sai 868 Posted December 25, 2012 The "shinka" discovered at the end of unprecedented times.DIR EN GREY who continues to storm not only Japan but the world, will be releasing a Mini Album "THE UNRAVELING" with 7 new songs in April 3, 2013, just 4 months after their new single "RINKAKU" (released December 19, 2012) With this mini Album, experience "shinka: Evolution / Depth / Genuinity" of DIR EN GREY, a band that penetrates originality, possesing a core unrelented by time. [Limited Order-Only Deluxe Version] 3 DISCS (2CD+DVD) SFCD-0117~119 ¥7,350 (tax in) Order Deadline for [Limited Order-Only Deluxe Version]: 11 February, 2013 ***This edition is very limited so please send in your orders before the deadline to ensure your purchase *2 Release Bonus Item Redemption Postcard Inside! (for purchase of SINGLE 'RINKAKU' & MINI ALBUM 'THE UNRAVELING' [Limited Order-Only Deluxe Version]) [initial Limited Version] 2 DISCS (CD+DVD) SFCD-0120~121 ¥3,150 (tax in) *2 Release Bonus Item Redemption Postcard Inside! (for purchase of SINGLE 'RINKAKU' & MINI ALBUM 'THE UNRAVELING' [initial Limited Version]) [Original Version] CD Only SFCD-0122 ¥2,625 (tax in) Source: OHP & tumblr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karma’s Hat 3107 Posted December 25, 2012 Lol this came out of nowhere. Awesome. Also I find it odd that it was you who managed to make a topic about this first Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freesia 714 Posted December 25, 2012 Awesome! Looking forward to it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jigsaw9 6783 Posted December 25, 2012 Wow, totally unexpected and totally awesome! Looking forward to it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nick 10212 Posted December 25, 2012 Unexpected yet a good news of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokage 5930 Posted December 25, 2012 holy shit this is unexpected, but nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neon 6 Posted December 25, 2012 saw and rebloged on tumblr , I did not expected mini album but that sounds badass Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShanethVarosa 1209 Posted December 25, 2012 AMAZING CANNOT WAIT. AHH. YELLING. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sebbivism 134 Posted December 25, 2012 OMG, must preorder it now! Can't wait (and I havent heard RINKAKU yet) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pretsy 1343 Posted December 25, 2012 The title makes it sound like a generic deathcore record (pointing out their current style btw, see Ktm -2012 ver.- for more) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wicked Teletubby 528 Posted December 25, 2012 why you sneaky little metal dwarves! can't fucking wait. EXCITED! looks like they're going to bring this new shit to Europe in summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Number Girl 48 Posted December 25, 2012 Cool beans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wonrei 108 Posted December 25, 2012 is it change time again? I mean, I was expecting anything but an ep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaolan974 6185 Posted December 25, 2012 Unexpected yes. I'm very excited now. 7 new songs .... *0* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rosà 37 Posted December 25, 2012 Totaly unexpected... First nothing for a very long time, then a single, new mini... I wouldn'y be suprised if they announce new full album soon. To be honest I'm not really excited. I like some of their stuff but recent works aren't as good as f.ex. Uroboros. I didn't like MOO too much and i didn't like Rinkaku either. If it will be something like this again I'll propably give up with DEG. They're important to me in some way and will ever be, but CD after CD i'm looking more and more down to them, not up, as I usual have been doing for a very long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeus 7997 Posted December 25, 2012 Looking forward to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daisuke 20 Posted December 25, 2012 Best christmas's present ever, love this!!. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sebbivism 134 Posted December 25, 2012 ...and now it seems that it most likely will be an European tour in June 2013, because they're confirmed to Nova Rock-festival in Austria! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wonrei 108 Posted December 26, 2012 Well, just realizing Tabula Rasa means Blank Slate... the new mini is called "The Unraveling" and there's all this talk about evolution and depth... I did like all the songs on Rinkaku, but I won't really find it bad if this is the six ugly change all over again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Licio123 181 Posted December 26, 2012 WOW! Nice X-Mas gift, didn't really expect a Mini! I was pretty satisfied with Rinkaku, hope it keeps their good form. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LIDL 692 Posted December 26, 2012 Been awhile since their last EP LOL! Also, that title is so boring + basic now, after the oh-so-deep and religiously themed UROBOROS and MOO. Looking forward to it nevertheless! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonsaijodelfisch 328 Posted December 26, 2012 Also, that title is so boring + basic now,after the oh-so-deep and religiously themed UROBOROS and MOO. yup, "Tabula Rasa"-Tour is cool though still very, very! exited for this, 7 songs seems like a good length to me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ghost 2687 Posted December 26, 2012 So excite! So few bands make mini-albums this far in their career. Although, yeah I'm past the MOO phase now. I hope they try something new with this release. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShanethVarosa 1209 Posted December 27, 2012 I love this idea, it really seems like they're stripping down their old sound and trying something totally new. It's so exciting! I really hope I end up loving it. I liked Rinkaku, but I would really like to hear a decent mix of powerful songs and toned-down ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites