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DIR EN GREY

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White
29 December 2022
Entertainment
This year has been quite a special one, with Japan opening up to the world again, and at the same time, we saw more Japanese bands seeking to perform abroad. Our toplist for the year 2022 gathers notable vis...

Artist Yonetsuka creates costume for DIR EN GREY’s “Perfume of Sins” music video

Nori
10 August 2022
Entertainment
Special effects and makeup artist Naofumi Yonetsuka offers a glimpse of his creative process behind the twisted costumes for metal band DIR EN GREY. In a four-minute YouTube short, Yonetsuka walks through the b...

DIR EN GREY immortalizes venue’s legacy in “THE FINAL DAYS OF STUDIO COAST”

Nori
4 July 2022
Releases
Hard rock and metal goliath DIR EN GREY documents two momentous shows in its upcoming live Blu-ray and DVD THE FINAL DAYS OF STUDIO COAST. Fresh off the heels of the latest album Phalaris (released on June 15),...

Review: DIR EN GREY forges brazen album “PHALARIS”

Nori
30 June 2022
Releases, Review
DIR EN GREY’s 11th studio album PHALARIS bares the richest culmination of metal from the Osaka quintet’s quarter-century career. Contrasting the battering ram blitzing throughout its predecessor The Insulated W...

Review: Is DIR EN GREY’s album “PHALARIS” the next step for an ever-changing band?

Mazohyst_Kyo
24 June 2022
Review
This is so familiar. But why? The second the intro to DIR EN GREY's latest album PHALARIS kicks in, I feel like I am being ripped back into a better time. For the first time in a while, I can honestly say th...

DIR EN GREY burns alive in “Perfume of Sins” music video

Erica
14 June 2022
Music Video, Releases
The day before the release of DIR EN GREY's eleventh album PHALARIS, the band premiered the music video for The Perfume of Sins on YouTube. The video premiered worldwide at 22:00 JST, just two hours before midn...

DIR EN GREY tortures with “PHALARIS” new look, album art

Erica
26 May 2022
New Look, Releases
Tension continues to climb for the release of DIR EN GREY's eleventh full-length album PHALARIS, coming June 15. Last week the band revealed a fresh lineup of artist photos, as well as album artwork with a deli...

DIR EN GREY reimagines old songs in album “PHALARIS”, holds online events

Erica
3 May 2022
Online Events, Releases
Japanese heavy metal band DIR EN GREY revealed the tracklist for their upcoming album PHALARIS, which hits shelves on June 15. To celebrate the release of PHALARIS, DIR EN GREY also announced some exclusive onl...

Jrock card game lets your favorite artists face off in “Battle of the Bands”!

Erica
1 April 2022
Entertainment
Ever dreamed of being a band manager? Now you can make that dream a reality with this Jrock-themed card game, "Battle of the Bands"! Battle of the Bands is a deckbuilding card game where players select an ar...

DIR EN GREY excites with details on album “PHALARIS”

Erica
17 March 2022
Releases, Tour
It's an exciting time to be a DIR EN GREY fan, as the juggernaut band pummels us with announcements this week. Earlier this year DIR EN GREY announced the coming of their eleventh full-length album, "PHALARI...

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

Erica
27 January 2022
Releases
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...
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