DIR EN GREY

NowhereGirl · March 31, 2022, 10:11am

Now I’m imagining Kyo showing up at the Oboro shoot completely naked and covered in sticky liquid.

Tbh, his Utafumi look was really unique and memorable. Probably sucked waiting for him to appear, though.

Ro_pls · March 31, 2022, 1:29pm

The MODE OF lives really proved how hit or miss some of these older (non-redone) songs sound in modern times. Just off the strength of that I cant find any excitement or draw to partake in the polls.

EvilHippy · April 6, 2022, 12:05pm

5th round of Song Battle has started.

1st round: Amber vs Ain’t Afraid to Die
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511677549289500675

2nd round: Gyakujou Tannou Keloid Milk vs Zan
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511678762559033345

3rd round: Pink Killer vs Karasu
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511680443707322374

4th round: Я to the Core vs Aka
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511682495237877761

5th round: Reiketsu Nariseba vs The Pledge
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511683939596845059

6th round: Spilled Milk vs Audrey
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511685730430423041

7th round: Clever Sleazoid (2020) vs Disabled Complexes
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511687234289758216

8th round: Ash vs Zetsuentai
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511689138721878022

9th pair: Unknown.Despair.Lost vs Glass Skin
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511690963990712323

10th pair: Keibetsu to Hajimari vs T.D.F.F.
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511692597982425090

Winners:
Ain’t Afraid to Die
Zan
Pink Killer
Я to the Core
Reiketsu Nariseba
Spilled Milk
Clever Sleazoid
Ash
Glass Skin
T.D.F.F.

And from semi-final box:
Jesus Christ R’n’R
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511694991470387201
vs

Kodoku ni Shisu, Yue ni Kodoku (winner)
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1511695004808343561

Missa · April 6, 2022, 12:32pm

Ain’t Afraid to Die vs. Amber is the most titanic battle yet.

Amber is top 5 DEG but it will lose

NowhereGirl · April 6, 2022, 1:26pm

Hard disagree that the old material doesn’t sound good now.

Maybe they just don’t like performing those songs anymore, so the excitement to play them is gone.

The songs are still good, though. I haven’t seen any MODE OF concerts, so I can’t relate.

Watch some old DVDs like 5 Ugly KINGDOM. They really get into them there.

NewsMan · April 6, 2022, 1:53pm

If you can track them down, I personally think they’re worth it. I’m a big fan of the MODE OF Kisou and MODE OF Macabre shows (even just listening to the audio without watching, I can feel the energy in songs like JESSICA and Berry).

seelentau · April 13, 2022, 11:18am

Next song battle starting in <15.
Can’t wait for more of my fav songs losing lol

EvilHippy · April 13, 2022, 11:41am

Winners in Progress:
Ruten no Tou
mushi
Rasetsukoku
304 Goushitsu Hakushi No Sakura
C
Un Deux
Vinushka
Namamekashiki Ansoku, Tamerai Ni Hohoemi
Machiavellism
Schwein no Isu

Semifinal:
The Fatal Believer
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1514219929217642499
vs
Agitated Screams of Maggots
https://twitter.com/DIRENGREY_JP/status/1514219941053960197

seelentau · April 13, 2022, 12:03pm

lol Kaoru mentioned Ranshishoku
what a tease >

NowhereGirl · April 13, 2022, 12:21pm

These battles feel kind of pointless because the songs chosen are completely different and can’t be compared. Like Hades vs Mushi? Those songs have nothing in common.

If it were Mushi vs Zakuro, that would make so much more sense.

Random thought: Ranshishoku sounds very much like a demo version of Zakuro.

EvilHippy · April 13, 2022, 12:47pm

Well, Fujieda just picks them blindly from the box. So yeah, very much random choices.

WhirlingBlack · April 13, 2022, 3:17pm

What’d he say about it? Don’t remember them talking about it much in the last twenty years.

seelentau · April 13, 2022, 4:01pm

DIR EN GREY OFFICIAL
これやってる水曜はいつもスタジオにいます。
藍紫色は勝ち残るかな。
薫

EvilHippy · March 15, 2022, 12:36pm

EDIT: Fuck it, just screencropped Kyotaku’s post in tumblr.
So, apparently, it’s about bull of Phalaris (or Brazen Bull). Not this horse stuff.

NowhereGirl · March 15, 2022, 1:15pm

Somehow I can’t imagine this being heavier or more raw than The Insulated World. That’s the vibe I’m getting from this new piece of info.

For anyone who doesn’t know:

from Wikipedia
The brazen bull, also known as the bronze bull, Sicilian bull, or bull of Phalaris, was allegedly a torture and execution device designed in ancient Greece. According to Diodorus Siculus, recounting the story in Bibliotheca historica, Perilaus (or Perillus) of Athens invented and proposed it to Phalaris, the tyrant of Akragas, Sicily, as a new means of executing criminals. The bull was said to be hollow and made entirely out of bronze with a door in one side. According to legends the brazen bull was designed in the form and size of an actual bull and had an acoustic apparatus that converted screams into the sound of a bull. The condemned were locked inside the device, and a fire was set under it, heating the metal until the person inside was roasted to death. Some modern scholars question if the brazen bull ever really existed, attributing reports of the invention to early propaganda.

So yeah, this is really fucked up. For the gamers among you, this is featured in

(spoilered as it's near the end of the game)

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

sume7 · March 15, 2022, 11:07pm

Damn br00tal

sume7 · March 18, 2022, 5:28am

I completely forgot about this scene from Immortals

Kumanosuke · March 18, 2022, 8:06am

Greek and Roman mythology and history in a nutshell

NewsMan · March 31, 2022, 7:55pm

I only see mics on the shells, no trigger modules. Even though they could easily just make MIDI triggers in Massey DRT or a similar plug-in, I’m choosing to hope this means the drum tones will be a little more raw and dynamic than the past few records.

DirDude · April 1, 2022, 5:38pm

Extremely optimistic there. Haha.