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Lotus (Dir En Grey Song)
"Lotus" (stylized as "LOTUS") is the 26th single by Japanese band Dir En Grey, released on January 26, 2011, in Japan in a regular and limited edition, the limited copy featuring a bonus DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any ki .... The first B-side, "Obscure", is a re-recording of a track from band's fourth album, '' Vulgar''. The second B-side is a live recording of the song "Reiketsu Nariseba", from the band's seventh album, '' Uroboros'', recorded on July 20, 2010, at Shinkiba Studio Coast. The DVD included in the limited edition features three live songs taken from a concert held by the band on the following day. Track listing CD DVD Chart position References {{authority control 2011 singles Dir En Grey songs Songs written by Kyo (musician) 2010 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dir En Grey
Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of guitarists vocalist Kyo (musician), Kyo, Kaoru (musician), Kaoru and Die (musician), Die, bassist Toshiya (musician), Toshiya, and drummer Shinya (Dir En Grey musician), Shinya, they have released eleven full-length albums. Numerous stylistic changes have made the genre of their music difficult to determine, though it is generally considered to be a form of metal. Originally a visual kei band, the members later opted for more subtle attire, but have continued to maintain a dramatic image on stage. History 1997–1999: Early career Dir En Grey was preceded by the Indie (music), independent rock band La:Sadie's, which was formed by vocalist Kyo (musician), Kyo and bassist Kisaki in November 1995. They were joined by guitarists Die and Shio, as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Different Sense
"Different Sense" (stylized as "DIFFERENT SENSE") is the 27th single by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey, released on June 22, 2011, in Japan in a regular and limited edition, the limited copy featuring a bonus DVD. It is the third single taken from the band's eighth studio album, ''Dum Spiro Spero''. It peaked at #5 at the Oricon weekly charts. The first B-side, "Tsumi to Kisei", is a remake of the song "Tsumi to Batsu" from the band's first album, '' Gauze
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Dir En Grey Songs
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2011 Singles
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Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyo (musician)
is a Japanese musician, singer, lyricist and poet. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Dir En Grey. He was formerly in a string of visual kei rock bands, with the most notable being La:Sadie's from 1996 to 1997. When they disbanded, he formed Dir En Grey in February 1997 with three of its members. Kyo formed the experimental rock band Sukekiyo in 2013, and the supergroup (music), supergroup Petit Brabancon (band), Petit Brabancon in 2021. Career Kyo was inspired to become a musician when he saw a picture of Buck-Tick vocalist Atsushi Sakurai on the desk of a junior high school classmate. When he then discovered X Japan he was particularly fond of Hide (musician), hide and had his parents buy him the guitarist's black signature model guitar. However, after realizing how difficult it was to play guitar and then bass, he then switched to vocals. He worked as a roadie for Kuroyume. Kyo was in a string of visual kei rock bands, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uroboros (album)
''Uroboros'' (stylized as ''UROBOROS'') is the seventh studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey. It was released on November 11, 2008, in the United States by The End Records and, due to the time difference, on November 12, 2008, in Japan through Firewall and European releases by Gan-Shin. A remastered and expanded edition was released in 2012, featuring new and reworked tracks. The album was remastered by Tue Madsen who also produced their following album ''Dum Spiro Spero''. The album is named after the Ouroboros symbol, which is a dragon or snake figure depicted in a full circle consuming itself. The symbol represents continuity and the cycle of power, emphasizing the theme of reincarnation, an idea propagated heavily by the band during promotion. The album art, designed by the band's long-time artist Koji Yoda, was conceived with inspiration from King Crimson's 1970 album ''Lizard''. Background and production Following the finale of their 2007 touring, much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulgar (album)
''Vulgar'' (stylized as ''VULGAR'') is the fourth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey released on September 10, 2003 in Japan and on February 21, 2006 in Europe. A limited edition containing an additional DVD was also released. It featured the video Video is an Electronics, electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving picture, moving image, visual Media (communication), media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, whi ... of the song "Obscure", albeit a censored version. ''Vulgar'' is the first Dir En Grey release not to feature individual credits for the music, though the preceding singles featured individual credits. Track listing Personnel *Dir En Grey **Kyo - Vocals, lyricist **Die - Guitar, composer **Kaoru - Guitar, composer ** Toshiya - Bass guitar, composer ** Shinya - Drums, composer Notes * A re-recording of "Shokubeni" appears as a b-side on their 2009 single " Hageshis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami
is the 25th single by Japanese band Dir En Grey, released on December 2, 2009, in Japan in a regular and limited edition, the limited copy featuring a bonus DVD. It also appears remastered as the twelfth track on ''Dum Spiro Spero''. The single peaked at no. 2 on the Oricon weekly singles chart, making this the band's highest-charting song. The first B-side, "Zan", is a re-recording of a track from band's first album, ''Gauze''. The second B-side, "Shokubeni (Shot In One Take)" is a re-recording of a track from the band's fourth album, ''Vulgar'', recorded in one take live in the studio. The single is included in the ''Saw 3D'' movie soundtrack along with fellow Japanese artists Boom Boom Satellites and Wagdug Futuristic Unity. The song was also featured as downloadable content for the video gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dum Spiro Spero (album)
''Dum Spiro Spero'' (stylized as ''DUM SPIRO SPERO'', ) is the eighth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey, released on August 2, 2011 in the U.S., and in Japan on August 3. The album's three singles, " Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami", " Lotus" and "Different Sense", have all been remastered from their original releases. "Rasetsukoku" is a re-recording of the original song found on their 2000 album ''Macabre''. The album was mixed by Tue Madsen and the mastering process was done by Alan Douches. Die stated in an interview with Visual Music Japan that working with these 2 was the most challenging part of the making process:The most challenging part of the album-making process was probably the mixing, done by Tue Madsen, and the mastering process, done by Alan Douches. For the mastering, we wanted our sound to be as perfect as possible, exactly how we envisioned it. However, since we worked with a Western engineer, it was diffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okami Records
is an independent European rock music record label. History It was formed in 2004 in music, 2004 by Matthias Müssig, Christoph Ortner-Bach and Deville Schober. The label, actively distributes physical records in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia. Digitally they're mostly active in Europe but also distribute some band's like Matenrou Opera, angela and TeddyLoid almost worldwide. Gan-Shin Records exclusively signs bands from Japan, though has recently signed Madmans Esprit, a German-Korean based band. The label currently distributes the music of over 60 bands and artists throughout Europe. Bands overview Source: *12012 *abingdon boys school *An Cafe *angela (band), angela *D (band), D *D'espairsRay *Dir En Grey (transferred in 2009 to sister label Okami Records from the main label) *Domoto Tsuyoshi *DuelJewel *Gackt *Girugamesh *heidi. *Hyde (singer), Hyde *Ic5 *Kagerou (band), Kagerou *L'Arc-en-Ciel *LM.C (Japanese band), LM.C *Madmans Esprit *M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
