DIR EN GREY Archives

Japanese livestreams to check out in December

5 December 2020

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

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 ...

Photo report: DIR EN GREY live at Gramercy Theatre, New York

Zephyr

17 January 2020

Featured, Review

On December 13, 2019—a little over four years after their last show in New York, DIR EN GREY once again made their mark at Gramercy Theatre, a venue they are definitely familiar with at this point having played...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2019

NBT

26 December 2019

Entertainment

With our end-of-the-year artist ranking, we've always tried to stay somewhat objective in which bands we include. However, this year we decided to reach out to you, the people reading this right now! We asked y...

Report: DIR EN GREY rocks Los Angeles with sold out show

Yaya28

12 December 2019

Featured, Review

You read that right. It has been about four years since DIR EN GREY last toured North America, so as soon as the group announced their 2019 North American tour along with ticket sale dates, fans snatched ticket...

DIR EN GREY’s Kyo features members of 6XT7 for “Madara Ningen” fashion brand

NBT

7 December 2019

Entertainment, New Look

Madara Ningen is the fashion brand by vocalist Kyo of bands: DIR EN GREY, and sukekiyo. In the latest clothing line-up, we are pleased to find the duo unit 6XT7 (sixty-seven) appearing as models for the printed...

DIR EN GREY North America tour 2019 “TOUR19 This Way to Self-Destruction”

Ziggy

12 August 2019

Tour and event

DIR EN GREY has announced their TOUR19 This Way to Self-Destruction which takes them across North America including the United States and Mexico this December 2019! Although their European tour 2020 was announc...

DIR EN GREY introduces 30th single “The world of mercy”

Ziggy

22 June 2019

Releases

DIR EN GREY has announced the release of their 30th single, The world of mercy set for September 18. This single comes around nine months after their previous release of The Insulated World studio album and mus...