams thanks to the playback feature which allows you to view "dead" streams days after a concert ha...

YouTube Music Weekend timetable released! Watch Yoshiki, HYDE, DIR EN GREY, Reol, more

NBT

19 November 2020

Online Concert

The YouTube Music Weekend timetable has been finalized and we can expect a lot of great Japanese concerts to premiere between December 3-6. Earlier this month YouTube revealed the lineup for "YouTube Music W...

DIR EN GREY looks ghostly for “Ochita Koto no Aru Sora” single

NoMusicNoReason

27 July 2020

New Look, Releases

DIR EN GREY sets August 3 as the release date for their much-anticipated single Ochita Koto no Aru Sora (落ちた事のある空) while unveiling its cover artwork, and their new phantasmagoric look. The band revealed these n...