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In the studio with... DIR EN GREY

Kings of J-Rock take the impulsive approach for new album

Primed to launch a fresh assault on the rest of the world, Japanese metallic whackjobs Dir En Grey are in the midst of recording their seventh full-length album. The follow-up to 2007Â’s widely acclaimed The Marrow of a Bone, the bandÂ’s new opus is being recorded in Japan and produced by Yoshiki Hayashi, a founder member of X-Japan, one of the countryÂ’s biggest rock bands. Hammer spoke to Dir En Grey guitarist Kaoru about whether the new album was going to be the one to break the band both in the UK and the United States.

“Absolutely!” says Kaoru. “But we are trying to create Japanese sounds that are not British or American. We thought about getting an international engineer or producer, but we decided not to. We thought that recording in Japan might be more suitable for our work this time. We’ve never worked with Yoshiki before, but he’s like one of our forefathers. We call him ‘Abarenbo Shogun’ which means he’s a rowdy general.”

As with their previous albums, the as-yet-untitled new one is likely to feature a dizzying array of disparate styles alongside Dir En GreyÂ’s trademark metal chops. As Kaoru explains, the band favour spontaneity over planning.

“I guess we well recognise the right direction for the songs as we progress,” he states. “Whatever happens, the album will be stuffed with guilt and reincarnation, as well as the past, present and future of Dir En Grey.”

Already huge in Japan, Dir En Grey look certain to build on their international reputation during 2008, as anyone who witnessed the scenes of hysteria when the band hit London last year will testify. As Kaoru explains, UK fans should prepare themselves for their imminent return.

“We will spend half of this year making an album and the rest touring,” he says. “There’s no specific plan right now, but we will be in the UK in the near future. Our shows in London last year were really amazing."

THE NEW DIR EN GREY ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED LATER THIS YEAR VIA GAN-SHIN RECORDS.

~woodentoken Feb 18, 2007, 9:32:21 PM
Oh my GOD.
I saw them in Detroit for the Inward Scream tour.
I was about 15 feet away...
but oh my...

*is a Kyo fan-girl*

We weren't aloud to have cell phones, cam's or..anything. xD They even took my compact (make-up..compact).
Kyo cut his mouth at the one I went at...I started to cheer cas..well..anything Kyo does I cheer for xD.
When the band was quiet and so was the crowd, I yelled out, "I LOVE YOU, KYO" in Japanese, of course, and the spot light was on me and my friend ... then..Kyo looked at me and smirked.


~Elisi-Lynette Feb 14, 2007, 4:28:23 PM
My friend wanted Kyo to bleed on her and my friend and were like: O_o and decided that if that happened, we'd both take a step away from her. But we weren't close enough for that. But like what you said before, I felt the exact same thing, holding my breath.

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...hyi vittu

väsyttää X______X

Joku random pikkasen kuoseis ollu nainen äsken kysy et onks mul peruukki ja sit ku sanoin et ihan oikeet ni sen oli pakko kokeilla xDD

Do you feel anything at all?
Do you hear steps at the door?
Do you reckon the smell of....?
It's life-the the dark that binds you

Frightened by your own smell
Bitterness will run you through

Silent screaming
Turning, twisting the alphabet
Frantic eyes
Awaiting the answer
Splinters of a poem
Fragments of what you used to be
Habitual and gullible
Run-down memoirs is all that's left

Do you wish to sleep?
Do you aim for the shadow?
Do you feel infected?
It's life-the the dark that binds you

It's the cowardice that pulls you under
And takes you to the end, where it begins
Release, the world is waiting on your arrival
Close your eyes, as we witness another bullet ride

Do you know about atrocity?
Do you that everybody's gone?
Do you know that you're on your own?
It's life-the the dark that binds you

En tuu olee täällä muutamaan päivään ku lähen kolmelt yöllä leville päin :< tuun takas perjantaina tai lauantaina. Jos on jotain asiaa ni mulle voi soittaa tai tekstaa koska tällä kertaa mul on ainakin vielä hetken ajan saldoo :'D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOCv96WnyBM&NR=1
MÄ EN TIEDÄ PITÄISKÖ ITKEÄ VAI NAURAA

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OIJOIJOI IHANAA TOKYO DECADANCE TULEE SUOMEEN 6.6 *_______* Se on kaiken lisäks vielä perjantai!