Japanese avant-garde metallers dir en grey return to the UK this May, giving fans the opportunity to hear songs from last year’s “Arche” album performed live for the first time.
For the uninitiated, the dir en grey live show is a genuinely jaw-dropping experience. Well-worn phrases are often bandied about in promotional hyperbole, but in the case of this Japanese five piece, the secretion of blood, sweat and tears is a real prospect, such is the emotion and soul poured into their shows.
Bold and sensitive, chaotic and melodic, over the course of nine albums, dir en grey have become one of the biggest names in Japanese rock to break outside of their home country. Embraced by the international rock media, support for the band has been overwhelmingly positive, especially in the UK, where they became the first (and so far only) Japanese band to appear on the cover of Kerrang! Magazine.
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Sat 23 / Sun 24 May
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CHILDREN OF BODOM, CIRCUS MAXIMUS are the latest act confirmed for this year’s installment of the Loud Park festival, which is set to take place October 27th at Saitama Super Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Saitama City, Saitama, Japan.
Acts confirmed for Loud Park 12: CHRISTOPHER AMOTT, SEBASTIAN BACH, BUCKCHERRY, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CIRCUS MAXIMUS, CRYPTOPSY, DIR EN GREY, DRAGONFORCE, HALESTORM, HELLOWEEN, HIBRIA, IN FLAMES, NAGLFAR, OUTRAGE, SLAYER, SONATA ARCTICA, STONE SOUR and 1349.
Since the release of their eighth album Dum Spiro Spero,DIR EN GREY went on hiatus following a vigorous touring schedule in Japan and abroad, and now a year and a half since their last single release, they are back with ‘Rinkaku‘ which will hit stores this December 19th.
According to a press release, “the track is unlike anything you have heard before, almost overturning the band’s musical concept on a new scale, coming in with a range full of depth with Kyo‘s vocals that evoke classical elements in this beautiful and intricate melodic track which builds up dramatically with the intertwining guitars and bass. ‘Rinkaku‘ mixed by an internationally acclaimed engineer has turned out to be an inimitable track with an intense sound.”
‘Rinkaku‘ will be released as a Limited Order-Only Deluxe Version, Initial Limited Version, and Original Version.
The Initial Limited Version will feature a bonus DVD featuring scenes from the recording of ‘Rinkaku‘.
The Limited Order-Only Deluxe Version features a bonus DVD featuring scenes from the recording of ‘Rinkaku‘ and the band’s November 11th, 2011 concert at Tokyo Dome City Hall.
The tracklisting is as follows:
‘Amon’
‘Lotus’
‘Obscure’
‘Ruten No Tou’
‘Akatsuki’
‘Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami’
‘The Blossoming Beelzebub’
‘Mazohyst Of Decadence’
‘Tsumi To Batsu’
‘Yokusou Ni Dreambox Aruiwa Seijuku No Rinen To Tsumetai Ame’
‘Different Sense’
‘Decayed Crow’
‘Rinkaku’ (Scenes From Recording)
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