DIR EN GREY - JROCK NEWS

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White

29 December 2022

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...