General DIR EN GREY new single "SUSTAIN THE UNTRUTH" release

[DogManX 179]

Come on, we've had enough DVDs for now. This is really not worth it. I'll stick with the single, the rest will be uploaded on yt anyway..and probably even with subs, bc the Deg management notoriously doesn't give a damn about that.

[bukimi_heishi 62]

I was really hoping for a studio version of mazohyst of decadence >_<

[Wicked Teletubby 528]

yeah, that would be so much cool.

 

anyways. DAT SETLIST.

[nekkichi 6043]

they should make a full tour of 1997-2005 material only tbh, but I assume that's what their 20th anniversary plans are.

 

I'm glad they're out of remake ideas atm.

[relentless 254]

 If Ruten no tou (acoustic version) is anything like what they usually do, it will be a composition performed by someone else with Kyo's vocals from the original track layered over it. If that's the case I'm going to be incredibly disappointed.

[Wonrei 108]

 If Ruten no tou (acoustic version) is anything like what they usually do, it will be a composition performed by someone else with Kyo's vocals from the original track layered over it. If that's the case I'm going to be incredibly disappointed.

they already did that on the dum spiro spero limited edition. with takumi's piano and his singing.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fsP3LWn-10

 

So I hope this one is a new version

[Pretsy 1343]

 If Ruten no tou (acoustic version) is anything like what they usually do, it will be a composition performed by someone else with Kyo's vocals from the original track layered over it. If that's the case I'm going to be incredibly disappointed.

My big guess would be that they are gonna do it in Undecided -remake-like way (does anyone even remember that remake? Uh, it's like one of their greatest tbqh)

[DogManX 179]

@nekkichi I think there will be a "pause" for now on rerecordings, after unraveling. Don't think it will stop though.

 

I'd rather imagine the ruten no tou acoustic to be as crazy as the unraveling unplugged. It would somehow just fit with the song.

[ShanethVarosa 1209]

I am so FUCKING excited. The Unraveling was a great EP and all, but I'm looking forward to some new stuff. I wonder if they'll play it at the show I'm going to in a few weeks... That would be amazing.

[Dark Kinma 960]

I hope the new album after this ^^

 

The tracklist of the live dvd is nice, I pre-order the regular type for keep money and buy a limited version of the 2014's album ^^

I hope the title song will be as the same level as Unraveling ^^.

[ghost 2687]

Or something like "Red Soil" unplugged. That one's pretty good in my book.

[finnthesubhuman 26]

I'll never understand why everyone shits themselves over Macabre. I'm more interested in the fact they played Jealous.

 

It's nice when a setlist changes. Obscure stopped being fun live a very long time ago.

[Wicked Teletubby 528]

^ I guess that's because MACABRE is one hell of a monster song. it's damn long, damn hard and damn good. at least this is why I do shit myself over it.

 

and ShanethVarosa, from what I've learned over the passed years, they don't tend to play new singles before somewhere around release date. my guess is they will play it at the end of the year if there are any domestic shows in December. or January.

[Pretsy 1343]

I can't see ANY reason why would they do a piano version of Ruten no Tou again - okay, UNPLUGGED versions are truly sloppy (except for say, RED SOIL?). but they don't have to "improve" the certain version that way.

 

Unless of course, it's gonna be something along the lines of Rinkaku -unplugged- a la strings version / speculations keep increasing

[ShanethVarosa 1209]

^ I guess that's because MACABRE is one hell of a monster song. it's damn long, damn hard and damn good. at least this is why I do shit myself over it.

and ShanethVarosa, from what I've learned over the passed years, they don't tend to play new singles before somewhere around release date. my guess is they will play it at the end of the year if there are any domestic shows in December. or January.

Oh damn.... Oh well the show will still be amazing!!

[Crube 585]

I'm hoping that the acoustic version of Ruten turns out to be the band playing with acoustic guitars much like the rerecorded version of undecided along with a nice haunting piano piece to go with it. The plain piano and kyo's vocal remixes have always been designated as an unplugged version, so I doubt they are going with that route in the first place.

[sebbivism 134]

Capitalization of title has been changed from "Sustain the UNtruth" to "SUSTAIN THE UNTRUTH".

 

Also, since Dec 6, artwork covers for all three types has been published.

 

完全受注生産限定盤 CD+DVD

初回生産限定盤 CD+DVD

 

通常盤 CD-only

[Wonrei 108]

Well, at least they changed the capitalization. I'm glad. And those covers.... Now I just don't have the slightly idea of what this shit is going to sound like

[platanity 99]

i saw these today in the morning 

and ive got to say that it freaked me out .

its way too hideous , even for dir en grey (funny, now i prefer all gory bloody shit all over me)

 

but nonetheless, looking forward for the new tracks

 

ps : tho, the face reminded me mudvayne bassist ryan from early ld50's hah . 

pps : and the more i look at it , i get this weird feeling that i cannot rule out the possibility of

that the face actually might be kyo with extreme makeups . but im sure its all in my head . trippy .

[Wicked Teletubby 528]

oh. I didn't see the change in capitalization. thanks.

 

now I too see Tooru behind this makeup.

[Bear 1817]

The cover art looks awful, but I don't care as long as the song is good.

[Pretsy 1343]

People who start instantly hating on new artwork off STU while instantly liking DIFFERENT SENSE artwork (seriously? Naked man's rear? Very different indeed)...pfffft.

 

Other than that: translated part of natalie.mu info> (thanks kyotakumrau@tumblr):

 

 

 

In order to present the world of new work which title has the meaning of “to continue the lie/ sustain the untruth”, this artwork used a special make up. The artwork features close up of a models face, which has horns and make-up bringing to mind an ape-man. Design was produced by Yusuke Yoshinaga, who also worked with THE BAWDIES, Crazy Ken Band, BENI and so on. Furthermore, with the completion of the jacket, the title had changed from “Sustain the UNtruth” to “SUSTAIN THE UNTRUTH”.

Inb4 twist: Kyo being the actual "model" and sporting that look in a new PV, lel. (must be a very good Kyo lookalike tbqh)

[inartistic 1151]

Wow I can't with any of this

 

Why does apeman need a beard? Why is he a devil and a primate? Why the buzzcut instead of just going bald? Why does it look like a bad RESIDENT EVIL movie poster? Even though the original capitalization was kind of tacky, I liked that it was something different for them―why switch back to boring uppercase now?

 

Tsk

[Tokage 5930]

I for some reason get a 'Meshuggah' feel from this coverart

[relentless 254]

People who start instantly hating on new artwork off STU while instantly liking DIFFERENT SENSE artwork (seriously? Naked man's rear? Very different indeed)...pfffft.

 

To be fair, Different Sense had more going for it even in the basic layout and design of the single. This? This is just weird.