Takadanobabaalien

this is why we stan him! haters to the 
 
 

this is why we stan him! haters to the 
 
 

Been meaning to try this out for quite a while. Glad to hear they'll end up on spotify so I can give it a spin. 

It was announced today at their one man live at Ikebukuro black hole that they will be releasing something soon.
 
 

It was announced today at their one man live at Ikebukuro black hole that they will be releasing something soon.
 
 

It was announced today at their one man live at Ikebukuro black hole that they will be releasing something soon.
 
 

Hello Tomoe, I want to play a game. So far in what could loosely be called your life you've made a living by using my name in order to perform with your band. Society would call you a VKeier. I call you unworthy of the body you possess, of the life that you've been given. Now we will see if you are willing to look inward rather than outward to give up the one thing you rely on in order to go on living. 
 
If your band manages to get 100+ retweets with the statement about your "disappearance" you are free to go and your band will go major, however, if you fail to contact the band mates you have been neglecting I will inform your sugar daddies that it is all fake, so they can stop supporting you and your career will he over.
 
 
Live or die, make your choice. Let the games begin.

No, he outfit is the same one Kisaki has used in 14 years. He never once changed. 

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I think the outfit he's using in the pic is from the Phantasmagoria-era actually. So no, he hasn't. 

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I think the cover is very beautiful and intriguing.
 
I will admit though that it is rather unusual for DEG, not only because of their choice of colors but also (and especially) because the more I think about the motif, colors and different design elements, the more I get the feeling that this cover art expresses something radically contrary to what the album title suggests (and contrary to DEG's usual vibe): peace, enlightenment and spirituality.
 
At first I tried to read it from the usual angle: dark, depressive, gloomy, aggressive etc. and the fractal design of the cover came to mind and I thought, well, maybe it signifies something along the lines of a fragmented personality/world (lat. fractus = broken) or that everything repeats itself endlessly. That would mean that nothing can truly change because real change without repetition is not possible resulting in immobility and apathy. That's where the "insulation" from the album title comes in. Plus the funnel-like objects surrounding the pupils have those dark swirls in them which might be a metaphor for all the pain and suffering or generally bad things this person has absorbed etc...
 
BUT then there’s the general expression of that person on the cover which I'm deducing mainly from the mouth and they look quite content, graceful, even dignified. The eyes are certainly wide open, so they seem to be quite perceptive and open to experience. The bindi-like dot on the forehead (the location of the third eye) is associated with spirituality and deeper perception and the color purple is usually associated with wisdom, peace, nobility, power, a higher self and so on. There's also the white fractal surrounding almost the entire head like a halo. Obviously, spiritual elements play a huge role in that image. But there's also the interplay between heaven (the golden area around the head looks like a sunlit sky) and earth (the green-brown area beginning on the neck and stretching further down to the chest) - so there's the heart that grounds you (soma) and the mind that wanders and aspires to that which is located on a higher experiential plane (psyche).
 
And that’s just off the top of my head… I think it’s a really cool cover and certainly lends itself to many interpretations. The spirituality aspect cannot be denied though I think and it makes me wonder if this is to represent a DEG that has shaken off its earthly shackles (like depression and pain) and has ascended to a higher realm of consciousness? 🙉And will that also show in lyrics? Or is it just artistic hybris: "Hey we have a new record, it'll blow your fucking mind". Whatever it is, I'm looking forward to it!
 
PS: You guys are unimaginative and boring as shit with your snarky comments - why u sound so butthurt all the time?

To be fair, you have to have a very high I.Q. to understand DIR EN GREY album art. 

lady gaga is the crazy

They did announce a "ura final" at ikebukuro cyber for the 1st of september though, I believe. So they might announce something there!

lady gaga is the crazy

lady gaga is the crazy

lady gaga is the crazy

lady gaga is the crazy

lady gaga is the crazy

lady gaga is the crazy

theyre out x

11th if you consider the originals recorded by Laputa

what about a band named tuk tuk