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激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇
Mini Review
Opening the wrappings of Hageshisa, today, my hands were literally shaking. I was a bit reluctant to listen to the new single (even though I wanted to, so fucking badly), wanting to grasp at the vestiges of what will be known as the UROBOROS era. I knew, once I heard this single, things would change. It happens ( Read more... )

Hageshisa was shipped today. Yesss.
I've only heard the 15-second preview; I'm holding out for the whole song, oddly enough. Much restraint was necessary. I hope it's fucking spectacular: after this, there's nothing more DEG-related to look forward to.
Oh man.

HAGESHISA TO, KONO MUNE NO NAKA DE KARAMITSUITA SHAKUNETSU NO YAMI

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YES. Love for Kyo's epically long song titles. (C'mon, you know it was him.) Shit, I thought Macabre had a long title. ;) What a fucking mouth full... I love it. And, I have a feeling it might be a hard song. Just, you know, a thought. ( Read more... )

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Can't. Stop. Watching.

There's something fishy going on with The Average Blasphemy... Listing the long version of Vinushka as "Restricted," and not showing any footage of it in the flash opening of direngrey.co.jp? Hmmmm. Is there something we're missing? I can't see that music video turning Restricted! at any point... unless Kyo strips during ( Read more... )

Tour08: The Rose Trims Again
Tour08: The Rose Trims Again comes in a week or so. I'm still kinda pissed I didn't get first press... *Sigh*
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First impressions: The "Kyo Projector" is even more epic than I imagined it would be. Kyo has reached new heights in terms of presence. Kudos for him. Yay for cinematography during audience Killer Loop ( Read more... )

　New DEG DVD, much? This is the thing I was hoping for... something to get excited about while Dir en Grey is touring away in Japan. Two days after its announcement, and I have to say I'm impressed with the set-up. The OMEGA ORDER is importing this time, instead of manufacturing their own boot-leggy feeling DVDs. Yeah, the price is still insanely ( Read more... )

Maa, my 'a knot of' finally arrived today. I was excited, but not overly so... it's nothing I haven't seen. Even further, IMO, DEG's lives in '05 weren't the greatest they've done... Other than that, though... '06 and '07 were pretty fucking killer... Kyo was just a little unbalanced. That is, moreso than now. I have to say that I miss the blood ( Read more... )

HAPPY UROBOROS DAY
I kick with chivalry, and balk at the fate

Shit, the day is finally here. November 11th in America, November 12th in Japan... Dir en Grey's seventh monster, "UROBOROS" has finally been unleashed.

1. SA BIR Earth Movement
2. VINUSHKA (винушка) Guilt/Sin
3. RED SOIL
4. Doukoku to Sarinu (慟哭と去りぬ) Lamentation and Leaving
5. Toguro ( ( Read more... )