Dir en grey

[EvilHippy 142]

2 minutes ago, Saishu said:

Remember when he went bald just for the Lotus PV?

Yeah.

And then for the Ghoul tour.

[blacktooth 227]

He needs to bring back the chin beard thing. 

[Kelrya 145]

1 hour ago, blacktooth said:

He needs to bring back the chin beard thing. 

Please no.

[Seelentau 884]

How did we go from this

 

to this?

 

The more I look at it, the less I'm able to grasp it. I dub it the "un-kyo-nny valley".

[Kelrya 145]

At least it’s better than gangsta Kyo.

[blacktooth 227]

That was the best Kyo though. When was the last time he even got a new tattoo?

[Kelrya 145]

Musically I agree he and the band were at their best then (around 2011) but I hate his gangsta look. Also he just got a new tattoo on the back of his head like a month ago apparently.

Edited September 15, 2018 by Kelrya

[Seelentau 884]

6 minutes ago, blacktooth said:

That was the best Kyo though. When was the last time he even got a new tattoo?

Some weeks ago, I think. On his neck. kyotaku talked about it, but I can't find her description.

[blacktooth 227]

He doesn't show off his tattoos so much anymore, which is a big shift.

 

Uroboros era was a great look all around with the mandatory wallet chains and Toshiya in general.

[Kelrya 145]

They are dressed really badly but I like Kyo’s hair.

Edited September 15, 2018 by Kelrya

[LIDL 692]

DEG memebrs are always hot and cold with their looks

As for Kyo, the only one I don't enjoy much was his ADIDAS Kei phase. 

 

Like, OK those are comfy, but also uninspiring. Plus, personally I just need one Jonathan Davis in the rock scene. C'mon.

[Saishu 1589]

33 minutes ago, blacktooth said:

He doesn't show off his tattoos so much anymore, which is a big shift.

 

Uroboros era was a great look all around with the mandatory wallet chains and Toshiya in general.

Toshiya looks like he walked off the the set of a gangsta rap video circa 1995. Why is Kyo’s belt around his knees?

[platy 3018]

I'd choose bald nun Kyo over shitty bmth rip off Kyo anytime. 

[suji 8317]

[WhirlingBlack 1043]

Honestly, as someone who lived through their "try hard to be metal"-era, but also old enough to remember what came before, I'm thrilled with every new look they give us these days. So glad they decided to get visually relevant again.

[Kelrya 145]

I love their visual kei looks but my favorite albums of theirs by far are Uroboros and DSS. It’s interesting that their looks and their musical quality have an inverse relationship for me.

[saiko 429]

 

Hey, remember when the guys totally killed it on Drag Race?

 

Seriously, the looks from the pre-Gauze era where really draggy. I wonder what could have happened then if the 90s could have met this rising of the trans and drag topic in the mass-media.

[Kelrya 145]

Die looks more like a drag queen now than he did then lol.

I do kinda miss those costumes though.

[The Moon 989]

5 hours ago, Seelentau said:

How did we go from this

 

to this?

 

The more I look at it, the less I'm able to grasp it. I dub it the "un-kyo-nny valley".

 

it's called fashion sweaty x 

[Kelrya 145]

Can we please not.

 

(@nekkichi’s deleted comment)

Edited September 15, 2018 by Kelrya

[EzraEroguro 174]

Off Topic, but how did they get away with The Marrow of A Bone? Holy shit, this album is a fucking mess. Some songs are solid but, a good third of the album is like..."why?"

 

Don't get me started on all of the English lyrics either.

[Saishu 1589]

Quite possibly the second of the two strangest albums in DEG’s catalog (the other being Kisou). That’s what happens when you write songs while touring with shitty western metalcore bands. 

 

Songwriting aside, what is up with Kyo’s harsh vocals? He is literally just screaming at the top of his lungs. Why is every other word “FUCK”?  Why does the mix sound like there are no mids? 

 

Its a lot like Kisou actually. 

[EzraEroguro 174]

10 minutes ago, Saishu said:

Songwriting aside, what is up with Kyo’s harsh vocals? He is literally just screaming at the top of his lungs. Why is every other word “FUCK”?  Why does the mix sound like there are no mids? 

 

Its a lot like Kisou actually. 

I never made the correlation until now. 

 

Wow, fuckin' A, Saishuu.

Except, I can actually kinda enjoy Kisou.

[blacktooth 227]

I actually have a lot of nostalgia for the TMOAB era but it doesn’t hold up when I listen these days. I agree about the harsh vocals for the most part, but Grief has to be one of Kyo’s best.  

[nekkichi 6043]

1 hour ago, EzraEroguro said:

Off Topic, but how did they get away with The Marrow of A Bone?

it's the album that introduced 4/5 ITT regulars to this band, tread carefully luv x

 

I don't have an answer for that, but I think at some point they had delusions that baka metalhead pigz can get into a Japanese band that dresses like a white one but sangs in funny english with "fuck" being the only audible word throughout song couplets.

Edited September 15, 2018 by nekkichi