Dir en grey

Revision as of 22:06, 11 November 2006

Dir en grey is one of the few Japanese rock bands that is now breaking into the international scene. The band, originally founded in 1997 after the band La:Sadie's, of which all but one of the band's members were a part of, disbanded. They released their first album entitled GAUZE in 1998. Though they remain popular in the Japanese [goth] / [rock] scene, their growing popularity in Europe and the United States has caused the band to begin making releases and tours outside of Asia.

Band Members

• Kyo (Vocals)
• Shinya (Drums)
• Kaoru (Guitar)
• Die (Guitar)
• Toshiya (Bass)

Album Discography

• Missa - 25 July 1997 (FREE-WILL Co,Ltd.)
• GAUZE - 28 July 1999 (FREE-WILL Co,Ltd.)
• MACABRE - 20 September 2000 (Sony Music Distribution, Japan)
• KISOU - 30 January 2002 (Sony Music Distribution, Japan)
• Six Ugly - 31 July 2002 (Sony Music Distribution, Japan)
• VULGAR - 10 September 2003 (Sony Music Distribution, Japan)
• Withering to death. - 3 March 2005 9Sony Music Distribution, Japan)

External Links

• Dir en grey Official Site (Japanese/English)
• 308 goushitsu - Finnish Fan Site (Finnish)
• Free Will America - Official US site (English)