#dir en grey 00s

[splittersplack]

Toshiya of Dir En Grey

[slapthebass]

[alienorchids]

Dir en grey - TOUR 00 >> 01 MACABRE LIVE 演唱記録 (Taiwanese Bootleg)

[v1rtualv4mp]

☆ Pick a song for each letter of your URL

V = Vermilion by Slipknot

R = Ring Dinge Ding by DJ Splash

T = The Wolf I feed by Napalm Death

U = Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey

A = AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS (unplugged version) by Dir En Grey

L = Left Behind by Dagames

V = Various Types of Ads by Rory in early 20s

M = Moonsoon by Tokio Hotel

P = Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis by Xavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffx

Thank you so very much for the tag @kookiekult !!! I love showing off my music taste, thank you thank you!! X3 ♡♡♡

Tags: @vaniniweenie @princessbun-ee @vndead-pvppy @my-chemical-migraine @xxyunosiaqxx @zahmbayy @anyone else who'd like to participate!!

[kr-cube]

toshiya - Blitz 5 Days

[kyou-no-kyo]

今日の京は、

Inconvenient Ideal - Dir en Grey

[kyotakumrau]

2023.11.06 DIR EN GREY at CLUB CITTA

The beginning of the ending as Kaoru said.

The doors opened at 18:00, the start of the show was scheduled for 19:00.

The final sound check started 18:58 so it was certain the show won't start on time xD they were 14 mins late xD

The animated intro A book titled Phalaris opens and for a brief moment we see the text on the first page. Phalaris was always renowned as extremely cruel. (googling the sentence took me to Wikipedia, they actually simply copied the Wikipedia entry about Phalaris xD) In the intro Phalaris is portrayed as a parasite, changing it's forms one by one, from a larvae to an insect to a monster to a dragon to a brass bull, changing its hosts into something evil until they infect the next victims. The parasite growing inside their bodies into something grotesque and transforming them. A set of dice next to the book. Priests and prayers mixed with torture and dying girls, women. Is Phalaris a sickness of cruelty and hatred causing people lose their humanity? The members walked on the stage as the intro footage was shown on the front screen. They played Otogi as the images continued on the screen. The screen went down as Otogi ended.

Die had his fabulous hair and a black jacket with red stains. Shinya wore white shirt with silver decorations. Toshiya had a sparkly jacket with one sleeve only, shorts and long leather boots. Kaoru's hair was silver? grey? He had some kind od painting on his face but from my place I couldn't see properly what was it, like lines over his cheeks and forehead? (apparently he cosplayed Father Pucchi from Jojo😆) Kyo came wearing a black Adidas tracksuit, he removed the jacket a bit later on, staying in a white cotton tank top. He's growing a mustache or a goatee I think? His hair was parted and sleeked back a bit, not so much hair product to make it flat.

The set list was so interesting. The energy went up with the few following songs, then Oboro shifted the mood and finished with the Inward Scream. The sound/musical part of the inward scream was new. Kyo ended it with '壊れて・broken' cried softly. And after a brief pause they continued the set with The World of Mercy. The first line of 誰が知る？本当の私 本当の心 Kyo changed 'kokoro' to '意思・ishi' (intentions).

During Rinkaku's 'Minerva' we got to shout for him as he turned with his arms stretched to the sides.

The following flow with 13, keigaku, different sense and Eddie was so good! Kyo moved around his box to get fans to let go even more and give him more😁

The main set ended with Kyo leaving quickly. Fans were clapping and shouting encore. Btw we had to wear masks for this show but singing and shouting was allowed (so hot with a mask on😂)

Encore started with Increase Blue, very nice as Kyo got us singing and dancing. But when I heard the first notes of NATIONAL MEDIA BOYS I almost cried. I hoped they will do something as a tribute and they did😢❤️ Interestingly a lot of people didn't recognize the song and thought it was a new dir's song😂

TDFF and Rubbish Heap were pure 🔥 Toshiya climbed to the back of the stage so he stood at the bottom of the back screen, showing off his looooong leather boots and shorts.

Finishing with Kamui changed the mood drastically though. The footage matching the style of the intro started on the back screen. Some images of the war they used before but the main theme was different. A girl standing inside the sinking boat, the sea being so angry. Small group of people walking through a desert. A praying jew. A bible. A cross. A closeup of the chest of Christ, a trail of blood and next to it a trail of tears. So much death.

The footage ended with the tour title on the black background.

Kyo left very quickly after the song ended (usual for him, especially at the start of the tour). But Shinya did as well? Did I miss him throwing stuff or he really didn't? Die and Toshiya walked around the stage throwing picks, all smiley. Kaoru stayed the longest having fun spraying fans with water, then throwing those bottles into the crowd. I bet he was in the celebrating mood with Hanshin Tigers winning Japan Series. Before Kaoru left he pointed at the screen in the back to show there will be some announcements, waved and left :)

First we got 19990120 and then the special January tour info. We tried briefly for the second encore but the staff insistingly kept announcing that the performance is over so we clapped one last time and it was over.

[argumentl]

Live broadcast of TFOE on Feb 27th, 20:00JP time!

Using the google doc which is linked in the video description on the niconama page, you can send a birthday message directly to Kaoru!

You can also send in your predictions about what you think the new single will be like, and your predictions for Kaoru's new clothes/make up to go with it.

【DIR EN GREY 薫】The Freedom of Expression vol.26 / ニコ生番組（2024/02/27 20:00開始） https://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv344381738

[mementoboni]

[topics & time marks] DIR EN GREY WOWOW Interview & Document (2020)

The whole video is one hour long and divided into 8 topics.

The translation is divided into 4 parts.

Excerpts from this interview → #excerpt: diru wowow 2020

🧩 English Translation:

🔗 part 1. → topic 1~2 🔗 part 2. → topic 3~4 🔗 part 3. → topic 5 🔗 part 4. → topic 6~8 ( It's all done! )

🧩 中文翻譯 (My Blogger)

🔗 (上) part 1. → topic 1~4 🔗 (中) part 2. → topic 5 🔗 (下) part 3. → topic 6~8

🧩 Topic:

01. Band Formation ~ Debut (01:18)

► The Formation of DIR EN GREY (01:53) ► Origin of the Band Name (02:53) ► Looking Back at the time of Debut (04:04)

02. Expression (05:10)

► Awareness in the Creative Process (05:43) ► Things want to Convey through Music (08:32) ► The Motivation for Expression (10:45)

03. Performance (13:23)

► About Stage Performance (13:43) ► The Unforgettable Stage (16:28) ► Moment of State Switching (19:11) ► Stand on the Stage (22:13)

04. Music Clip (25:10)

► The process of producing Music Clip (25:32) ► Differences between "Video" and "Music" Expressions (28:02) ► Things want to Convey through Video (29:59)

05. Member Feature (31:25)

[ Kaoru ] (31:32) [ Shinya ] (34:12) [ Die ] (36:59) [ Toshiya ] (39:23) [ Kyo ] (41:39)

06. Overseas (43:40)

► Opportunity to Go Overseas (44:30) ► About Overseas Fans (46:46) ► Life on the Overseas Tour (48:11) ► Future Approach to Overseas (50:03)

07. Transition (52:50)

► The way to convey music in the future (52:53)

08. What does DIR EN GREY mean to you? (57:00)

[Kaoru] (57:05) [Toshiya] (58:06) [Shinya] (58:24) [Die] (58:33) [Kyo] (58:42)

[xoadoratio]

The Devil in Me - Dir en Grey (1:00 AM Review)

TDIM: this song has really pretty vocal melodies and the bassline is killer. Someone on reddit said Kyo sounded like he was guzzling rocks with his new vocal style, which is true for the first verse or so. That being said, I’m not afraid of weird vocals, and found them to be both grimy and charming. The guitar riff is still stuck in my head as I’m typing this! Shinya’s drumming sounded flat, particularly with the toms.

Added to Playlist: Yes

Verdict: ditch the AI and we have a deal

Cage: The instrumental sounded tinny as hell in the beginning, and the guitar tended to drown everything out. Hell, they even gave the slide in the intro to one of the guitarists rather than Toshiya! The lead bass was such a special part of the song, and I can’t help but feel that this seems like Kaoru and Die wanted more attention, lol. However, the song has a groove still. It reminds me of a live performance in its mixing. The bridge is cool as well. The song definitely grew on me as I accepted the fact that it wasn’t gonna be the Toshiya show forever. I must say, Shinya’s drumming is making the song slightly more worth it though…

Added to Playlist: No, but I’ll give it another chance

Verdict: Who is this for?

Yokan: Ah, now this is the Toshiya show! Or maybe I never paid enough attention. The bassline is awesome regardless. I’m not a fan of Yokan though, and I thought they weren’t either. So it’s strange to me that remake that sounds virtually identical to the original.

Added to Playlist: initially was a no, because it’s Yokan. But the bassline convinced me.

Verdict: Toshiya (enough said)

[bihansthot]

While Mortal Kombat, specifically Bi-Han and Syzoth are my primary obsession other fun obsessions include Gilgamesh (Archer) from Fate and Dir en Grey. If anyone is curious my favorite album is Withering to Death and top three songs are:

1. The Final

2. Cage

3. Vinushka

Two out of my four tattoos are Dir en Grey based and I’ve been obsessed since I was 14, when I first heard Cage, which was a lifetime ago. I’m watching a live which is why I was prompted to ramble about it. I’m still very much into Visual Kei as a whole but find it so much harder to keep up with it all now then it was in the late 90s earlier 00s and that’s probably because it’s just so easy to listen now there’s too many to try!

If you also happen to love VK please recommend bands! Currently I love Jigsaw but I’m not super familiar with current bands. Also EMD/RAVE peeps also hmu with favorite artists! I was a raver in high school and absolutely adore happy hardcore and anything similar.

[slapthebass]

DIR EN GREY - TOUR24 PSYCHONNECT - MAZOHYST OF DECADENCE

↳ Toshiya definitely vibing with the music

[alienorchids]

Dir en grey - TOUR 00 >> 01 MACABRE LIVE 演唱記録 (Taiwanese Bootleg)

D-075

2001

[yridenergyridenergy]

Video comment from Die and Toshiya ahead of the New Year Rock Festival, filmed before one of their tour22 From Depression To____ 25th anniversary shows.

[terrorizingsheep]

WELCOME TO THE TERRORIZINGSHEEP BLOG!!!

(..again)

general

✯ my name is kaz :)

✯ #1 pretty boy fangirl <3

✯ she/her, ♀

interests

✯ i adore vkei. my fav bands are; D, mejibray, dadaroma, the gallo, femme fatale, dir en grey and the gazette!! (though i listen to a lot of bands, these r my mains)

✯i absolutely loveee emo/scene/00’s-10’s culture!!!

✯ my all time fav bands r pierce the veil, from first to last nd 1997!

✯ i like anime and manga! i.e.; xxxholic, yuri on ice, heaven officials blessing, mha, lucky star, tomo chan is a girl, my special one, a sign of affection n kaiju girl caramelise!!

✯ i like vocaloid/utau and collect miku figures! but my favorites are meiko, defoko, gakupo and gumi. my fav producer is utsu-p <3

✯ i lovelovelove eddsworld. i live and breathe eddsworld and its most of what i consume on this app.

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✯ bigots of any kind

✯ in general just hateful people

✯ other than that rly anyone can interact, have fun :)

[shimmercatt]

Tagged by @mongoosefangs a MONTH ago because I don't have notifications turned on (and also I was overseas) :,3 but I love little things like this. Thanks for thinking of me!

10 random songs from my (primary unsorted Spotify) playlist on shuffle

1. Genesis// Dancing With The Moonlit Knight

2. ABBA// Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

3. Silversun Pickups// Panic Switch

4. Janelle Monae// Americans

5. Faith Hill// This Kiss

6. Sarah Hester Ross// Savage Daughter

7. DJ Manian// Sky

8. Ghost// Spillways

9. Taeko Onaki// 4:00 AM

10. DIR EN GREY// The Final