Visual Aesthetics: Badass backs
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
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?
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
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”
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...
DIR EN GREY give glance into “VESTIGE OF SCRATCHES” with 3 new trailer videos
DIR EN GREY's latest release, the best-of album VESTIGE OF SCRATCHES, is now weeks before its release, and as such the band has given fans a closer look into what to expect from this album with three trailer vi...
SUGIZO feats Kiyoharu in “VOICE” music video for epic album “ONENESS M”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGSAJJaBfPkSUGIZO's latest music video VOICE features one of Jrock world's most famous talents, Kiyoharu (清春). Blending his soulful guitar with the passionate melancholic vocal...
DIR EN GREY is back with a fan-choice best of album “VESTIGE OF SCRATCHES”
Masters of Japanese metal DIR EN GREY will be back soon with a selection of their best works comprised on three discs entitled as VESTIGE OF SCRATCHES, set to be released on January 2, 2018.DIR EN GREY culm...
DIR EN GREY’s Toshiya forms unusual collaboration with Snoopy
Toshiya who is best known as DIR EN GREY's bassist, has announced a collaborative line with Vintage Peanuts for his apparel brand DIRT 100% Dissolutive Dirty line. You may already know Snoopy from the famous Pe...
Shinya of DIR EN GREY surprises us out of nowhere with new solo project “SERAPH”
As of recent, DIR EN GREY as a band hasn't released anything of substance, aside from a single with one new song Utafumi (詩踏み) almost a year ago, and recently some fan club exclusive live DVDs of their From Dep...
JROCK NEWS’ favorite releases of 2016
Like with every year, 2016 had its fair share of ups and downs. But, as for many of us, good music has been there to help see us through both the good times and the bad times. So, before we say "sayonara" to 20...
Top 10 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2016
We're back again to greet the upcoming year by looking back at this year's top Japanese acts! We have two lists prepared for you this time around, one consisting of the top 10 visual kei acts and another list w...
DIR EN GREY reveals the promotional version of their new single “Utafumi”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUbKFrPkxRIFans have been eagerly awaiting the release of DIR EN GREY's new single. And some of you might have felt almost desperate for a sizable sample of it after being taun...
DIR EN GREY reveals “Kukoku no Kyouon” from upcoming DVD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUzAc9cF4JAWe are just a few days away from the release of DIR EN GREY's new DVD/BD ARCHE at Nippon Budokan, and the band wants to hype up their fans revealing their performanc...