DIR EN GREY announces new album MORTAL DOWNER & tour

I’ve seen positive reactions from a few JP metal fans on Twitter who’ve been enjoying it due to the reasons mentioned there lol.

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Aspirational haterism.

Makes me want to like it more.

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Pffffft, what was the point

Kaoru watched Dune and thought it would set the tone for the album.

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i personally wouldn’t use this album was too dark or hopeless as a critique but oh well lol

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B-but… that’s why i like the album :pensive_face:

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I mean, it’s literally called MORTAL DOWNER :man_shrugging: . It does exctly what it says on the tin…What was the expectation???

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you guys really think we could get new music in the near future???

As someone who finds peace in these themes I say:

I need that follow up project now.

also again….

The album is called MORTAL DOWNER.

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Where are my Yokan, Akuro no Oka, and Jessica on Mortal Downer

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personally i saw only positive reactions from japanese fans, also those three examples don’t sound negative to me?

cdjapan finally reshipped my order today

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Maybe they should’ve put Jesus Christ R’n’R (2026) in the album to light up the mood a little

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i also find it quite peaceful when listening to darker or moodier music, but that may be because i was a child of my parents’ really depressing 70s and 90s music. mortal downer is a dead giveaway of a title imo :joy:

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“Hamburger hamburger cheeseburger whopper whopper”

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^ Singing this to the tune of Yokan’s “mukuchina kimi ni, mukuchina ai de”

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Honestly, I find DSS to be a far more depressing album.

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