Furik

BAROQUE's new abum SIN DIVISION will be released on 2020.01.28.
 
I. RITUAL
II. END VISION
III. SIN QUALIA
IV. REDME
V. FALLEN VENUS
VI. SUCCUBUS
VII. SABBAT
VIII. GLOOMY LILITH
IX. FROZEN ABYSS
X. COCYTUS
XI. I LUCIFER
XII. INFERNO
 

 

 
looks like a darker, conceptual album and I'm SO FREAKING EXCITED

imagine checking one of those setlists and seeing [new song] written on there..........................

where were you when visual kei was saved? i was at home drinking brian fluid

Love them or hate them, almost everyone's got an opinion about Dir en grey. The scene stops to listen whenever Dir en grey announce a new single or album. As a long time fan of the band, I think it's the perfect time to express how I feel about all of their albums. My feelings will differ from album to album. Some albums have had the benefit of twenty years and others only a few months, so that's always going to be a factor in how I rank things. I will cover this from my least favorite album to my most favorite album, but by no means take this as a definitive list for Dir en grey. Everyone will have their own rankings and their own suggestions for where to start. I happen to think that this also a great order to introduce someone to this band.
 
This is a perfect topic for those that don't listen to Dir en grey or don't know where to start, current fans looking for spicy opinions and a pot to stir, or even old fans looking for a reintroduction into their new era. Not only have I included a PV for each album as a sampler, but I also put together suggested playlists for each album. The playlists are the order that I would have arranged the band if I were them. The songs are the songs that I believe are the best from each period. Some will require more effort than others to construct. To make it simpler, I have included my favorite three tracks and one music video from each album.

I will not consider the mini albums MISSA and six Ugly in this analysis, but some of those tracks will appear in the playlists I create.
 
DUM SPIRO SPERO
 
Album No: 8
Released: August 2, 2011
Length: 67:31
 
 
鬼葬 (kisou)
 
Album No: 3
Released: January 30, 2002
Length: 69:57
 
THE MARROW OF A BONE

Album No: 6
Released: February 7, 2007
Length: 50:05
 
ARCHE
 
 
Album No: 9
Released: December 10, 2014
Length: 68:01
 
🎖️The Insulated World🎖️
 
Album No: 10
Released: September 26, 2018
Length: 50:27

🏅Withering to death.🏅
 
Album No: 5
Released: March 9, 2005
Length: 51:14

🥉MACABRE🥉
 
Album No: 2
Released: September 20, 2000
Length: 72:57

🥈GAUZE🥈
 
Album No: 1
Released: July 28, 1999
Length: 64:47
 
🥇UROBOROS🥇
 
Album No: 7
Released: November 11, 2008
Length: 58:54

👑VULGAR👑
 
Album No: 4
Released: September 10, 2003
Length: 57:02

That's everything folks! Thanks for reading all the way to the end! Did you like it? Did you agree? Do you have your own rankings? Leave them below! I'm interested to know what everyone's opinions are, especially since Dir en grey is one of my favorite bands ever. So many people are passionate about this band like no other. If enough people liked this, I may follow up soon with one for the GazettE.
 

Until next time

they changed their name and lost two members...
 
that name is awful

Glad to see their come back with a full-length album!
I really love this new song!
A new HYPE for me in the end of this year! Yes!!
And the last part Tetsuya holding Kei's bass... I almost cry...

This are the six stages of trying bath salts for the first time

same energy tbh

This one from Pokemon episode 45 

i am fucking here for puppet mammy

Just this.

lol they need to calm down (including kyo) and listen more to stuff like dis
 
 

Oh hey apparently Kyo has been “bleeding” on stage again and it’s because he’s been playing to lukewarm crowds. He lives for your energy please scream with all your might!!!!!!!!!
 
my ass

imagine being 50 and still setting your release titles as DaRk SkY hEaVeN the cringe

We enjoy hating everything 

I... hate to say it but I agree that the single is boring. If I wanted something that was identical to this song in terms of length and experimentation, I’d go and listen to anything else they’ve put out in the past 10 years or so. This single was honestly probably just a Sukekiyo outtake and decided to release it as Dir en grey just for the sake of keeping the band name still relevant.

Damn the new single is boring.... literally nothing stood out to me. How many songs like that haven't we heard from DEG before?

The song is cool, but it definitely does not need the length it has. The ‚musical message‘ comes across kind of sloppy that way, I don‘t feel a development, climax or break or anything that would ‚justify’ the length. The piano part, atmospheric part etc. are cool, the ‚freak out‘ parts are so much out of place and do not fit. 
Thats my first impression at least, will write here if my impression changes after more listens.
 
 

That setlist is fucking NUTS

If this is the case I sincerely hope that the OG VK fans come out of the woodworks for this. The way the scene has been recently, I feel "now or never" couldn't apply any more than it could with this.
 
I really can't believe this is real. I was literally just asking myself if Mako would ever come back. To see that Asanao gets to play alongside them is one of the most epic things he can be known for to me lol.

They played 4 of their 5 good songs

highey expecting kyo's snoring sounds to take over the majority of first 7 minutes, followed by a sudden pig squeal and a 2.30 chugfest ASOM-style

Shinya looks like a single mom who reluctantly has to go to bring her kids to church this morning. She classed herself up a bit, but refuses to stand and sing.