Dir en grey

[pinkbuta304]

i know that feeling! too excited to sleep?! You get to see jrock Gods today! yay, have fun! :cool:
I wonder what they're doing right now

[Sw33t]

Naw I don't think it's because of that^^ It's just that I have to sleep on a pretty damn uncomfortable matress on the floor, and my back hurts like hell. I need to sleep in my bed. I tried pulling off one of my friends from my bed, but he kicked me in my balls hard like hell^^ I don't really care though. I'm not that sleepy. If I really wanted to sleep I would probably slap him and kick him off my bed. But I'm just too nice right now!

Btw, I actually also wonder what they're doing now, hehe. Probably having gay sex?^^ Awww, now I also want to have gay sex...

[HitsugiMad4eva]

i still havent got a clue how to put the concert in to words lmao except

Amazing, exiting, wonderful, happiness, Kyo, Kyo and umm Kyo Lmao

My fav deg Video has to be cube My fav deg song has to be conceived sorrow lol i think it is rather Bad that they are Compaired to mcr How insulting i got 2 deg albums :{ my friends think im annoying because i wont stop talking about the concert lmao

[RevengeBabyYeah]

It's cool you had a good dtime HitsugiMad :cool:
Sw33t- gay sex? Ahahaha, you're funny :p
My fave is probably Kodou and Obscure. man I wish they had a PV for IIIDEmpire, bet it would be great.

[Livia_Drusilla]

Oh my god! Just a little over 24 hours until I'm going to my very first Diru concert! Waaah! I'm so excited that I actually feel a bit nauseous..?
Apparently the concert has been moved to a bigger hall because of the high demand for tickets:-) (that's pretty cool for a small and narrow-minded place like Denmark xD )

[semi~sweet]

Livia Drusilla - your gonna have lots of fun!

Sw33t - hahaha i think about them having gay sex too lol god diru courupts my mind so bad lol but i think i let them cuz i like it

[pinkbuta304]

Sw33t - haha diru having gay sex?! *tries to imagine*

HitsugiMad4eva - Glad you had fun! I annoyed people too! I couldn't stop talking about the concert for days when i went to see them lol.

Livia_Drusilla - Have fun!!!!

I wish they made a video for the IID Empire too! It would have been awesome!
My fav pv is probably....Kr cube, ain't afraid to die and child prey

[xXxRuka_loverxXx]

uhm, hi!
im new to the dir en grey thread, uhh i've been in the the nightmare thred
and uhm...u r all saying your favorite pvs? or songs?
becuz well, my fave pv is Aint Afraid to Die,
my fave song would be Mushi
:wave:well, yeah! haha!

[HitsugiMad4eva]

pink. lol Yep i still havent stopped talking about them even though it has been like a week and a day lmao

Anyway i have another interveiw to post ill start writing it soon lmao its from Guitar Sound *most of u probley read it but oh well* lol

[HitsugiMad4eva]

this is From Rock Sound lol Again kaoru does nearly all the talking

Everything comes to those who wait, but for fans of Dir En Grey, that wait has been agonising. A full 10 years after the Japanese metallers originally formed, their uk fans have finally been given the opportunity to see them play live this august and judging by the reaction, it couldn't have come any sooner. A date at the 800-capacity Islington academy in London miraculously sold out six hours after going on sale despite not being officially announced or advertised and a second gig has been added. Small beans relatively speaking, but for a band with just one official uk album, the recent 'The marrow of a bone', its not too shabby at all. In their homeland, the osaka outfit have long been established in the mainstream and regularly find themselves positioned in the higher realms of the chart, rubbing shoulders with more lightweight j-pop acts which guitarist kaoru admits is a little incongruous for a band whose lyrics include "I'll rape your daughter on your grave" and "dear god your a mother ****er".
"We feel very uncomfortable in the japanese mainstream but i think the reason we are so popular is because there isn't really anyone else doing what we do," explains kaoru through an interpreter.
"I think there are a lot of people in japan who still have a hunger to hear music like ours and do not enjoy the mainstream pop that is always in the charts. But we are not popular with everyone; the people that like us like us very much, but the people that hate us REALLY hate us!"
THE HARD WAY
The Quintet originally began life as exponents of the 'Visual kei' scene which is characterised (Broadly speaking) by an emphasis on aestheic flamboyant Check out some of Dir en grey's earlier pictures and videos just to compare. Because more ofter than not, they looked and sounded like ridiculous glam-Goth pantomime actors back in the day. Over time, they've put the elaborate wardrobe and gigantic make-up budgets to one side and made gradual strides towards becoming a real band - all of which has culminated in 'the marrow of a bone' clearly being their hardest and most accomplished effort yet.
"These songs were written while we were on tour last year so we created them while we were operating as a proper band - that may be why the new album is more aggressive than all the others," kaoru goes on.
"I think some of our old fans may not enjoy the direction we've taken, but it was the mood we were in at the time. Plus, we don't want to be seen as the same old 'Visual Kei' band anymore. That was years ago."
Kaoru's wish is now becoming a reality because Dir En Grey are being recognised and revered across the world for their intense-yet-melodic sound and have held their own in bills next to korn, Stone sour, and deftones in recent times. They even had metallica's booking ageny offer to work for them
- a golden ticket to playing with some of the biggest bands in the world - but refused out of loyalty to their long-standing representatives.
Says kaoru: “We always seem to choose the tougher way to make music and operate the band - I think people respect that."
But as musically adept as they are - both live and in the studio - the band still have the ability to be provocative and shocking in visual terms. Especially indicative of this are Dir En Grey's videos which are frequently on tool levels of grotesqueness and feature Marilyn mason-style quotas of pervasion; look up the track ‘obscure’ on you tube and see if you can get through it without losing your last meal.
“They’re no promotional tools like most videos are – they can’t be because they don’t get shown anyway,” continues kaoru. “We make them as pieces of art and as another pert of our music. They expand the song through images; that is why we use them and that is also why I’m proud of them.”

CHOOSE LIFE
With lyrics that seem obsessed with death, videos that look like surreal horror films, and a generally dark disposition within the band, it’s terribly tempting to view Dir En Grey as a group of tortured souls. Such an evaluation is exacerbated by the persona of singer kyo who has been known to mutilate himself on stage and spends almost the entirety of the rock sound photoshoot staring at the floor as though he were mourning the passing of his dog. But kaoru (who is amiable at all times during the interview) denies that he, Kyo, Guitarist Die, bassist Toshiya, and drummer shinya are continually suspended in comas of intensity for the sake of artistic effects.
“We don’t live dark lives or anything like that; in fact, I think we’re quite down-to-earth, especially when we are away from the band,” the guitarists details.
“It’s not as though we have any big scares of bad memories from our childhood, but the five of us are deep-thinking people. We cannot be happy-go-lucky-type people. We doubt things more than we believe in things. People might think we’re dark people by listening to our album once, but there’s more to us than that. For example, one of our songs is called ‘Saku,’ and that’s about the experience of being from a broken home and the emotional problems that creates. The guy in the song wants to die but tomorrow always comes and he carries on. We’re not saying ‘be happy’ all the times, but that’s the spirit behind a lot of our songs.”
And it’s that spirit which is propelling Dir En Grey on as they begin to preach their gospel outside of japan where metal is a much more common commodity than in their homeland. Do while Japanese punters may adore them, does the rest of the world need Dir En Grey as Much?
Reasons kaoru: “Maybe it’s not a case of the world needing Dir En Grey, but the world choosing Dir En Grey…”
Whatever your needs, don’t think for a minute that these guys Will be sheepishly scuttling back to Osaka any time soon.

i hope noone has put this up lmao

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Thanks alot for posting. Don't like the way they dismiss 'Visual kei' though.
So glad they're so popular, will make it even easier to get hold of their stuff :p

[Precious4e]

thanks for the post! I always like reading articles on Dir en grey

[FrostPixie]

They were in Rock Sound? Is the issue still on sale now? Was it just the interview or were there posters/whatever?

I think that the HMV in the mall near me has wiped Dir en grey from existence in their store. They had Marrow of a Bone and I kept looking at it and when I finally decided to buy it it had gone and the next time I looked, the 'Dir en grey' divider had gone. So I take it that they just ordered one copy of the CD and once it had sold forgot about it.

[semi~sweet]

thanks for posting the interveiw i hate the fact that people seem to think that just because they have these song that in real life they are these scary demond people...that's the way my mom sees them and i try to explain the meaning behind the music but she just wont listen...oh well i enjoied reading the interview anyways

[HitsugiMad4eva]

Rock sound issue 99 Yep on sale now its quite a big close up pictue of kyo on oneside lol You get a cd With Grief On it lol

[CharismaticDeath]

Sorry for random interjection that has nothing to do with the conversation going on... but did any one else see them at Wacken? Damned goods gig... and I got signed!!! ^_^ ... literally... my hand was signed... aswell as my jacket... but shhh we were only meant to get one thing signed!

[InfernalKalamity]

@charismaticDeath: lucky....dude thats awesome.
it seems as though europe actually have magazines do articles on dir en grey. i dont think america does....

[pinkbuta304]

HitsugiMad4eva - thanks for posting!

semi~sweet - yeah, i don't like those people too! Some of my old classmates were like that. And i will never let my mother read or listen to the lyrics because then she'll force met to go to church or something lol

CharismaticDeath - Lucky! so you got to meet them?!!! i'm jealous!

[andie]

this is From Rock Sound lol Again kaoru does nearly all the talking
Everything comes to those who wait, but for fans of Dir En Grey, that wait has been agonising. A full 10 years after the Japanese metallers originally formed, their uk fans have finally been given the opportunity to see them play live this august and judging by the reaction, it couldn't have come any sooner. A date at the 800-capacity Islington academy in London miraculously sold out six hours after going on sale despite not being officially announced or advertised and a second gig has been added. Small beans relatively speaking, but for a band with just one official uk album, the recent 'The marrow of a bone', its not too shabby at all. In their homeland, the osaka outfit have long been established in the mainstream and regularly find themselves positioned in the higher realms of the chart, rubbing shoulders with more lightweight j-pop acts which guitarist kaoru admits is a little incongruous for a band whose lyrics include "I'll rape your daughter on your grave" and "dear god your a mother ****er".
"We feel very uncomfortable in the japanese mainstream but i think the reason we are so popular is because there isn't really anyone else doing what we do," explains kaoru through an interpreter.
"I think there are a lot of people in japan who still have a hunger to hear music like ours and do not enjoy the mainstream pop that is always in the charts. But we are not popular with everyone; the people that like us like us very much, but the people that hate us REALLY hate us!"
THE HARD WAY
The Quintet originally began life as exponents of the 'Visual kei' scene which is characterised (Broadly speaking) by an emphasis on aestheic flamboyant Check out some of Dir en grey's earlier pictures and videos just to compare. Because more ofter than not, they looked and sounded like ridiculous glam-Goth pantomime actors back in the day. Over time, they've put the elaborate wardrobe and gigantic make-up budgets to one side and made gradual strides towards becoming a real band - all of which has culminated in 'the marrow of a bone' clearly being their hardest and most accomplished effort yet.
"These songs were written while we were on tour last year so we created them while we were operating as a proper band - that may be why the new album is more aggressive than all the others," kaoru goes on.
"I think some of our old fans may not enjoy the direction we've taken, but it was the mood we were in at the time. Plus, we don't want to be seen as the same old 'Visual Kei' band anymore. That was years ago."
Kaoru's wish is now becoming a reality because Dir En Grey are being recognised and revered across the world for their intense-yet-melodic sound and have held their own in bills next to korn, Stone sour, and deftones in recent times. They even had metallica's booking ageny offer to work for them
- a golden ticket to playing with some of the biggest bands in the world - but refused out of loyalty to their long-standing representatives.
Says kaoru: “We always seem to choose the tougher way to make music and operate the band - I think people respect that."
But as musically adept as they are - both live and in the studio - the band still have the ability to be provocative and shocking in visual terms. Especially indicative of this are Dir En Grey's videos which are frequently on tool levels of grotesqueness and feature Marilyn mason-style quotas of pervasion; look up the track ‘obscure’ on you tube and see if you can get through it without losing your last meal.
“They’re no promotional tools like most videos are – they can’t be because they don’t get shown anyway,” continues kaoru. “We make them as pieces of art and as another pert of our music. They expand the song through images; that is why we use them and that is also why I’m proud of them.”
CHOOSE LIFE
With lyrics that seem obsessed with death, videos that look like surreal horror films, and a generally dark disposition within the band, it’s terribly tempting to view Dir En Grey as a group of tortured souls. Such an evaluation is exacerbated by the persona of singer kyo who has been known to mutilate himself on stage and spends almost the entirety of the rock sound photoshoot staring at the floor as though he were mourning the passing of his dog. But kaoru (who is amiable at all times during the interview) denies that he, Kyo, Guitarist Die, bassist Toshiya, and drummer shinya are continually suspended in comas of intensity for the sake of artistic effects.
“We don’t live dark lives or anything like that; in fact, I think we’re quite down-to-earth, especially when we are away from the band,” the guitarists details.
“It’s not as though we have any big scares of bad memories from our childhood, but the five of us are deep-thinking people. We cannot be happy-go-lucky-type people. We doubt things more than we believe in things. People might think we’re dark people by listening to our album once, but there’s more to us than that. For example, one of our songs is called ‘Saku,’ and that’s about the experience of being from a broken home and the emotional problems that creates. The guy in the song wants to die but tomorrow always comes and he carries on. We’re not saying ‘be happy’ all the times, but that’s the spirit behind a lot of our songs.”
And it’s that spirit which is propelling Dir En Grey on as they begin to preach their gospel outside of japan where metal is a much more common commodity than in their homeland. Do while Japanese punters may adore them, does the rest of the world need Dir En Grey as Much?
Reasons kaoru: “Maybe it’s not a case of the world needing Dir En Grey, but the world choosing Dir En Grey…”
Whatever your needs, don’t think for a minute that these guys Will be sheepishly scuttling back to Osaka any time soon.
i hope noone has put this up lmao


i agree to that and i sooo love that line

[CharismaticDeath]

InfernalKalamity America doesn't have magazine articles on Dir en grey? That's a supprise! We don't have much mention of J-rock here... Dir en grey are the main ones that get a mention. German magazines seem to do quite a few J-rock reviews... they actually seem quite into J-rock in general there.

SHINYA'S SIG!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/jenicatt/IMGP1255.jpg

[RevengeBabyYeah]

CD_ OMG!!!!!!!!!! How cool! *high fives* :cool:
Yeah I agree America and Germany seem really JRockey.

[semi~sweet]

semi~sweet - yeah, i don't like those people too! Some of my old classmates were like that. And i will never let my mother read or listen to the lyrics because then she'll force met to go to church or something lol

hahaha my mom is very religous but i'm not lol so she doesn't make me go to church anymore lol but when i was younger she put me in a religous privet school hahaha i think that messed me up more

CharismaticDeath - OMG shinya's sig awsome!!!

america sucks we don't get magazines with them but we do get tv interveiw hahaha yes steven's untitled rock show danm Kaoru and Tochi were hot!

[barron tengu]

yeah my parents put me in a catholic private school as well. and yeah, its a sure fire way to mess yah up more ;] lol.


here is that interview for anyone interested:

youtube.com/watch?v=eoLWmac6qMo

[pinkbuta304]

semi~sweet- same here! and i will always remember that tv interview! i would have missed it if it wasn't for my friend that called me right before!

CharismaticDeath- awesome!!!! you should get that tatooed so it stays on there forever! lol

[CharismaticDeath]

I can't tis washed off now! :( But I have sigs on my jacket too, I didn't mean for him to sign my hand at all... we were only meant to get one thing signed and the guard looked angry when I asked for a sig on my jacket!... they're getting sewn on when I have enough time... I'll take a photo of that some time... Although you will have to excuse the complete state it's in... it's dirty after spending a fair few days in a field and my friends got bored and wrote all over it!!

[InfernalKalamity]

@charismatiDeath: naw...we dont get much magazines here that are like musically inclined. like i know of one but i dont even know the name and it only touches base on american rock/metal bands. i dont even know where to get it outside of hot topic.

[CharismaticDeath]

I'm pretty sure you have more J-rock than us none the less.

How about CD's and stuff... IN regular shops pretty much the only band you can buy is Diru. Resurrection Records in Camden is good though... they have quite a wide selection of J-rock./.. but Camdens a bit special... any one whos been there will understand!! I love the place!

[FrostPixie]

Hmm...Camden is just to the West of King's Cross, isn't it?
I'm going down to London for the Gazette gig in October so I might check it out :).

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Camden is the sh*t! I should check out Resurrection Records. Where is it?
Yeah it is FrostPixie. I might be going to that gig if the tickets aren't sold out yet that is :p

[HitsugiMad4eva]

"Maybe it’s not a case of the world needing Dir En Grey, but the world choosing Dir En Grey…”

I Love That Line Too Its a gd point

I Wish i could have Got a Autograph Allthough Kyo Touched My Jeans *never being Washed again* lmao

[Kodo]

in 9 hours i'm going to Diru concert !!! :D Waaahh, i'm nervous :P

[HitsugiMad4eva]

:o Where u Going To lol Have Fun With It Dont be nervouse lol

[Kodo]

I'm going to Metal Hammer Festival in Poland. They will play there for the first time and they gave them 65 minutes ! :D Thats a lot for a Festival where they are simply not known :D

hehe, i'm nervous 'cause I don't know how the non-fans will react to them :P

[HitsugiMad4eva]

Lol hopefully they will Loooooove Them

[Kodo]

They'll be playing right before Tool xD I really don't know ^^; But i have hope .....yes i have .....

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Kodo- have fun man! They'll love them I'm sure. tell us about it when you come back :cool:

[Kodo]

Of course I'll tell you ;) Now i'm going back to packing ... see you on Monday :D

[InfernalKalamity]

@Kodo: 65 min? lucky....haha.
only hot topic sells like dir en grey and thats all the j-rock i can find there. i get all the others from like taiwan. but those are just as expensive.

[semi~sweet]

kodo - have fun....ooo cna't wait t hear all about it

[pinkbuta304]

haha have fun kodo!!!
man, some of you guys have been touched by diru?! i'm jealous!
the hot topic i live near doesn't have any diru stuff, but i do know of another one that does, but its too far! Luckiliy for me there's a Little Tokyo down town. Thats where i find my jrock stuff. :-)

semi~sweet- i love your ava lmao

[barron tengu]

that is an awsome avatar.

rock hard kodo, rock hard.

[HitsugiMad4eva]

:O Next weeks Kerrang Dir en Grey in it Again Yay More Articles To put up Lmao i CAnt wait Its Out On The 15th

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Ah the avatar! So cool :cool:
jealous of you guys that can get their stuff easily. Damn my country and it's un-jrock-ness.
Hitsugimad woohoo! Will it actually be an article?

[CharismaticDeath]

FrostPixie Yays me tooo! Camden is one tube stop away from Islington... which is where we're seeing Gazette.

RevengeBabyYeah Resurrection Records is a ***** to find... I'm not sure I could give you very good directions... it's kinda down the side and underneath another shop on the main street... you don't have to go off into the confusing market area. My friend showed me where it was... I would have probably spent all day looking if she hadn't!

HitsugiMad4eva More Diru in Kerrang? I didn't like the poster they did last time... not enough to buy the magazine any ways... I don't like Kerrang! They should go for other ones like Metal Hammer... or posssibly something more underground. But then again thats not goin to get them as much publicity over here.

I shall shut up before I rant about the number of people I forsee jumping on the J-rock band waggon in this counrty!

[FrostPixie]

@CharismaticDeath Hmm, I might have to check it out before I go back home. But I'd probably have to lump my luggage around with me. Ah heck, all I need is a change of clothes, I could fit that in a backpack. But I guess I'd have to find the place first, lol.

I might check Kerrang! out. I hate Kerrang! but it might be worth it for Diru.

It's strange when you like a band before they become well known in your country because it's just so damn funny when you read about them. I mean, the ignorance that magazines show yet they still act like they know everything about the band. I mean the Rock Sound interview was at least better than the Kerrang! interview but still... I would have been offended if I was the one being interviewed. Kaoru expresses his disgust at the 'cute' bands (I know he was talking about VK, but still...) then Kerrang! compare him to an overgrown pixie from Fall Out Boy, one of the 'cutest' bands in the Western world. I won't say anything about the MCR comparison because that just speaks volumes.
The least these magazines could do is do a little research into the bands they are interviewing, and I'm not talking about how much outrage they caused in their native country or how many top ten hits they have had. Then again, Kerrang! tends to play to the masses now (ie. preteens) so they compare everything to acts people already like, regardless of whether or not they have anything in common.
Metal Hammer should do a feature. They seem to remain neutral and they seem to do their research and don't seem to care about appealing to the masses (at least they didn't when I used to read it).

[semi~sweet]

ah thanks i didn't make it thought i got it from my friend that is reading my Dir en grey fanfic....i thought it was sooo funny.. i saw it when i was at school...and it was all quiet and i blurted out laughing and everyone looked at me like i was crazy lol...

i found this asian shop in the next town over but they don't sell any diru stuff...so sad....i havn't gone to hot topic...danm mall is sooooooo far away...i wish i live in a bigger town...awww i miss my home town now

[InfernalKalamity]

@semi~sweet: that is the most adorable icon i have ever seen of kyo.....:cute:

[RevengeBabyYeah]

CD- Thanks. So now I vaguely know where it is, woohoo!

And you guys, don't even get me started on Kerrang.... I have the mother of all grudges against those dumbasses:p
IK- i know! but I think I already commented on it so I'll shut up :p

[Sw33t]

The Dir en grey concert over here was awesomeness. There were so many people there, it was crazy. I got to stand in the front though and see Kyo from close. My friends and I just had to push our way through people;p I almost jumped up on the stage just to rub his nipples^^

[Kodo]

O . M . F . G . .... that was just incredible .... guys, they were AMAZING, Kyo didin't make even ONE false note ... The higher parts wer pure perfection :D Some say that this performance was even better than the one in Drezden ! The fans were amazing, After their reactions I can say that DEG didn't even think they had such powerfull fanbase here. they were at first a little surprised an then all smiles :D They had SO much energy it was hard to breathe xD I was on Kaoru's side, in the first row, very near to the speakers (I always end up in that place for some reason O_o). Oh, and Kyo didn't cut himself or spit out blood. On how they were recieved - better than i imagined O.o Some Tool fans even clapped after Concieved Sorrow O_o But majority of their opinions is that - they were not what I was expecting ( i don't know in what way -_-), not my taste, and they had some issues with them being posers who does everything so the fans will like them. Of course there was some pretty bad opinions .. but well, Tool an DEG aren't really close musically so it is understable ... On the back were some booers, but they were drowned out by us xDD haha :D Tool fans kind of ignored them xD Oh well ... we were great, the band liked us and that is all that matters :D

THE HIGHLIGHTS (geez, the whole performance was one big highlight xD) :
- When G.D.S. ended Kyo sprayed us with water :) I was like - so soon ? O_o
- Kaoru, Toshiya and Die changed places at some points ( i didn't see that on other Festivals, but who knows ..)
- Kaoru showed us MANY versions of 'teh manly stances', and as always he headbanged :D
- Toshiya constantly flirted with the audience
- Kyo showed us the finger during ASoM :D We returned the gesture :D
- Kaoru nearly every 5 minutes banged himself on the chest (heart to be specific), I guess he was really glad of our reaction :)
- During Concieved Sorrow, Kyo climbed up to his box (XD), turned to the side, kneeled down and veeery slowly lied down on his back singing xD That caused many nosebleeds i suppose ^^;
- Kyo of course took off his T-shirt and ... he singed ( or should I say trashed all around the place and screamed) with the T-shirt on his head xD He looked like some executioner x) The sound and view was quite interesting :D
- At the end Toshiya climbed up to Kyo's box (XD) and bowed to us with his hands put together to thank us :) We were really touched ;)
- Before the concert i looked to the speaker next to me and began wondering ... what if Kaoru would stand on it ? It was kind of below the stage and looked solid so ... but 'meh' i said 'impossible' ... and what a surprise when he actually did just that xD We rocked out to him, he rocked out to us and looked at the speaker .. then to us ... then to the speaker again .. then to his feet (xD) and walked over to stand on it to be closer to us :D And he spitted on some people xD They were in heaven xD
- They all feeled up the crowd more (as if that was even neccesary xD). Kyo showed us to clap our hands, some 'standard' gestures (The Final - hand in the air for example) and he danced a lot O_o . Kaoru, Toshiya and Die showed us with their hands to jump more and more, and then placed their hands to their ears so we should scream more x) Our throats and limbs are non-existent at the moment xD
- The look on their faces where we all started to sing ... priceless .. at one piont in The Final on a short while we even drowned out Kyo for a bit xD
- They throwed lots of pics, Shinya throwed 4 drumstics, and then .. we had a shower xD They decided to 'cover us in water' litterally xD Everyone throwed bottles at us - theirs (half finished) and not touched ones as well :) That was kind, we needed water badly T_T Everyone shared the water between them, there was no possesive fangirlism over bottles O_o ... another surprise ..
- The look on Toshiya's and Die's faces when they gazed at each other and smiled :)
- The proud look Kaoru gave us :)
- Shinya's little glances behind the drum set xD
- Kyo's emotions through the show and then ... calm gaze :)
All in all they acted like it was their concert and not a Festival xD Audience did a really good job :) I was very surprised, in a good way :)

Set-list :

- G.D.S.
- Repetition of Hatred
- Grief
(the rest is in no particular order)
- Agitated Screams of Maggots
- Obscure
- Saku
- Concieved Sorrow (+ intro with some kind of spiritual-oriental-mantra thing - AMAZNING *o*)
- The Fatal Believer
- Ryoujoku no Ame
- Disabled Complexes
(and again in the particular order xD)
- The Final
- Dead Tree (yes, + the 'whale sounds' xD)
- Merciless Cult
- The Deeper Vileness
- The IIID Empire

Backstage highlights :

- Some fans went on a walk around Spodek (the place when the Festival was held) and spotted some DEG members on the parking ^^ . They saw Kyo who was running with a towel on his head and wearing tracksuit xDDD So they walked over to the crate. But Kyo hid himself already xD But .. Shinya came out, he was at first atempting to ignore them, but finally gave in and looked at them xD Then Die came out and waved at them, they waved back, and Die gave some autographs ^^
- When Diru's concert ended - some fans went running to the back entrance to have some autographs and such :P about 15 - 20 people made it :D I didn't though T_T . But i buyed 'WTD' so i'm happy :)

[andie]

it really amazes me how dir en grey conquers the world

they deserve it coz they are the best band in this planet

[HitsugiMad4eva]

Man i wish i was There Ahh lay down omg Of Course he always takes of his t-shirt Lol Its Soo adorable Plus on the 1st He gave us the finger during asom *we returned it to* lmao

[Kodo]

Heheheh, their performances are similar so, yeah xD but really - awsomness :D

[HitsugiMad4eva]

Yep Awsomenesses Dunno what i was trying to spell there so dont ask me lmao

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Im glad you had a good time you two.
Sw33t, aww how could you resist right?
Kodo- Thanks so much, it sounds orgasmic. Did you take any pics/videos? I'll have to YouTube it:cool: But I'm proud of how great you guys were, woohoo!
andie- i know, theres just something about them.

:cool:

[Livia_Drusilla]

Hey guys (: Just realized I hadn't written anything since before the concert :p The only thing I can say about the concert is: it made me happy to the very bottom of my soul. Absolutely amazing. (I've written about it in the last part of my blog on xanga - if anyone's interested, there's a link to my xanga when you click my name)
@ Kodo - Yeah, it seems there concerts are quite similar. I was just youtubing earlier today and I stumbled upon a clip from another Diru live, but recognized several things from the concert I went to - but yeah they still kick ***.:yeahh:

Btw, I love Kyo's "Rape Me" bucket:giggle:

[pinkbuta304]

i'm glad you guys that went had fun! man, i can't wait until they come back (hopefully)
haha kyo wore his shirt on his head?! and ran around in a track suit?! Man, what i would do to see that!

[Sw33t]

The concert was on 7 august but it feels like it was so long ago! I would have jumped up on the stage just to show my hotness, and to rub Kyo's or Kaoru's nipples, but I didn't. I have no idea whyT_T My fat little taiwanese friends bro almost got toshiyas guitar pick, but he told me he dropped it. He probably did, but I wasn't close to him.

Btw some people actually fainted. Fuking pussies;p I would probably only faint if I got close enough to Kyo's nipples. If it was Zero from d'espairsray I would probably get boner;p

[dakkii]

gah i've been gone guys .___. sorry... actually, this is really depressing, but one of my friends died in a car accident, so that's part of why i've been gone... right now i'm in the denial stage so dont worry about me, i'm completely numb about it right now o__o weird, huh?

ANYWAYS i'm going to go back and read all your loverly posts so i can get back into my favorite section of this forum later, all i have to say right now is:
-hi again
-congrats to those of you in europe who got to see diru!!! i hear it was amazing!
-how many of you watched the Wacken stream? i got up early to watch it but couldnt get on ;_; oh well... friends have pieced together the footage they recorded so its all good <3
-umm... i cant stop listening to MR NEWSMAN [LIVE]... Die's part just makes my heart soar *cheeeeeese*

[Kodo]

Oh, i found a vid from concert in Poland - Concieved Sorrow ( but without mantra intro T_T ) - now I see that at the begining were some false notes ^^; but it was great overall :D I have some pics, but I cannot post them T_T I cannot give URL's too T_T Anyway type this 'Dir en Grey@Metal Hammer Festival 2007' and it should show

[andie]

@RevengeBabyYeah

yup there is something about diru...they inked their name in japanese music..

[Kodo]

I remembered something - some fans who got autographs say that after the concert, Kyo had gone to sleep xDDDD Not surprising, but .. lol :P

[BlackSoul]

first of all:
welcome all the new members!!!!:wave:
hope you enjoy your stay here!!!

@Kodo
seems like you really had a great time at the concert, I'm happy for you^^
I'm really surprised at the fans there, since you said they shared the water-bottles....I bet the German fans would have killed each other :p
I'm really sad that I can't see them tomorrow...T__________T I was sooo close to get there :(

@dakkii
I hope you are alright?! *offers cookies* If you need help or someone to talk don't hesitat to ask...

btw...someone said that we have more jrock-magazines in Germany. That might be true, but some of them are..well...****!! (xDD) Like the peach magazine...sometimes they're writing really stupid things. And you can console yourself with the fact that you all live in countries where you don't have a 'boyband' with an ugly singer with which every jrocker is compared!!! (I swear if any person compares a jrocker to Bill again I'll kill somone!!!!!)

[Kodo]

@BlackSoul - Thank You :) yeah I was surprised too O_o I guess people were too thirsty to think about who got who's bottle xDD. We weren't allowed to have with us food/water etc. So yeah ...

[dakkii]

@blacksoul- thank you ^_^

and XD at Dir en grey as the Backstreet Boys XDDD luckily those are really out of fashion over here... what kind of stuff do they write in those magazines? whenever jrock appears in ANY foreign magazine, it seems, they are presented really lame-ly (XD at my horrible language skillz)... there are only a handful of interviewers/article writers whose work is worth reading, honestly... the KERRANG article on Dir en grey was pretty decent, considering they compaired them to My Chemical Romance >___<

[pinkbuta304]

dakkii- welcome back! you were missed here! I'm sorry about what happend, but unfortunately those kinda things are unavoidable. We gotta all deal with it sometime. Anyways, Mr.Newsman! :cool: Yeah, good song "Newsman go hell!"
Wacken stream? :? lol
Kodo - kyo going to sleep? haha was that after he ran around with a shirt on his head?

[dakkii]

pinkbuta=> aw i missed you guys too ^_^ jref people are so nice

for the Wacken festival, there was a live online stream for each of the bands, so you could watch Dir en grey live over the internet... except there were so many Dir en grey fans that we overwhelmed the server so barely anyone got to watch XD but if you look around you can find recordings of it i think... or they might release a dvd? (but thats a big "?") i got up early to watch it (by early i mean 7 XD) but i didnt get on at all... but now i have most of all the pieces, so i feel better XD

sleepy kyo XD in the Despair in the Womb DVD while people were screaming for an encore, kyo was just facedown on the ground backstage x__x but he's giving EVERYTHING he has on that stage... like when he passed out during MR NEWSMAN in one dvd blooper i think... yea o__o still kind of funny though... kyo's defiantely a cat person XD sleeping on anything...

[Kodo]

@pinkbuta304 - no, after the concert :) My friend says that he did that in London too xD Going to sleep that is :P

[pinkbuta304]

for the Wacken festival, there was a live online stream for each of the bands, so you could watch Dir en grey live over the internet... except there were so many Dir en grey fans that we overwhelmed the server so barely anyone got to watch XD but if you look around you can find recordings of it i think... or they might release a dvd? (but thats a big "?") i got up early to watch it (by early i mean 7 XD) but i didnt get on at all... but now i have most of all the pieces, so i feel better XD
oooh! well, i guess i missed it lol I'll look for it
Kyo's such a great person, he does give everything he has on stage for their fans. When i first saw that video of him fainting on stage i was like "why aren't the guys doing anything?" lol it took them forever, i bet they're used to it.

Kodo- he did that in london too? damn i love that man lol

[RevengeBabyYeah]

dakkii, glad you're back and hope your gonna be ok!
Remember when he was hospitalised? I think it's great that they're working so hard and that so many get to see them but it's probably having an effect on Kyo. Love how he puts his soul into his performances though. the whole band has real energy.
And yeah I understand, 'Newsman' is so addictive :cool:

Livia thanks I'll definitely have a look at that!

Blacksoul- I STILL haven't heard TH yet. People either love or hate them. So they're really that bad huh? :p

Sw33t- I'd go INSANE if that happend to me haha.

[CharismaticDeath]

Eeps this thread moves way to fast... I would have kept up more... but I was on a 12 hour flight!

Back on the topic of Kerrang! bashing... apparently they played Dir en grey on Kerrang! radio and the presenter managed to pronounce their name wrong!! My friend heard it and I got angry rants about it!

dakkii I didn't know they were streaming that live!! Awesome! I'm so goin to search for it... it wont be the same as seeing it from the second row though! :P People at Wacken refused to beleive that me and my friends were dir en grey fans and kept tryin to go past us in the signin line... probably something to do with the fact that, ironicly, most Diru fans were lolita goth!! and we looked like metal heads!

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Lol haha CD, bet you showed 'em right:p If you find the stream let me know.

Urgh Kerrang....but I'm kind of both happy and apprehensive that they got airplay in Britain, you know what I mean right? Can't believe it though:cool:

[semi~sweet]

uhg i can't stand the gothic lolita look...this girl here is asking ppl for tips cuz she wants to dress like that...when ppl look at me they usually think three things
1) oh we just a kid probably around 15 or 16
2) she looks like a sweet girl
3) she probably honest and live a good life

hahaha first time i heard someone say those the things i laughed sooo hard the truth

1) im 20 i'm an adult even if i dont act or look like one
2)sweet only to people i dont know if you live with me this what i do most of the time...sleep, read mangas, watch diru pvs, eat, drink liquer and cuss like hell
3)hahaha this ones funny honesty...i lie alot and the a good life if you call getting raped at the age of 11, mental problems and getting into drugs at the age of 14 (i'm clean ^_^) a good life

so i deffinatly don't look like a typical diru fan hahaha but i am and i love them with all my....uhhh what goes there? hahaha what??? oh heart lol i can't believe i forgot hahaha

[dakkii]

^aw ^_^ but it's ok... all that stuff's over now, right? i know what you mean about the way people judge (and judge WRONG)... like with my new hair i get these looks all the time and old people are scared of me and stuff XD oh well... at least nothing bad can come of "sweet/innocent" looks... you can freak people out by headbanging real hard at concerts XD for me... i dont know... i guess i look more "visual kei" or whatever *rolls eyes* because of my hair, but around people i dont now i act super sweet too... but then i get into the mosh pit and even my more hardcore friends are like "O__O" at me because i go so crazy XDDDD definately dont look lolita though... at all >_> personally i think it's stupid, especially TO A DIR EN GREY CONCERT ARE YOU CRAZY?!?!?! ... ahem .__.

@revenge- thank you :3 you're all making me feel better... the memorial service was last night, so i feel a little better now... and yea i agree... both about Kerrang and about Kyo putting everything (maybe even a little too much for him to handle) in his performances. but while i'm (and we all are) concerned for his health, it's also part of the reason i (we) love him so much ^_^

@pinky- XD yea... i think they weren't sure if he was actually down or just being kyo XDDDD except Die kept looking over at him all worried-like, which i thought was cute :3 but of course i think everything it cute, so whatever ~_~

@charismaticdeath- ooh! where to?! are you going on vacation? and uhg... HOW ELSE CAN YOU PRONOUNCE "DIR EN GREY"?! seriously, this is the radio guy's job... but at the same time, in the long run, it dun' matter, so oh well... we just have to roll our eyes and get over it.

>_> <_< ... I LIKE THESE SMILEY THINGS TOO MUCH!! TAKE THEM AWAY FROM ME BEFORE I DO ANY MORE DAMAGE!! @__@

[semi~sweet]

^aw ^_^ but it's ok... all that stuff's over now, right? i know what you mean about the way people judge (and judge WRONG)... like with my new hair i get these looks all the time and old people are scared of me and stuff XD oh well... at least nothing bad can come of "sweet/innocent" looks... you can freak people out by headbanging real hard at concerts XD for me... i dont know... i guess i look more "visual kei" or whatever *rolls eyes* because of my hair, but around people i dont now i act super sweet too... but then i get into the mosh pit and even my more hardcore friends are like "O__O" at me because i go so crazy XDDDD definately dont look lolita though... at all >_> personally i think it's stupid, especially TO A DIR EN GREY CONCERT ARE YOU CRAZY?!?!?! ... ahem .__.

hahaha well most of it's over...like the drugs thats it lol the guy that raped me is my sister ex-husban who comes over to see his daughters so yeah i see him and i want to kill him...O_O yeah...people look at me and think what a nice sweet girl then they talk to me and hang around me for awhile and are like O_O your crazy evil hahahah
I like this face O_O <----- O_O i make it alot lol

[pinkbuta304]

haha people think that way of me too! I kinda like it though cuz people never suspect a thing from you, but then it get annoying sometimes. My old classmates thought i was like a 14 year old when they first met me but i was actually older than them. Then they were sutprised to learn that i enjoy music like diru's. Don't get me started on concert lol. even my friends were like "wtf? where did all that energy come from?!" haha

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Aww I love this forum, you guys are cool!:cool:
semi~sweet, aww, but you know what? You would never tell from your posts that you've been through so much. I've come through a drug problem too *high fives*

dakkii: I know, thats what makes us love him. He's doing it for us ( and the money, but I prefer it my way:p) And don't tell me about smilies, i always OD on those.

You guys are lucky, i look too old for my age :p Which isn't all it's cracked up to be.

[semi~sweet]

yeah i hide it pretty good *high fives RBY back*

[dakkii]

yea everyone thinks i'm way older too O_O i get a lot of weird questions from guys >_>

and yea this forum is the shizzzz ^_^

DIR EN GREY LALALA THIS POST ISNT OFF TOPIC >__>;;

[RevengeBabyYeah]

semi~sweet- woohoo we're so great :p

dakki- I could answer to that post but that would just be waaaay off topic.

So yeah...DIE's hair....

See, we can stay on topic:p

[semi~sweet]

yes we are hahaha i got charges kids price for my miyavi hair cut....now to dye it red to promote die to dye his red again O_O wooh that sentance is weird??? hahaha die to dye O_O

[pinkbuta304]

haha die to dye again! :cool: i saw a recent video of him the other day and it seems like he's letting it grow. that man is so sexy :-)

yeah, this forum's awesome :cool:

[semi~sweet]

lol yes he is omg now i can't get die out of my head hahahaha NOOOO i need KYO ok there now i think of Kyo O_O doing Die !!!! what lol how did that get in there!!!!! hahaha wait ooo this is a fun thought lol!

[Amita]

@ Dakkii I'm very sorry about your friend and I hope everything is ok for you too

@Everyone who went to a Diru live this summer YOU'RE SO LUCKY!!!! I hope that everything went well (well duh they did! XD)

Nobodys knows about Diru in Thailand......it's sad :(....people gave me really horrified looks when they heard me singing/whispering along to Grief....my aunt thought that the music I lisnted to was very scary too..... XD

@ Semi~sweet it sounds like you've been through alot...
People tend to avoid me... they think I'm going to kill everyone just cause I dress in all black, don't talk too much and listen to music like Diru and the GazettE....they think that lyrics are scary while I think the lyrics are deep and romantic (I have a weird definition of romantic XD)

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Aww poor Amita, least you got us! Wait...I'm not too sure if thats a good thing:p
I mean take a look at semi~sweet's last post. Insane? No! Of course not....:p

Pink, aye he is :cool:

[semi~sweet]

ohhh thanx alot RBY lol j/k yeah all my friends at school hate diru and don't understand it but i love it and their songs mean alot to me man i finally got that image out of my head...O_O oh dear god talking about brought it back danm lol I LOVE KYO AND DIE!!!

[Amita]

@ RevengeBabyYeah lmao Most J-rock fans are more interesting than 'normal' people....(hmmm what is normal anyways?).... J-rocks fans are funner (yes, now it's a word...in my mind anyways) to hang out with...more interesting things to do

@Semi Sweet OMG I LOVE YOUR AVATAR!!!!!!!!!! IT'S SO CUTE!

[semi~sweet]

yeah it's true i'm not normal at all hahaha everytells me i'm cool but some people think i just weird

Amita - Thanks but my friends made it ^_^

[EarthlyBeauty]

Heh, I'm still sickened by the fact that they were compared to MCR. They are more like Japan's answer to Rammstein...they have the same impact, though Rammstein seem to have a larger international fanbase (they are by no means an 'underground success' internationally). They can even be compared lyrically to Rammstein. Comparing them to MCR is...insulting. To say the least.

OH MY GOSH I AGREE! :)

I have been listening to nothing but Dir en grey and Rammstein lately, and yes, their lyrics and bizarre diversity are very much comparable!

[CharismaticDeath]

Is this comparison coming from Kerrang! by any chance? They likened them to Slipknot too at one stage... I don't actualy mind Slipknot as a band and have great respect for Corey Taylor and Joey Jordeson... but they are nothing like Dir en grey. That isnt as bad as the MCR comparison. That likening is a marketing technique and nothing else... MCR = very big at the moment... anything likened to them is also goin to do well... even if it's nothing like them!

I can see where youre coming from with the Rammstein thing, definately. They are one of the only forign language bands to have achieved that much sucsess in other countries... and the way Dir en grey are goin they will do just as well.

Actually German magazine review J-rock better than English language ones!!

[Amita]

hehehe Slipknot gave me nightmares once.....I dunno they really scared me....just those masks....but I haven't heard their music yet


Actually German magazine review J-rock better than English language ones!!
lol English reviews can be very bland and boring

@Semi sweet How'd your friend find a pick of a cat giving the finger??? I don't really like cats (some seem to think I'm a scratching post or something), but I thought that was realy cute/funny

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Its true, English reviews cater for the dumbass masses.
Amita, yeah but maybe we just like to think that...?:p

[semi~sweet]

Amita - i don't know i think she got a pic of that cat and edited it on her computer

i really like slipnot....they give my friend nightmares but then again thats why i wont show her Dir en grey hahaha shes very sensitive awww but she's really cool

[EarthlyBeauty]

Yeah, I knew that J-rock is doing quite well in Germany, they have better articles and photoshoots in their magazines. From what I've seen.

[Amita]

J-rock is practically non-existant here. It sucks.

omg I had the wierdest dream ever! I dream that I found a Shinya clock....it was litterally a mini Shinya figure that was holding a clock....it was so strange (but very real looking)! I remember thinking "I'm going to take a picture of this and show it to my friends on Jref" XD I'm such a dork :D I then woke up, looked around for my Shinya clock and got upset

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Lol haha thats such a weird dream, but i would have liked to see it :p

So anyway I heard that the Kerrang review of the Deg performance was really bad. You guys read it?

[semi~sweet]

hahaha thats a funny dream hahaha a miniture Shinya holding a clock sooo cute hahaha!

the Kerrang review didn't someone post that up in here or was that another site i read it on (im confused) but i did read it and the review made me upset i listened to nothing but diru for a few days after i read the review

[pinkbuta304]

haha that is a wierd dream! Man, i a shinya clock would be awesome!!!
I think i might have already read the Kerrang review somewhere, but i'm not really sure :p

holy crap! 300! :cracker:

[CharismaticDeath]

RevengeBabyYeah NO! I'm shocked!! They gave them good (ish) reviews up-until now!

My friend was there (I would have been but was in Germany ^_^) and she said it was an awesome gig... possibly topping Despairs Ray... and coming from here that says a lot as the Despairs Ray gig was amazing! I'll see if I can find out if any one back home has bought it... or get them to read it in the shops.

English magazines are so bad me and group of friends seriously are considering starting our own... where we give honest and decent reviews that aren't presented just to boost a bands popularity.

[Amita]

I'd buy your magazine :P

We have no magazines on J-rock or Japanese music in general....well there IS Purple Sky....but they don't sell it in stores here...you'd have to order it. Some anime magazines do small articles on Japanese bands....but rarely J-rock and even more rarely bands that I like and the length of the article is about half a paragraph

So Kerrang is a music magazine or something???

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Yeah for rock music. Urgh could kerrang possibly p*ss me off any more than they already do?

CD- yeah I read reviews and comments and stuff about it online and everyone seemed to love it. I'd be elated if you went ahead with the magazine :cool:

Amita: don't get me started on the lack of JRock here....:p

Pink: woohoo!:cheer:

So alot of people are disappointed with the direction Deg are heading in, like the image and music. We all know they've lost fans. What do you guys think?

[CharismaticDeath]

Thank you! I shall let you know if we ever set it up!

It's supposed to be an alternative music magazine... and used to be quite good. The problem is, with the rise of emo in the Uk especially Kerrang! have found themselves a nice little way of making money... ie covering all the emo bands that are popular at the time and leaving most of the actual underground stuff uncovered. Their reviews are based on public opinions not musical integrity... and Metal Hammer (the better magazine we had) is heading in the same direction! ::le sigh:: when will this madness end!

[CharismaticDeath]

As for the direction they're heading in... I know they get a lot of criticism but I like Marrow of a Bone (hate Agitated Screams... ) but the albums is good... and so much better than I expected!

[pinkbuta304]

So alot of people are disappointed with the direction Deg are heading in, like the image and music. We all know they've lost fans. What do you guys think?
i'm not really disappointed in the direction that they're going in. I know that they always make good music. My friend is a little disappointed but she's still a fan. The only thing i'm not so crazy about is the english lyrics they're starting to use more an more

[BlackSoul]

I've been a jrock fan for almost one year now and I got to know Dir en Grey maybe half a year ago so I don't really know their 'old' image. Of course I saw pics and some of their old videos and I heard the old songs (although I still can't remember the names :p), but I think it's something different to really see that in 'real time' (I hope you know what I mean^^). I can see and hear the differences, but I also think that there's no band, who never ever changed. Changes can be something good and speaking of Diru I don't think their music changed really dramatically!! I like both, the 'old' and the 'new' Diru and I'm excited what will come next!!^^

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Yeah I think everyone is wondering what other directions the band will be heading in. I liked MOAB too, but obviously not everyone liked every single song though. I think it's great that they're experimenting with different styles and BlackSoul you're right about change. If they stayed the same it would just get boring.

But is there anyone who prefers the 'VK' style or the new image? Or do most of you like them equally and don't seperate the two?

*sorry if i didn't make sense, really drowsy right now :p

[Amita]

hmmm I really really really liked MOAB......like SERIOUSLY like it...

I really liked their VK style, but I also really like the style they have now... whatever they decide to do, I'm ok with just as long as their music is still good

[CharismaticDeath]

As for style... I like both VK and their style now ... they're very different... but thats not to say ones better than the other.

As you say Amita so long as the musics still good... who cares what they look like!

[andie]

i am a jrock crazy fangirl

i am 23 and working but i still act crazy an gaga over jrockers

and nobody understands

[BlackSoul]

@Revenge
I think change is always good and bad!!!!^^
hmm...well I like both of their styles, too, although I have to say that I miss Die's red hair and I think that Kyo looks now better than before...but their music is first!!(okay I admit that I'm drooling over some Toto pics sometimes!!:bluush:)

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Oh I meant style as in musically AND visually :cool:

So best album in your opinion?

[semi~sweet]

andie yeah same for me except in 20 going on 21 hahaha but i thik im going to act like this for a very long time even if ppl keep telling me i need to grow up..they can just shut that gaping hole in there mouth ^_^

[lex]

As for the direction they're heading in... I know they get a lot of criticism but I like Marrow of a Bone (hate Agitated Screams... ) but the albums is good... and so much better than I expected!

I don't understand why people hate it so much because it's an amazing album, no doubt. Sometimes I feel like people just wont let themselves like 'new' Dir en grey. :52:

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Yeah precisely, agree with you. Welcome to jref btw:wave:

Even with this 'new' Diru, you can still pick out the element that MAKES them Diru so in a sense they haven't changed.

*okay that probably made no sense, drowsy:p)

600th post!

[pinkbuta304]

Revenge- haha it made sense to me, i agree. happy 600th!

lex- hello! :wave: welcome!

[BlackSoul]

@lex
welcome to jref!!!:balloon:

I don't think there is such a HUGE difference between the 'old' and the 'new' diru. As a musician you always express your feelings and experiences in your music. Of course they got older and maybe feel a little bit differently than before and make other experiences but it's still their character that has a great influence on their music and you can hear that. Even if you dress and behave totally different, your character will always be there and come out. (Or as we learned in school this year: No matter how much you will change or how you will behave, everything is in you from the beginning, it just needs to be brought out^^). Noone can change his/her character, no matter how hard you try, so their music can't be that different!!!

[dakkii]

welcome to lex and congrats to RBY (XD i wanna call you ribby for short now XDDDD i am master of weird nicknames)

i agree... i like just Dir en grey. i like everything they've done. it bothers me when people say that they are HUGE DIR EN GREY FANS when they only like Gauze, because thats a TINY FRACTION of what Dir en grey is... and yes Dir en grey is a very liquid band: they've been changing and flowing in different directions since they started together and as they're famous for, the never make the same album twice. thats part of why i like them so much :3

i saw that they were moving towards what MOAB became through their direction in albums and singles prior, but now i have no idea which way they are going @_@ so im really excited to see!

also, i think the change is why they a touring so much outside of japan; they lost a lot of japanese fans, so now they are trying to build a non-vk audience

[CharismaticDeath]

dakkii Do you think they moved away because they changed or changed back they moved away? I'm not entirely sure the motive is that clear. It does seem very much like dropping VK was at attempt to have a more mature image and thus stand a better chance of breaking other countries.

I know a lot of Japanese artists want to try and break outside Japan. There are western artists known to all but the same does not apply for Asia. Dir en grey probably stand the best chance of achieving that!

You just nicknamed RBY the same name as my cat!!! ^_^

[lex]

(thanks for all the welcomes. I actually joined months ago just never posted until now. xD)


dakkii's right, it was kinda obvious what direction they were going in ever since Vulgar and maybe even some of Kisou. No matter what they do though, you always know it Dir en grey. They're always going to be true to that distinctive sound.

[xGarnetx]

Hello, hello :wave:
Dir en grey was the first jrock band that I started listening.
Hm, I can't tell which period I like more, I like their all music. But some of their MOAB songs can give me a little headache. But I haven't heard them all so I can't really tell. :p

[Morning Masamune]

I've always seen Dir en grey as an american band with improvements. (I don't generally like american rock bands)

So, their recent, and more american style, music isn't really my bag, HOWEVER, i'm not going to stop being a fan.

As someone said earlier, Diru are a very liquid band, their style is always changing, and i'm sure they will change again.

I'm too interested to stop listening.

[andie]

i want diru to grow and being exposed to bands overseas performing with them will make them a better band..they cannot test their talents and capabilities if they will stay in japan only and overseas exposure helps them not only their careers but themselves as well,as musicians they gain exprerience

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Ribby? I love it!:p

You guys made really good points.

andie- yeah I'm surprised that they didn't expand overseas before they did.

Morning- wish more people had that attitude. Good one :cool:

hey Garnet, cool that they were your first band. Headache? Lol :p

CD- yeah you're right it's hard to seperate the two right? And i totally agree with you dakkii, lex and BlackS :cool:

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In your opinion what was their best live performance and why?

[MANRYKYRO]

Hey I'm new! I've been reading this forum for a while now. And I have some qeustions/things to say.... xD
Well. I'm not new to deg. I'm a total die hard fan :D And I was wondering since like Marrow came out, does japan even bother with them anymore :? I've heard alot of rumors, but i've never got around to looking it up. I know they are going on a "Dozing Green" tour there soon... :O can someone fill me in? I feel so behind xD
anyways. I could talk about them all day :)

[Liquid Fantasy]

MANRYKYRO: I was wondering that, too. Since they will tour Japan, I think of how the people over there will react. I don't know much of DEG, but I know that they went into a complete new genre from their older days.

[andie]

well japan is a perfectly imbalanced society i am sure that a lot of people esp the olger generations hate diru but i think for the young ones diru is the coolest thing in japan i mean aside from all those gadgets they are japan's hottest export

[BlackSoul]

@MANRYKYRO
welcome here!!!!!!:balloon:
hope you enjoy your stay here!!^^
I think that their fans in Japan still think about them and want them to play concerts there!!! But with Diru it's the same as with other Jrock-bands, too, they're not that famous in Japan as we 'foreigners' think they are. I think someone of Gazette (I believe it was Ruki or Aoi) once said that they often aren't recognized by elder people on the street. Of course they have more fans there than in other countries but they're not really known, like other big bands from other countires(okay bad example, but the Rolling Stones where really famous and almost everyone in Americ knew them!!). They still belong to a 'sub-culture' in Japan, although they really developed and 'americanized'. I just hope that their fans there will still love them and be still interested in them!!!

[MANRYKYRO]

I just hope that their fans there will still love them and be still interested in them!!!

Yeaaaaahhhh.... that's what I'm worried about XD I heard about how they lost chunks of their fanbase D: But I'm guessing it got replaced with alot of new fans :D Which is very exciting :O Oh man, I'm totally excited for their next stuff :cracker:

So I've introduced alot of my close friends to their music, and they really like them. Now that I'm starting college, I have a whole nother group to convert...buwahaha :-)

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Good one MANRYKYRO and welcome to the thread :wave: Good luck with converting everyone else!

Yeah I suppose your right, they gained loads more fans but it's still sad that others didn't go along with it.

Yeah Blacksoul, good point. Do you guys think that now they're finding world-wide fame they'll be more accepted in Japan?

[pinkbuta304]

Yeaaaaahhhh.... that's what I'm worried about XD I heard about how they lost chunks of their fanbase D: But I'm guessing it got replaced with alot of new fans :D Which is very exciting :O Oh man, I'm totally excited for their next stuff :cracker:
So I've introduced alot of my close friends to their music, and they really like them. Now that I'm starting college, I have a whole nother group to convert...buwahaha :-)
Welcome! :wave:
Yeah they got a lot of new fans around thee world now! coolness! :cool:
Good job on converting! keep it up lol

[andie]

in my opinion they dont need to be whole heartedly accepted in japan,i mean japan should be thankful for dir en grey coz they are the ones who eliminated the japanese music stereotype

i never thought that japan has the best rock

[Liquid Fantasy]

^Right. At least they have a good number of fans in other parts of the world.

[semi~sweet]

i'm trying soooo hard to turn my friends in to Dir en grey fans but so far no luck they all think it's too scary or something

[HitsugiMad4eva]

Semi~sweet.. Ha ha Me Too Im Sooo badly trying to Turn my mates in to jrock fans Ha ha ha

Hellllllllllllo. I Havent Been on here in ages :O Its so good To Be Back

KYO Iz Sooooo cute Ha ha I have sorta lost a little track of this post lmao but anyway its good to be back

[semi~sweet]

HitsugiMad4eva yeah i only have two friends who like jrock and then theres my girlfriend who is a Dir en grey fangirl....anyway welcome back

[Amita]

Welcome back HitsugiMad4Eva!

lol only two of my friends are really into Jrock...they think Diru can be very creepy....but they like a few of their songs...and they said if Diru came back to Canada (I dun really think that'll happen...but it might) they'd go with me so I'm really happy about that!...my 'school friends' seem to have this special barrier around them to prevent me trying to 'convert' them. I have no hope in anyone else in this country cause they think that I listen to emo music and 'emo' just happens to not be 'in'. It's sad.

[pixy_false]

NEW SINGLE IN OCTOBER!!!

I'd squeal like a piggy if I weren't at work......

[xGarnetx]

Hm...none of my friends listen to jrock. But I borrowed one Diru cd to a friend and she said that it's good. But that's all.

pixy_false Really? Great! what's the name? :cool:

[pinkbuta304]

NEW SINGLE IN OCTOBER!!!
I'd squeal like a piggy if I weren't at work......
No freakin way!!! :shock:
YES!!!! :yeahh: finally! can't wait!!!!
i only have a few friends that are into jrock well....maybe like 2 or 3 but there are some that my friend has begun to convert! :cool: I think i might have converted this chick in my class but i dunno i haven't heard from her in a while

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

I tink the new song is called Dozing green coming out
october 24th!
cant wait!

some person said Diru is trying to hard to sound lik abosolute crap
pisses me off
alot of ppl i see are hateing on Diru now cos of the marrow of a bone

[pinkbuta304]

I tink the new song is called Dozing green coming out
october 24th!
cant wait!
some person said Diru is trying to hard to sound lik abosolute crap
pisses me off
alot of ppl i see are hateing on Diru now cos of the marrow of a bone

yeah yeah, i'm pretty sure that's it, i saw it on their site. about those people hating on diru...damn them! :okashii:

[MANRYKYRO]

ahahahahaha... dozing green?

wtf? That name doesn't seem to match for some strange reason :? Just the title strikes me of obvious deftone influence XD My friend was telling me the last thing she needs to hear from diru is screaming llulabies xD No offense to deftones or anything D: But yeah, so totally super excited for the new single xD!

[Precious4e]

yay new single! That's why their tour was named Dozing Green lol....

[dakkii]

WHAT NO WAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM SO EXCITED! *off to scout more*

about leaving VK/japan... i dont think they actually have much to do with each other. if anything, i think it went shed image, get rejected, go to different countries, but i think they would have gone either way.

about diru's popularity in japan: they can still fill arenas, but they are not "the hot thing" at all anymore... now its all about tiny indies bands that no one knows about... gazette is probably the biggest VK band at the moment. a lot of people know the name Dir en grey but its more of an infamy and a kind of "oh i remember someone mentioning that"... and they did lose a lot of FEMALE fans with the switch from VK... because 80% of VK bands' fanbases are female... Dir en grey has actually gained more male fans with the switch, but its still no where close to 50/50

[MANRYKYRO]

lol, that's so sad.....It's seems like they are trying so hard to be manly... Me and my friend make fun of kyo all day. And how manly he thinks he is...

It seems dir en grey litterally evolved from women to men...

It's a good thing though, I totally love the direction they are going in. I just wish kyo would vomit every once in a while!

[Kinsao]

I just wish kyo would vomit every once in a while!

Haha, that has to be 'quotation of the week'. :giggle:

I think I'm the only J-rock fan left who hasn't heard The Marrow of a Bone... haha. >.<

My only friends who are J-rock fans are my Norwegian pals I met through here. It's not like I see them often... lol. >.<
I'm going to try and convert my fiance though. He has a good taste in European music, so I'm in with a good chance. :cool: Although he's really talented at music (grade 8 in two instruments and music theory, MA in music, and used to be a music teacher :souka: ) so it'll take more than just any old crap... haha. :p

[MANRYKYRO]

I think I'm the only J-rock fan left who hasn't heard The Marrow of a Bone... haha. >.<

Well not nessecarily! Alot of people actually haven't listened to it yet :( My friend considers Marrow of a bone 'nightmare music' XD so she refuses. But she perfers Kisou... myaku, child prey, and merciless cult live :O

Marrow is interesting. I personally love it ^_^ But sometimes I can't stand it... It's like a battle album. I look forward to it for the metal end of it, not the slow ones because they are a little boring. It all depends on what mood Im in. I find myself picking out the drums, the bass, and the guitar riffs more than any previous album too. It's good. Kyo voice is decent. The screams are great, the high-pitched ones are hilarious.

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Ah I love those high-pitched screams. I think it's a great album :cool:

You guys know what 'Tesco' is right? Well I looked on their website and they have Diru albums from just £8.something. They have GazettE and one thing of Malice Mizer too. Cool:p

[Amita]

Tesco? You mean the department store place that's like Walmart and Costco? I never knew that place sold CDs.....oh wait....ya I did, but I never knew they sold any good CDs.... Tesco continues to amuse me.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT A NEW SINGLE?!?!?!?!?!?!? OMG I WANT!!!! I wonder what kind of song it'll be.....the name is kinda strange though......

[semi~sweet]

the new single is coming out in Oct. i thought it was coming out in Nov. wow yay!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't wait AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Yeah I think all of us can't. The name...well, this is the band that came up with 'Agitated Screams of Maggots':p

Amita, I know, Tesco is pretty amazing right? :p

[Amita]

lol I love that name (Agitated Screams of Maggots) but I think that Lie Buried With a Vengence is one of my favourite names...THE IIID EMPIRE too.

hmm I looked at the OHP and I couldn't find any info on a new single....just info on the tour....

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Yeah they are quite inventive when it comes to names right? 'Egnirys cimredopyh +) an injection', 'Bottom of the death valley', 'The domestic ****er family', 'Audience killer loop' etc.......:cool:

Do you guys think it's going to be heavy or softer? Think we're all wondering what they're gonna come up with.
:cool:

[pinkbuta304]

yeah, i've been wondering what it's gonna sound like! Thats whats cool about them! Their sound is unpredictable! I just know that it's gonna be good!

haha 'Agitated Screams of Maggots', when my friend and i first heard the title we were like "wtf?" lol but it kinda does sound like aggitated screams of maggots! :D

[MANRYKYRO]

Actually, dozing green sounds soooooo conservative compared to Marrow of a bone's titles. RRRRR... That's so akward. It doesn't sound painful D: Maybe it's involved with vomit? Or sleeping. Cause Kyo does that all day. Maybe he'll have gurgling snore sleeping convulsions.... omg the possibility's....

[pinkbuta304]

gurgling snore sleeping convulsions? lmao maybe....yah never know :?

[barron tengu]

maybe they will go country. the aggitated neys of horses.

[RevengeBabyYeah]

barron- thats the first time I've laughed all day. Haha so funny :p

Yeah you're right, it doesn't sound painful. Pink- I love your avatar!

[pinkbuta304]

lmao country?! uh...i kinda hope not! lol could you guys imagine the guys wearing cowboy hats on stage?! haha i think kyo did wear a cowboy hat once though.

revenge- thankies

[RevengeBabyYeah]

country....*shudder*. And after that we'd have Shinya calling Kyo "kawaii" :p

[barron tengu]

lol.

i think i saw a pick with the cowboy hat.

maybe they can be a r&b group and die or one of the others would come on the mic during a break down and in a deep voice be like, "girl, u know i love u, u so beautiful girl, im sorry i hurt you girl, but i love u baby girl".

as bad as that or country would be, i'd think i'd still pay to see it.

kawaii!

[RevengeBabyYeah]

barron, you have a warped mind. But in a good way :p
I'd give a major body-part to see that though.
"I love you baby girl" hahaha:D:D

[pinkbuta304]

haha wow, it's hard to imagine that but it's funny when you do. :p

I found some videos on youtube
Wacken open air
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diYraX1_-uY
there's many more after this one. It pauses for a while too
There was A LOT of people..A LOT! :souka:
Man, hearing GDS gets me all rattled up! XD

[semi~sweet]

omg that's sooo f*cking funny hahahaha XD i can't breath danm what i would give to see that hahaha

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

same here haha woo! DiRU!

[barron tengu]

ty for the vid link pink ;].

i think we should start a petition for an r&b diru album.

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Yeah true, good luck though. They'd probably vomit on you :p

Pink omg thanks so much! I haven't watched it all yet, but they look really tired and stuff. Good though :cool:

[barron tengu]

maybe i could sell diru vomit on ebay?

[CharismaticDeath]

pinkbuta304 Ahhh thank you soo much for that link!!!!!!!!!!! ::is despairatley trying to find self!::


I don't have sound right now but will definately watch properly with sound when I get my head phones!

Gods it seriously looks packed! I swear to god it wasn't!! Seriously compaired to a lot of the bands there it was empty... they were quite early on and no bands really filled the arena at that time.

Does this mean Wacken 2007 DVD is out now???

Hell I want that!!!

Apologies for getting over excited about this one... but seriously... damn good memories of that festival!!

how the hell do they manage to film like that!! festival footage is such a lie!

The tower thing was actually really really close to the stage. You could see everything from way behind it!

LMAO... I love the way their media player ****s up at the end!

ok i will now stop ranting about this vid!

[pinkbuta304]

you're welcome everyone :cool:
it wasn't packed? :souka: it looked like it was! lol

Dude, i would so bid for diru vomit on ebay lmao :D

[andie]

i'm trying soooo hard to turn my friends in to Dir en grey fans but so far no luck they all think it's too scary or something


same here they think diru's sound is soo heavy and they are really scary esp kyo

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

its cool when Kyo dances in the performance haha
i try to convert many ppl i kno to DIRU too haha
its works all the time for me haha

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Urgh what would they post it in? A jar? Lol barron you have to post more often, fan of your posts:p Pink....urgh!!!!:p

Yeah Kyo dancing, if anyone else did that they'd get laughed off stage.

CD- it's ok, let it all out. Thanks for killing me with jealousy though:p I know the player, aww poor whoever. Was it your birthday recently? Your age has changed (I think).

[dakkii]

i think they said they were contemplating a wacken dvd...

but XD at you guys... vomit in a jar XD

about Dozing Green... ive heard contemplation that "green" could mean envy or like life, soo... it could be "the envy sleeping under the surface" or "comatose life"... something like that XD its fun to wildly guess about stuff like that... to me, and this is a TOTAL GUESS, "Dozing Green" as a title makes me think of a song similar to Ryojouku no ame... something hard and heavy, but also with a slower tempo... you know what i mean?

we'll see, i guess... >_>

[barron tengu]

ty revengebabygirlyeah, i appreciate it `( ;]) and ty all vomit supporters. diru vomit inc. coming soon to an ebay near u.

[CharismaticDeath]

dakkii I think Wacken usualy do have a DVD. It all gets recorded for screnes any way. Although I seem to remember Diru had their own cameras.

Humm... new song sounds interesting... shall look forward to the release.

pinkbuta304 People who film festival footage have a very clever way of making things look much further away than they are. I'm not sure how they did it. But I will sit at the back, able to see everything and look at the screne and on the screne it looks like youd see nothing from where I was. They do it all the time!

RevengeBabyYeah Lols... I may have gone a little bit overbord with my rantings!! ^_^

It was my birthday yesterday. I'm denying being 20 so my age may change back soon!!

[andie]

i love it when kyo dances...he really has a talent in dancing esp those sexy dances hmmmm

[xFanGirl]

On this moment i listen for the first time to a song of them.
Not bad:-)

[pinkbuta304]

CharismaticDeath- oh! okay! :cool: i hate when they do things like that

xFanGirl- first time?!! wow! what song?!!

yay for a new fan!

i found a super short clip of an interview w/ kaoru&Die
they're talkin bout groupies *sigh* i love Die's smile, it makes me melt inside
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxQ0ZMRSGWw

i would have posted it on the Die thread but nobody seems do go there anymore

[BlackSoul]

okay...so I'm totally out of topic^^

@xFanGirl
welcome to the Diru thread...nice to see a new fan^^

so...here are some new pics of Diru...and the track list of Dozing Green
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa59/BlackSoul12012/Dir%20en%20Grey/dozinggreenyg6.png
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa59/BlackSoul12012/Dir%20en%20Grey/DOZINGGREEN-kyo.png
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa59/BlackSoul12012/Dir%20en%20Grey/DOZINGGREEN-die.png
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa59/BlackSoul12012/Dir%20en%20Grey/DOZINGGREEN-kaoru.png
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa59/BlackSoul12012/Dir%20en%20Grey/DOZINGGREEN-toshiya.png
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa59/BlackSoul12012/Dir%20en%20Grey/DOZINGGREEN-shinya.png


【Track List】
DOZING GREEN
HYDRA -666-
AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS [LIVE]
*LIVE take at PACIFICO YOKOHAMA on April 21, 2007
(that sounds really, really interesting!!!!)

@pinkbuta
thanks for that link!!!!!
Die's smile is really heart-melting...and I saw some screencapes with fake-subs from that video on lj^^

and two colorbars of Kyo and Kao (for livejournal...if you want to use them, ask me and I'll give you the codes)
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa59/BlackSoul12012/graphics/Kao_colorbar.gif
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa59/BlackSoul12012/graphics/Kyo_colorbar.gif
(I hope it's not too image-heavy^^)

and one question: Die is the lead-guitarist, right?? (I know I should know that...but I'm really not sure!!!!!)

[pinkbuta304]

omg! thank you so much for those pics!!!! they look awesome! it looks kinda like they changed their look again!
and thanks fot the track list! oooh HYDRA -666- Man, i really can't wait!

good job on those color bars :cool:

I thought Kaoru was the lead guitarist :?

[barron tengu]

i think they both do rhythm and lead giutar ;].

[Amita]

@ BlackSoul Cool colourbars! THANKS FOR POSTING THOSE PICS!!! ...but I can't see Shinya's face :(:(:(:(:(:(:(

Does anyone know what day Dozing Green is supposed to come out? I wanna order it ASAP!!!!!

[InfernalKalamity]

wow...its been so long since ive posted....hahahaha so whats been up with diru?

[RevengeBabyYeah]

The lead guitarist is Kaoru I think :cool:

InfernalK: just the buzz about the new single. Good to have you back!

BlackSoul- Thanks for the pics and colour bars and info, it's all really great. You're right it does sound good :cool:

Pink- haha that clip, Kaoru you dog! And Die...what can I say?:p

CD- really? Wow bet you had a good time. I know what you mean:p

[dakkii]

i am so excited about ASOM unplugged... and even more so about Macabre redone!

its on sale on cdjapan now... comes out oct 10th... i bought mine with the fastest shipping possible for $20-23... limited edition also comes with a sticker or something

promo photos:
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s103/dakkii272/Image_1.jpg
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s103/dakkii272/Image_3.jpg
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s103/dakkii272/hands-bg.jpg


so exciting O_O

[Li-Chen]

those a very cool pic's you have there...

[RevengeBabyYeah]

dakkii that looks great, cheers for posting:cool:
I'll go order mine too, ahh this is gonna be great!

[pinkbuta304]

:shock: oct 10th?!! yay cool! can't wait!! thanx for the promo photos!!

[Amita]

October 1oth??? CDJapan says OCT 24.......hmmm maybe I got my dates wrong....
I'm really looking forward for this new single!!!!!!!! But unfortunately I wont be able to buy it, because I'm saving for something else. :(:(:(:(:(

@ Dakkii Thanks for the pics! They're very cool and in a way, beautiful...(I have a strange definition of beautiful)

[MANRYKYRO]

omg... dakkii... you just scared the crap out of me. I thought you mean't the WHOLE ALBUM :relief: Holy crap O_O

[Precious4e]

October 1oth??? CDJapan says OCT 24.......hmmm maybe I got my dates wrong....

it's supposed to come out the 24th

and new profile pics!! Awesome....though they're still hiding their faces.

[semi~sweet]

oct 24 must save my moneys!!!! new pics NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HitsugiMad4eva]

EHHHH October I Cant Wait (Saves All my money)

[BlackSoul]

@pinkbuta
you're welcome^^....nice to hear you like my art
well...I just thought it was Die since he's on the right side on the stage...well...doesn't matter^^

@barron
that would actually make a lot of sense!!!!!:p

@Amita
thank you :bluush:
you're very welcome...I know it's a shame you can't really see them!!!!!!!*pouts*

@Revenge
you're welcome for everything^^...I'm really looking forward to that single!!!

@dakkii
thanks for the info and the pics!!!!!:cool:
I would like to buy it...but I'm totally broke at the momentT__________T (too much shopping xDD)...and I have to save for the Gaze-concerts!!!T___T

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

cool haha
also my friend told me their was an acoustic version of aggitated screams of maggots O.0

[pinkbuta304]

^^ yeah yeah! I wonder what thats gonna sound like! Awesome i'm sure!:cool:

[dakkii]

>_> are anyone else's friends already sick of the phrase "dozing green"? XD

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Lol true dakkii, I'm sick of the phrase "What, Dur in grey AGAIN?" :p

[Amita]

hahaha...my friends even know which day it's coming out, how much it costs, which band, and who most of the members are XD They're so sick of the same phrase 'DIR EN GREY'S RELEASING A NEW SINGLE!!!! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!' everyday

[xFanGirl]

Hello Everywane,
I have a question,
I want the number Kodou from Dir en Grey on my ipod,
But i can only find the song with clip,
I need just the song,
Can somewane help my with it?
Thank you:relief:
Just send my a mail^^

[CharismaticDeath]

I'm not in the right country to annoy my friends... although if my mother can manage to annoy me from half way accross the globe I should be able to annoy my friends!

Ahh its finally letting me edit this post!

xFanGirl Sorry I cant help there... my music isn't set up properly on this computer so I have no idea where the files are... any of them really!! Damn confussing systems!

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Lol CD I can relate :p

FanGirlx- Here's a link with most of the Dir en Grey discography. I didn't up' them, so leave her a comment when you're done :cool:
http://onlywaytoescape.livejournal.com/2372.html

(don't know if this is against the rules. Anyone?)

[dakkii]

i'm doing Beautiful Dirt right now... ebonyincreme are you still going to do Red...[em]? i was thinking of doing it too, but now im having second thoughts XD i think i might do jesus christ r'nr instead

i know i read a good macabre one somewhere... im not sure if jely ann did it or not...

and just a note, i think we should also discuss the lyrics and stuff... like add on to other people's interpretations andf such... or like discuss and ask about things in the lyrics that we dont understand, yes?

[BlackSoul]

my friends aren't really annoyed, since I only have one friend here that listens to jrock, too...and she isn't a big Diru-fan...and the others just give me a weird look and start walking away if I ramble about jrock :p

@RBY
I don't think it's agains the rules...if xFanGirl will comment and say thank you^^

@dakkii
I think that's a really good idea...although Kyo's lyrics are sometimes clear (I mean there aren't million ways of how to interpret '**** you'), I don't really know what he wants to say with them...and he doesn't talk about them in interviews...so discussing them here would be really cool!!!!:cool:

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Yeah that would be a good idea, but dakkii you sound like you're replying to something else? :p

[dakkii]

OMG I TOTALLY WAS!!! XD oops...

but i guess it works anyways, INTERPRETATIONS HO!! right now i have Amber and Beautiful Dirt done and (like i said) im working on Jesus Christ RnR... and i have a title analysis of Machiavellism

>_> *kinda embarrassed* XD

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Lol it's fine don't worry about it. Let us see when you're done? Sounds really interesting :cool:

[dakkii]

okay :-)


Machiavellism title analysis: I believe this is in referance to Machiavelli, who wrote the book "The Prince". It's about taking control and keeping it, mostly "ends justifies the means" stuff (the wikipedia article if anyone's more interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccolo`_Machiavelli). In reguards to the lyrics of the song, i think it's ironic in many ways because Kyo comes off as powerless in the song, like a puppet almost. At the same time he's trying to take control, both of himself and of the audience. I mention the latter because he has said before (sorry i dont have a direct source right now ;_;) that it almost feels like the audience cries out for blood since he started cutting--that he's no longer in control and he feels like the audience becomes upset/dissapointed in him when he does not harm himself on stage. the "ends justifying the means" also applies-- though his stage life is unhealthy in general mentally as well as physically, he does it because it will all be worth it if someday he finds his meaning and communicates his true feelings from the heart.

〜〜〜

[ BEAUTIFUL DIRT ]

To understand this song, I think it’s necessary to analyze the last line before the rest. In Beautiful Dirt, Kyo is accusing and threatening “he”/“you”. But at the end he says “You know me, I just shut my eyes to my own shortcomings... hehe”. Thus I think that this is actually a self-hate song (or even split-personality)… as if Kyo were screaming at his reflection in a mirror. ‘Shutting one’s eyes to one’s shortcomings’ is a form of denial. Thus Kyo accuses “you” and not “I”. In this context, the “you know me” also employs Kyo’s warped humor, as the “you” and “I” are in fact the same person; Kyo. The giggle at the end clues one in to his twisted reasoning, like a child that can’t help but laugh as he lies to his parents.

He looks down on me
So, I will love him until I die
His face is his number one pride
Stupid ************
Die

The accusations are directed first at “he”, more removed than “you”. The first two lines remind me of older and younger siblings; often the younger one looks up to the older one, though the older one can hardly ever be bothered with the younger one. All the same, the smaller sibling will unconditionally love them. In Kyo’s case, this means the “he” part of himself is the older sibling. Also in Kyo’s case, he “will love him until I die” BECAUSE “he” looks down on Kyo… again with the denial, the part of Kyo that is talking hates itself, and it loves the other part for recognizing that when even it itself cannot. All the same, later in the very same stanza Kyo commands the “he” side of himself to die. Early on, it is clear that one of the characteristics Kyo hates (about himself) is vanity as well.

He deceives me
No, actually he's being deceived by me
Go to hell and get the **** out of my way
You baby boy

The conflict over “who’s winning” the deception brings much more literal meaning to the phrase “inner battle”. Another interesting thing happens in this stanza, as Kyo switches from “he”, more distant, to “you”, the more aggressive article. However, I think the aggression comes out of defense, as the uncertainty of the “battle” brings Kyo a step closer to admitting his denial. As a defense he switches to aggressive insult in his insecurity, like a wounded animal. In any case the “I” sees the “you” side as the innocent one, using the word “baby”.

He respects me
But he doesn't want to admit it
Don't be spellbound by your weakness
Why don't you just go and kiss up to that ho

Regaining composure, Kyo, attempting to reaffirm himself, states that “he respects me/ but he doesn’t want to admit it”, an empty and unproven statement woven more from Kyo’s bravado than any real fact. However in the next line he slips up a little, as indicated by the use of “you”. Kyo has already illustrated his own weakness, so one does not know which “you” the statement is directed at. It could be a lash out at “he” for not admitting respect, but this would come from a place of insecurity; getting mad about it. It could also be him snapping at himself, frustrated with his own weakness for craving the respect of his other self, frustrated with his own weakness at existing and getting in the “good” half’s way. Then he brings in a girl, as assumed from the derogative word “ho”… and I also assume that she isn’t an actual prostitute, as Kyo seems to just be snapping about her and trying to get to the “you” by calling her that. This brings up an interesting dynamic; almost a love triangle. The “he”/”you” side of Kyo loves the girl, while the “I” side of Kyo is like a parasite on the “he” and hates the girl for making the “he” feel the way it does, or maybe even for tainting the other, better, innocent half (in this case the girl could be more ho-ly, persay).

I'm gonna hit you up with this here fresh
I'm gonna hit you up with that there fresh
This stanza is about how Kyo is a gangstaaa.
Here is the very best ballad for you
You drown in hypocritical sin
The very best ballad for you
The one I love and adore number-4

The first line is ironic, as the song is not a ballad at all. It’s like Kyo is saying that the “you” (and again, the use of “you” shows Kyo is particularly weak at that moment) does not deserve a love song; that dirt is as beautiful a thing as he deserves.

I'm gonna hit you up with this here tower
I'm gonna hit you up with that there tower

Kyo’s a gangstaaa… I still don’t know… but the threat seems to grow more dangerous. I think he also is just going crazy, because it makes less and less sense. I mean, he obviously is not mentally 100% in these lyrics in the first place, as he is hating on/talking to himself one moment but also saying he loves him and GAH…

blow

This word is in English and separated from the other words as it stands alone. To me it seems almost like a sound effect, like in those cartoons where everything is teetering on the edge of a cliff and it is the feather that slowly floats down on the top that tips the scale. The final “blow” is what does it, sending Kyo into pure hatred, denial, and aggression, maybe even to the point of utter madness.

You, just living is a pollution
You, just living is a sin
You are living, So please die
You know me, I just shut my eyes to my own shortcomings... hehe

Kyo snaps, not holding back at all in his screaming anymore. He uses strong insults, but he also uses “you”, so Kyo is feeling weak despite ‘the blame’ landing on the other self (in Kyo’s head at least). Kyo hates the innocent part of himself, the part that loves the girl. However the next line is very juvenile, with very simple sentence structure and logic (“you are living, so please die”). Maybe the side that is speaking is in fact the innocent side? Again, Kyo’s denial destroys itself and his self-hate cannot be contained. And finally, the last line giving in to his weakness, to the denial, as he slips completely into madness, parting with that strangely innocent yet disturbing giggle.

〜〜〜

[ AMBER ]

The spring breeze makes the uneasy sound as my dreams crumble and my future breaks.
I have no more…

I believe Kyo is describing his a death in this song… His “dreams [crumbling]” could easily just be a betrayal or a crash with reality, however his “future breaks”. Kyo could possibly have gone through a falling-out with the one he loves (as we know Kyo well enough to realize that the only thing that could completely shatter his future is a broken heart), but his tender and loving words to his significant other lead one to believe that he has not, in fact, had his heart broken. It is clear that he and his love are separated or separating, whether this means Kyo’s death, his significant other’s, or even both. He trails off with “I have no more…”, both to cut off his connection to/the understanding of the audience as well as his own life... his literal or metaphoric life one still does not know.

I want to be with you more, I want to be near you.
I try to hide my weak tears behind a smile, but I can’t hide anymore.
My years of dreaming, at the end, will my true self be there?

His wish to be with the “anonymous girl” he loves once again means they were together, but now are separate (no duh). Kyo tries to hide his weakness―his sadness for her death or his own inability to live―for her benefit. Yet despite all the love he has for her, he can’t pretend and he can’t act… both he cannot hide who he is and he does not have the strength. After so much time spent wearing a mask of happiness, he’s not sure he remembers his own face. Which begs the question: did SHE see who he really was? With the second reference to dreams, one can see that many years of Kyo’s life have been spent ‘in a dream’. Thus when his “dreams crumble” in the first stanza, his life itself―his persona, his hopes, his ideals―could very well end. Kyo’s death becomes more likely than that of his “anonymous girl”.

I tried so hard to bear with it, I even put out my hand.
But what it all comes down to was now;
we’re in hell under his control.
So this is the end I tell you,
Lights will be turned off and the stage will turn to darkness.

Kyo tried to continue; “to bear with it”, “it” meaning life. He tried to live like a normal, happy person, even reaching out to someone―the girl―but in the end it didn’t bring him a happy ending. All he has left is the sadness and loss of this moment. “We’re in hell under his control” implies that Kyo and the girl have no say over their destinies―like they were doomed to unhappiness by God from the beginning. This imagery continues with the metaphor of the stage… their lives have been nothing but a show for some greater being, their pain forgotten as it all “[turns] to darkness”.

Let me hear your voice more. I still want to be here.
Goodbye to an anonymous girl I loved from my heart.
I remember the promise we made, by the spring breeze I felt in my back.
My tears mix with blood, and it brings to life my new dream in my heart.

“I still want to be here” most likely means it is Kyo who is dying, and not the anonymous girl. The word “anonymous” is also interesting; does this mean that the girl does not want anyone to know that she is with him? Or maybe that he never in fact met her? Maybe it means that her face and name are not important at all, just that he loved her, though it could be any scenario. I personally like the “has never met her” idea, but that one doesn’t necessarily work the best with the other lyrics.

The use of “you”, however, makes the listener out to be the “anonymous girl”. Perhaps the nameless fans whom he loves so much are the objects of his affection. This brings new meaning to the earlier lyrics of the song as well. “I try to hide my weak tears behind a smile, but I can’t hide anymore” becomes about his status as a role model to so many fans. He must feel the pressure to sing some optimism to them, to help give them a meaning, but he himself does not know his own meaning, and for that he feels weak. He cannot hide his darkness and depression. After the “years of dreaming”, of singing on stage to masses, of “idol” status, of weaving and becoming characters (other lyrics in other songs, such as embryo, mazoheist of decadence, etc.), he is not sure if the person he was before he became “Kyo” exists anymore… He persevered in the music business, he “even put out [his] hand”, reaching out to (most likely) his band mates, but in the end he is still doomed, like he was before he started. No meaning lends itself to the stage imagery, as it is his life… the “fate worse than death” that Kyo is now facing is not in fact his own physical death, but a death from the stage and from his fans. That is what he fears most. In the this stanza, Kyo wants to hear the fans’ voices; cheering, singing, crying. He wants to forever stand on the stage, he “still [wants] to be here”.

“The promise”, most likely a promise of love (to forever be together etc.) was made in the spring, a time of new life. At the beginning of the song, he mentions that “the spring breeze makes uneasy sounds”, so it has been a year or a number of years since the promise was first made. However that time is past now and the mood is now uneasy. In regards to the second interpretation, maybe the band formed in spring? I can’t really analyze this part because I don’t know. His weak sadness becomes more tangible and dangerous, as “tears mix with blood”. His deep depression may have rashly lead to his death―a suicide―yet now he realizes too late that he really does want to live for the nameless girl. Most likely it was less simple; he may have unconsciously sabotaged himself. But now in his last moments, he realizes his “new dream”: his love for the girl. If the girl is the fans, however, the blood is clearly from his performance. The blood crystallizes what he was once unsure about, causing him to see what really matters.

Until our voices go out, at last.
Let's sing until our voices go out.

Voices seem to be a person’s essence in Kyo-land… with that in mind, by saying that he wants to sing with the girl, he wants to go on with her forever… he wants to bare his true self to her, his raw humanity and real emotions. This is a big deal in Kyo-dom, since he admits he is very guarded (earlier on stating “I even put out my hand”, “even” showing intense reluctance to reach out). If the girl is in fact the fans, the meaning remains essentially the same, if not more literal. He wants to continue doing what he’s doing, and he wants them (us) to continue what we’re doing―singing with and supporting him.

〜〜〜

sorry if some of it is hard to follow, words are not my strong suit XD

[semi~sweet]

wow i've been gone for awhile sorry but i'm back yay!

ok wow Beautiful Dirt is an awsome song and that makes a lot of sense...well to me at least

[RevengeBabyYeah]

No it's great, really interesting to see someone elses perspectives on the songs. When you relate 'Machiavellism' to what he said about the cutting and stuff, yeah thats true I never thought of it like that before.
I found your analysis of 'Beautiful Dirt' interesting too. The two-persona thing gives the song an edge. Laughed when I saw "ho-ly" haha I so have to use that...:p

Thanks for posting, does anyone else wanna share something like this?

[HitsugiMad4eva]

Wow Im behind on Direngrey nooooo!!!! Dont wanna Be Help

[HitsugiMad4eva]

ill tell you what dir en grey Song i really like right now

jesus christ 'RnR'
I have no Idea y But i just do lol

[Amita]

@ Dakki Thank you very much. I understand more of Kyo's words now.

Does anyone know what Ryoujoku no Ame translates to in english? I just know it's something about/with Rain? I need it for my Careers class project. Although that might change.

@ HitsugiMad hmm right now I'm really into pretty much every song.

It took me a long time to realize what I was doing, but I just figured out that every morning I try to listen to every Diru song. I'll be listening to my ipod from the second I wake up to the very last second before the teacher gets mad.

I spent my weekend watching an auction for Kyo's second poem book. With one day left, the price was 75$ US. With about 30 mins left, the price was 327$ US (CDN I don't remember). I was sitting in my chair super upset. I was honestly going to bid for that book. I wanted it so badly. But I lost fair and Square (I didn't even bother placing a bid. No way I can get 300$ in 3 days). I just found it amazing how much it went for. Hopefully someday I'll get the chance to read its words.

[pinkbuta304]

Wow, dakki, you really put a lot of thought into those songs! All of that makes a lot of sense! Man, i wish i could get into Kyo's brain sometimes.

I can't do stuff like that because i end up confusing the hell out of myself in the end lol :p

[dakkii]

amita i know your pain too... i want that thing as well ;_;

and thank you guys! ^_^

@hitsugimad- yea me too! at first i totally didnt like that song but i just love it now... i was going to analyze it next actually XD but i have a TEN PAGE PAPER DUE TOMORROW THAT I HAVENT STARTED ON STILL ;_; so ill work on it later...

the translation i have for Ryojouku no Ame:
[ OFFENSIVE RAIN/RAIN OF INSULTS ]

Not one person is without sin
Bruised by the lukewarm rain
Lies are being unearthed
But somewhere they're being rooted out
Even today those fleeting words are gone
The mistakes--buried
And a pure, blue memory of holding someone
Tears of a heart-felt wish blurring my eyes
Living in the moment--losing strength
Tears of heart-felt torment
Praying as the evening sun floats
Burning from the inside
Crying with pain
This is something you cannot help
Tears of missing kindness and compassion
My heart goes out to the place of my birth
The reason I've lost my soul...
Did I lack the strength?
It is then proof of sadness, caused by absolute justice
In the lukewarm rain which does not stop...


i have a copy of those lyrics in my wallet :3 but i got them when R no A just came out, so im sure there are better translations out there now... oh well... you get the idea ^_^

[Kinsao]

I'm totally behind on Dir en grey too :blush: but I did find out about their Dozing Green tour and I was excited to see that they are playing in London again (2 November), but sadly it is also a date once again when I can't make it! :( (although the reason is good... since I have been invited to something connected with the music industry :cool:... still I would have loved to see Diru).

[HitsugiMad4eva]

Dakki. lol I Absolutly hated jesus christ 'RnR' Before but now i absolutly love it lol. And thank you for the analysis Of amber and beautiful dirt there both amazing songs.

Does anybody no The song Mushi
Its Sorta WIerd but good

Anybody Got The Lyrics To Filth??? I'd be eternily greatful :P

I Kinda feel like to understand kyo's words you have to feel The song If u no what i mean lmao

[andie]

diru not only sounds great but they really have amazing lyrics
dakkii you are so sugoi

[andie]

btw,sorry for double posting

where are they now?

i cant seem to catch up with diru.

[MANRYKYRO]

I wonder if Deg is ever gonna tour again in america or some where else like south america? Or the rest of asia? And I hope they would make thier fanclub international soon :(

Ohhhh I was also wondering if Japan has a show like MTV cribs? COULD YOU IMAGINE THEM SHOWING UP AT KYO'S DOOR? That would be so funny! I wonder if any of them live in a mansion :O

[dakkii]

Thank you guys!! ^_^

andie- last thing i heard diru was on their break, but im not sure if theyre still on it or what... did you guys know theyre going to open for Linkin Park on their Japan tour?!?!

ANYWAYS, hitsugimad, yea mushi is <3 ... my little brother figured out how to play the first lines of it so he had power over me for like a week XD all he would have to do was play it and i would like melt.

WARNING TO THE KIDDIES ON THESE LYRICS!!!!

[ FILTH ]

Sadistic sadistic sadistic awaken the sadist
Sadistic sadistic sadistic bury the sadist
Sadistic sadistic sadistic sever the masochist
Sadistic sadistic let's begin this platonically

The sallowed, greedy insects
Are my frustrated sympathisers
Rotten apples inside my gastric juices
Won't you try the soup of sexual desire?
The dripping, oozing pink maggots that
Soak in the formaline of sadistic desire
Rotten strawberries inside of that*
A sour marinee prepared with blood

Filth Hi

Let's see a movie, holding hands like I promised you
Saying farewell in this evening before the apples and strawberries go rotten
The dream stretches forth, while we're kissing like I promised you
Saying farewell to you let's enjoy the Last Supper

Filth Hi

Sadistic sadistic sadistic drain the sadist dry
Sadistic sadistic sadistic sadistical, horror
The sadistic awakening comes forth
Come one, come all and see
Sadistic sadistic synchro prepared retro horror

The festival of carnal desires will begin
The festival of sexual desires will begin
The out of control sadistic festival
The rapid human flesh psycho horror
Orange juice with liver
Sweet curry mixed with kidney
Pescatore prepared with pancreas
The beloved, beloved psycho horror


YOU WERE WARNED!!! <3

[pinkbuta304]

I also still wonder if they'll ever make their fanclub international. That would be awesome!

Mushi is a great song! Kyo's singing/crying in that song makes me melt.

[RevengeBabyYeah]

dakkii- urghhhh:p Love that song. Wow they're opening for Linkin Park? Cool, how do you know?
MANRYKYRO yeah that would be funny.
Pink- I know, can't stop praising his voice, could go on about it all day :cool:

[andie]

@ dakkii

thanks soo much for the info

i love the song filth coz it best describes the ugliness of humans

[HitsugiMad4eva]

DAKKI. :O Thank u so much :P Yep I Absolutly melt when i hear Mushi and see the video

i melt when i see Kyo anyway lmao

i think the uk (Mtv and kerrang and stuff) Should have a Show Just for japanese Rock bands and Visual kei Bands And play there songs and videos Lol that would be amazing

and Lol i can imagine if the did a cribs in japan and went to kyos house My video would be on record straight away no matter what video was in i wouldnt care as long as i recorded kyo's house lmao

Bless You

Omnious comunication
omnious comunication

anyone got the lyrics To jesus christ 'RnR' ???????????? Me need badly oh and the lyrics to mushi :P

[BlackSoul]

@dakkii
OMGACKT!!!!!! you gave me something to read^^...my brain is still suffering :p
but I really liked your interpretations!!! and for the lyrics...I'll read them, when my brain is alive again:p
but (I hope you won't be mad now)...there's just an idea which crossed my mind while reading your interpretation of Amber, and I thought since you said we shoudl discuss the lyrics I just say it^^
While reading I just had to think of a story like: he's in love with a girl (maybe he only saw her once but he knows that he truely loves her), but their love is forbidden (for whatever reasons, maybe society or things like that)...the 'he' in the sentence 'we�'re in hell under his control' could be her father, who can control her as well as him (maybe he works for him or something like that)...since he can't stand that anymore he kills her (the tears mixed with blood), so he can be together with her (if he dies) and doesn't have to suffer when she will marry another man or also just the suffering from not being able to be with her. 'spring' would fit in well, too, since spring is the time of love and now that this love isn't lucky spring feels 'uneasy'. the last part with the 'voices' is for all theories the same I think. He just wants to say that he wants to stay with the girl forever. You know a lot of people say that they still talk with dead persons (on their graves or just so) and in his world singing is the way of communication.

I really hope that made sense at all!!!! if not..well...then it just depends on my crazy-unlogical mind!!!xDD

[HitsugiMad4eva]

Anyone know Dir en grey Tour dates????? lol

DIR EN GREY will also release a new single, "Dozing Green" in late October (worldwide release date to be confirmed). Previously unreleased, "Dozing Green" will give fans a chance to hear a brand new track with a brand new sound for the band.


And :O can't wait For This

[pinkbuta304]

hitsugi- you can find the lyrics here http://tsukiyo.uw.hu/index_en.php?page=en/lyrics/lyrics
you can find tour dates on that site too :-)
and yeah, they should have a show or even a channel just for jrock bands!
:shock: i would watch 24/7 lol

Blacksoul- that could make sense too! It's amazing how much thought Kyo puts into writting the lyrics

[dakkii]

@hitsugimad- sure! tsukiyo's awesome (i know since it was the first forum i joined too ^_^) but if you still need the lyrics after looking just ask ^_^

@blacksoul- wow i never thought about the "him killing her" thing... the rest makes a lot of sense too... like a twisted Romeo and Juliet!! his lyrics really leave a lot for the reader/listener to see... even allowing one to project themselves onto his lyrics... Amber was the first song i REEEEEEEALLY connected with... yea ^_^

[xFanGirl]

Have maybe someone the translation of the song Kodou?
I like it really much:)

[dirujjj]

I'm new here and it is a pleasure to meet you all. ^^ At the moment I am just really excited for Dozing Green!!

[pinkbuta304]

xFanGirl- Kodou Translation:

The sadness on the face will probably be gone tomorrow
When did my eyes become dead?

What is waiting for me tomorrow as I sing and live without meaning?
Alone in my room as my heartbeat screams
Don't kid yourself and don't fool yourself

I am addicted to the perceived fate
I am alone I linger on to this fate
Don't kid yourself don't wound yourself

Kill the voice Close your eyes Drown in the darkness Roam around
I won't depend on anyone anymore
Kill the voice Close your eyes Drown in the darkness Roam around
I keep inside me your keen voice...
All in darkness

The unstoppable rain The unstoppable sound The unstoppable scar
The unstoppable love The unstoppable song...
I can't stop it anymore
I can't handle it anymore

It's such an irony this sunny bright weather
- Good Morning -

dirujjj- welcome!!! :wave: pleasure to meet you! Yeah, i'm really excited about Dozing Green too!!! almost one month left!

[dakkii]

welcome to dirujjj!!!

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN

[xFanGirl]

@ pinkbuta304

Tnank you^^

Dirujjj welcome to the thread;)

[dirujjj]

Thanks :wave:

I'm super interested in what the remix of Hydra is going to sound like...could be anything :)

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Hiya diujjj:wave: I know I'm really excited too. Do you guys think Hydra will be harder or softer in tone ( don't know how to say that musically, yes, I failed Music in school).

[xFanGirl]

Ow god:relief:

Im in love with the song Kodou:okashii:
I can help it:blush:

[semi~sweet]

ahh i cant wait for dozing green yesterday i just rendomly yelled that and i wasnt even thinking about Dir en grey or listening to them

[BlackSoul]

@pinkbuta
I'm surprised my weird thoughts even make some sense^^
I know, he's a real poet!!! his lyrics are really deep and thoughtfull

@dakkii
it seems I have a thing for dramatic stories :p
that thing just popped up in my mind^^
yes his lyrics leave a lot of room to interpret, but at the same time they are not that hard to understand!! I really like that!! I wish I can write lyrics like that one time, too!!!xDD

@dirujjj
welcome here!!!!:balloon:
hope you have a great time here!!!!
I'm excited, too!!!!^^

[pinkbuta304]

semi~sweet- lol i had a moment like that yesterday too, but it was while i was listening to their music

BlackSoul- yeah, he's quite the poet. i wish i could get a hold of one of his poem books :(

I can't imagine what hydra will sound like!!! I'm so excited!!!!
"Deathboooorn!!!"

[MANRYKYRO]

I wish this was official, but, I've been reading some rumors about at deg's new 'dozing green' tour, apparently their setlist is gonna consist of some songs from macabre...

HOW FOOCHING AWESOME WOULD THAT BE O_O!!?!?!?! gaaaaaahhhh hopefully this is true :(

[dirujjj]

That would be awesome! According to a set list on Batsu they played from Macabre : Deity, riyuu, and rasetsukoku. Shokubeni and Ugly too... ^^

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Yeah I read that too, glad to hear it. I know some people were particularly concerned about the lack of pre-Vulgar stuff in lives. Looks like they retired IIID Empire though...ah well it had a good life but I think it could have been so much better live.
So is anyone going to the Fuse London gig?

[dirujjj]

I bet they'll play IIID empire at least a couple times during the tour.

I've never gotten to see Diru live before...my parents won't let me go. :(

[pinkbuta304]

they retired the IIID EMPIRE?! aww why?! It's an awesome live song!!!
It would be so awesome if they did play Macabre stuff! :cool:
I would love to hear deity and ugly live!!!

dirujjj- i'm sure you'll be able to go sometime

[dakkii]

i think i got one of the last "MR NEWSMAN"s at IS... which is upsetting because its such a perfect concert song... heck, song IN GENERAL... IIID EMPIRE as well... but maybe its just taking a break, you know? anyways, with the reappearance of Macabre songs, anything's possible, ya know?! XD

[dirujjj]

Yes I know I can go sometime...as soon as I leave my parents :cool:

I think it would be crazy if they played like Berry or something completely unexpected like that. Fans would go crazy ^^

[pinkbuta304]

i think i got one of the last "MR NEWSMANS" and "IID EMPIRE"s too. :?

dirujjj- holy hell i would definitely go crazy!!!!!
you know what song i've always wanted to hear live? Child prey :cool:

[dirujjj]

Oh yes I would love to here Child prey too!! My favorite diru song of all time is Drain Away so that is def the song I want to hear live the most.