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Melody-wise, I don't think it is very similar at all. However, I can see where you're coming from since he's using nearly the same vocal range.

Instrumental-wise? Not at all.

Stand down as the pussification of TW continues.

It's not LOTUS....

that's the cover that they just did for The Stalin tribute album.

God this is going to suck.

Considering it's been a year since their last release, they would absolutely suck if they made us wait 5 months for a single....

No doubt, amazing news itself, but honestly... I just can hope it won't be next ordinary song with Engrish screams and all this common stuff... I'd like something new, some progress... but what could I demand from Kyo and rest?

Because progress is constantly missing from Dir en Grey's work.

EXACTLY what I was going to say.

Setlist for the 10/25 show:

SA BIR

OBSCURE -NEW VER.-

audience KILLER LOOP

Mr.NEWSMAN

GRIEF

AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS

THE DEEPER VILENESS

ROOTING ROOT

INWARD SCREAM

凌辱??雨 (ryoujoku)

愛????????敗????? (itoshisa)

dead tree

INWARD SCREAM

DOZING GREEN

??紅 (shokubeni)

冷血??り???? (reiketsu)

VINUSHKA

RED...[em]

業 (karma)

STUCK MAN

C

残 (zan)

激????????????胸??中??絡??付??????熱??闇 (hageshisa)

Red...[em] !!!!!!

This is going to be terrible. NOW was their last, fairly decent album.

What a shitty set list.

lol If that's shitty, I don't know what good is.

Really? A good setlist for me...

End of conversation.

What a shitty set list.

lol If that's shitty, I don't know what good is.

And Kasumi was played in their previous tour right before they came to the US this year (other songs played that tour included Mushi, 304 Goushitsu, Myaku, Hotarubi, Sajou no Uta, embryo, etc.). They have definitely been branching out their setlists the last few Japanese tours.

Here's an example of one of their setlists from back in June:

1.神葬 (Shinsou)

2.304??室??白死??桜 (304 Goushitsu, Hakushi no Sakura)

3. 秒「??深 (Byo Shin)

4.THE FATAL BELIEVER

5.凱歌??沈黙??眠る 頃 (Gaika, Chinmoku Ga Nemuru Koro)

6.冷血??り???? (Reiketsu Nariseba)

7.激????????????胸??中??絡??付??????熱??闇 (Hageshisato, Kono Mune no Nakade Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami)

8. ?????? (Kasumi)

～INWARD SCREAM～

9. 逆上堪能ケロイドミルク (Gyakujou Tannou Keloid Milk)

10.ROTTING ROOT

11.BUGABOO

12.OBSCURE

13.AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS-UNPLUGGED-

14.DOZING GREEN

15.??紅 (Shokubeni)

16.RED SOIL

17.残 (Zan)

EN1.???? (Hotarubi)

EN2.DISABLED COMPLEXES

EN3.STUCK MAN

EN4.AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS

EN5.鼓動 (Kodou)

EN6.CHILD PREY

Pretty fucking amazing.

Setlist from their 10/22 show:

SA BIR

OBSCURE -NEW VER.-

Merciless Cult

Mr.NEWSMAN

RED SOIL

STUCK MAN

AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS

GRIEF

INWARD SCREAM

凌辱??雨 (Ryoujoku no Ame)

愛????????敗????? (Itoshisa Ha Fuhai ni Tsuki)

dead tree

INWARD SCREAM

DOZING GREEN

激????????????胸??中??絡??付??????熱??闇 (Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami)

残 (zan)

VINUSHKA

Encore:

??海 (Fukai)

業 (karma/waza)

冷血??り???? (Reiketsu Nariseba)

?朔-saku-

凱歌??沈黙??眠る頃 (Gaika, Chinmoku ga Nemuru Koro)

羅刹国 (Rasetsukoku)

Set list from their show on the 20th:

SA BIR

OBSCURE（NEW VER）

audience KILLER LOOP

Mr.NEWSMAN

RED SOIL

GRIEF

AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS

ROOTING ROOT

凌辱??雨 (ryoujoku)

艶???????安????躊躇ら????微笑??(namamekashiki)

dead tree

DOZING GREEN

激????????????胸??中??絡??付??????熱??闇 (hageshisa)

残 (zan)

VINUSHKA

ENCORE:

DRAIN AWAY

業 (karma/waza)

STUCK MAN

C

CLEVER SLEAZOID

凱歌??沈黙??眠る頃 (gaika)

You can hear about 10 seconds of the Obscure -new version- at the very end of this video.

Here's their setlist from the a knot only show last night.

OBSCURE -NEW VER-

audience KILLER LOOP

Mr.NEWSMAN

GRIEF

AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS

ROOTING ROOT

BUGABOO

INWARD SCREAM

凌辱??雨 (ryojoku)

艶?????安????躊躇????微笑?? (namamekashiki)

dead tree

DOZING GREEN

INWARD SCREAM

Merciless cult

冷血??り???? (reiketsu)

VINUSHKA

激????????????胸??中??絡??付??????熱??闇 (hageshisa)

??海 (fukai)

Unknown...despair...a lost

STUCK MAN

C

凱歌??沈黙??眠る頃 (gaika)

残 (zan)

Nice!!

Their album was one of my favorite releases in recent memory.

Gravity is going to be great. Looking forward to this.