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Smell like your favorite Jrockers with these fragrances!

1 April 2019

Finally, all of our prayers have been answered. At long last, a new line of fragrances for Jrockers. That's right, scents that have been heavily inspired by some of the bests artists in the industry will soon b...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2018

NBT

17 December 2018

Entertainment

It is the time of the year where we once again take a look at all the great music contributions. This time around we have done it slightly differently. Instead of solely using sales numbers to determine the ord...

Photo report : DIR EN GREY at Electric Ballroom London 2018

edoh

4 November 2018

Exclusive, Review

Written by Ziggy and Edoh. Photo credits to Narine at JRN. When you witnessed the number of fans DIR EN GREY summoned to the city on a Tuesday night, you couldn't help but feel the pulse of the Japanese rock s...

Review: DIR EN GREY guides us into “The Insulated World”

Mazohyst_Kyo

27 September 2018

Exclusive, Review

Between intense sessions of BanG Dream! and blasting Ningen wo Kaburu through my car's sound system I had lost track of how soon The Insulated World had arrived. After all, Ningen wo Kaburu still feels new to m...

DIR EN GREY’s affectionate music video “Ranunculus”, a welcomed addition!

NBT

11 September 2018

Music Video

Two weeks ago, DIR EN GREY teased the promising song Ranunculus from its upcoming album The Insulated World; today, the band revealed Ranunculus in form of a four-minute "Promotion Edit Ver." music video, and l...

DIR EN GREY reveals tracklist for “The Insulated World” album

edoh

2 August 2018

New Look, Releases

DIR EN GREY announced further details on their upcoming album The Insulated World which is coming out on September 26. Their official website unveiled a 13-song tracklist, the bonus materials, and a new delicio...

Unseen footage revealed in DIR EN GREY’s commercial for 10th album and Europe tour 2018

NoMusicNoReason

5 July 2018

Releases, Tour, Videos

DIR EN GREY provides a short commercial in order to promote their long-awaited 10th studio album "The Insulated World", which is coming out on September 26. We can also spot the dates and venues of the band's d...

DIR EN GREY visualizes “The Insulated World” in 10th album

NoMusicNoReason

30 June 2018

Releases

DIR EN GREY surprised us today with the announcement of their 10th studio album titled The Insulated World! Take a deep breath, calm yourselves down, and mark your calendars on September 26, because this is rea...

DIR EN GREY returns to Europe for “TOUR18 WEARING HUMAN SKIN”

Alexia J.A.B

7 May 2018

Tour

DIR EN GREY have disclosed that they will be coming back to Europe in October 2018. The announcement revealed DIR EN GREY's 8 tour locations across Europe as well as dates.

Visual Aesthetics: Badass backs

xLIZ4

5 May 2018

Entertainment

One of the most important aspects of visual kei artists are the looks. In Visual Aesthetics, we will highlight specific hairstyles, costumes, accessories, makeup, body art and other styles which are either very...

DIR EN GREY tickles our tastebuds in “Ningen wo Kaburu” teaser

edoh

17 April 2018

Music Video, Releases

We're sure a lot of eager fans are excited to hear the latest teaser of Ningen wo Kaburu out on April 25. Void of any pause or silence, the teaser throws us into the dark depths of their title track, bursting w...

DIR EN GREY serves up further info on “Ningen wo Kaburu” but what is Kyo wearing?

edoh

3 April 2018

New Look, Releases

DIR EN GREY’s 29th single Ningen wo Kaburu (人間を被る) artwork has been revealed, centring around a naked mother and child on a dining table. The single is due out on April 25 in a variety of editions, each with th...

Top 6 must see rock festivals in Japan 2018

edoh

28 March 2018

Entertainment, Tour

Will you be in Japan this year? Take a look at our list of rock festivals in Japan to get a dose of Jrock bands in one hit. These festivals range from exciting outdoor camping events to comfortable indoor city ...

DIR EN GREY threatens to wear humans in new single “Ningen wo Kaburu”

Zansouki

7 February 2018

Releases

DIR EN GREY announced late last night that a new single is in the works! Titled Ningen wo Kaburu (人間を被る), and loosely translated as "wearing human skin", the single seems like it will be a headbanger, going fro...

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