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I will say this right away: Dir en grey is an acquired taste of the extreme kind. Hearing the "wrong" songs first can quickly build preconceptions and qualms if one is not use to such spicy music. Now that this is out of the way, let the praising begin!

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Anyone that leaves his or her taboos out the door is bound to fall for the disturbing charm of Dir en grey. Very few songs manage to leave me shaking on the floor in fuetal position but many of their creations have that particular effect. Originality is once again the name of the game and even if it is hard to notice it at first, this band splendidly diversifies its repertoire but always keeps the intensity present. That intensity is sometimes pushed to the edge in their more offensive songs such as Zan, yet such an insane pandemonium of sound still rubs me the right way when I feel like letting off some steam or simply bask in a storm.

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One of the most versatile instruments in Dir en grey’s arsenal is Kyo’s voice, which ranges from whispering to hysterical, sometimes leaping between the two every few seconds. Raw and hard to endure, his touch has a deep impact on the psychological effect of their songs. Even if a stereo cannot emulate the energy he displays on stage, his voice and words certainly overcompensates for that misfortune.

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It is, however, the bass, played by Toshiya, that I tend to prefer in Dir en Grey’s music. Habitually fast and always fluctuating, his lines are one of the main reasons his band stands above the crowd, and that his talent remains hardly rivalled. There are of course plenty of other reasons, notably called Shinya, Kaoru and Die.

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It first seems as if DeG appeared out of nowhere. Their popularity surely came briskly but the band was not at its first steps when they reached the top. Formally known as La:Sadies, Dir en grey was officially announced in 1997 when Toshiya joined the group. They then released their first mini-album, Missa, which contained six songs including the now popular Garden and Erode

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2006-05-17 [light.]: shhh... *drools*

2006-05-18 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: HEHEHE!

2006-05-18 [light.]: ^___^; I'm listening to them on my diskman right now

2006-05-19 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: ::shrugs:: Cool... But... You know, the ChatrooM was supposed to be at the DEGlings page... This was supposed to be for News and such.

2006-05-19 [light.]: oh snap o_o

2006-05-19 [manalishi]: snap??

2006-05-19 [Sombre]: Diru need to come to England or I'll never see them ;__; unless I haul my ass over to germany.

2006-05-21 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: DEG need to come to Bulgaria.

2006-05-22 [manalishi]: they come in germany on rock am ring ..we would go there but we couldn't *damn*

2006-05-22 [Sombre]: Yeah I'd love to go to that. But I'm at a convention on the day they play. ):

2006-05-23 [cryingfifteenth]: BUTT!

2006-05-23 [Sombre]: BUTT??!

2006-05-23 [Art squall]: just want to say, I'm back.....@_@

2006-05-24 [cryingfifteenth]: e_e

2006-05-24 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: ^_^

2006-05-25 [cryingfifteenth]: my name is sara and i eat live chickens.

2006-05-25 [light.]: I think DER is coming to Toronto, with Korn and a few other bands, I really need money XD

2006-05-25 [cryingfifteenth]: aww... i wish they would come to southern california. *tear*

2006-05-25 [light.]: It's in September I think.. on a Tuesday -.-

2006-05-26 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: AAAA! KoЯn and DEG! TOGETHER! AAAAAAAAAA!!!! ::dies::

2006-05-26 [light.]: O_O; yes...

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