DIR EN GREY - JROCK NEWS

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

7 April 2021

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...

DIR EN GREY reimagines “Ranunculus” in ambient collection

Midnight

21 July 2020

News, Releases

DIR EN GREY has launched a new series under the title of "DIR EN GREY Ambient Collection". The first track in the collection is a reworked version of the beautiful and powerful Ranunculus, which was once used a...

Top 10 angriest Japanese rock and metal songs of all time

edoh+

28 June 2020

Entertainment

We should have titled this piece, "The angriest Japanese rock and metal songs of all time so far as voted by our readers", but that's not as catchy. If you're in the need of a bit of music therapy, you're in t...

DIR EN GREY releases single “Ochita Koto no Aru Sora” exclusively on digital platforms

NoMusicNoReason

11 May 2020

Releases

DIR EN GREY just announced they will be releasing their 32nd single titled Ochita Koto no Aru Sora (落ちた事のある空) this summer! The band's new material will be available exclusively in digital form for the second ti...

Interview with Shinya: How DIR EN GREY evolves with every live show

Sizergyia and Narine

30 April 2020

Interview

DIR EN GREY took to Europe once more in less than two years, making their return sooner rather than later. Near the end of its tour titled "TOUR20 This Way to Self-Destruction", we met up with the band in Londo...

Report: DIR EN GREY offers theatrically rich performance in London

Sizergyia

26 February 2020

Featured, Review

Back in February 2019, DIR EN GREY announced the European leg of their TOUR20 This Way to Self-Destruction, amongst which a London date appeared, this time performing at the Islington Assembly Hall. Undeterred ...