This Japanese rock band is huge in its home country, and it’s starting to make waves here in the States, despite being way too cool for us. Dir En Grey is seriously the hippest hard metal band to hit ...

Dir En Grey have emerged in the 21st Century as one of Japan's top metal exports. The five-piece band issued their tenth studio album in 2018 and took some time out from touring to chat with ...

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 band ...

The post Heavy Culture: Dir En Grey Singer Kyo on Japanese Metal Scene, Band’s Early Days, BABYMETAL, and more appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Known for their experimental and avant-garde ...

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 ...