Dir En Grey just wrapped up a North American tour and we were able to catch up with guitarist Kaoru for a brief interview prior to the band's gig at New York City's Irving Plaza (check out our ...

Dir En Grey were supposed to play in North America in early 2012, ... The band is busy at work planning our LIVE show for this upcoming tour, so be sure to look forward to our return.

With all the press Dir en grey has been receiving lately (a feature in Revolver magazine, rotation on MTV2, a rave review by AllMusic.com’s Thom Jurek, Axl’s video review yesterday) I figured it was ...

At Nippon Budokan Live DVD) but I couldn’t go ’cause long story short I’m a pussy. But ever-evolving as Dir En Grey’s music may be, I just can’t get into this latest song of theirs. “Different Sense” ...

Over the weekend, Dir En Grey capped what has been a solid two-year promotional run for their seventh LP, 2008's 'Uroboros,' with two sold-out shows at Japan's iconic Nippon Budokan, an arena made ...

Review of Dir en grey's Withering To Death album. There will be two kinds of people listening to Dir en grey's latest full-length album: those who have heard Deg before, and those who haven't.

Veteran Japanese metal act sees U.S. breakout, mainstream interest. By Billboard Staff Before having released an album in America, Dir En Grey is causing a commotion here. In March, the Japanese ...

Tokyo's Dir En Grey has been through a number of musical incarnations over its decadelong history, but none of them resemble the kind of Japanese music that typically catches on in the States ...