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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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2005-10-13 [Zakuro-iro no Kara-Karasu]: oh my thank you, bro

2005-10-13 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: ::a tear runs down his cheek:: It won't load!

2005-10-13 [Zakuro-iro no Kara-Karasu]: whats wrong? :(

2005-10-13 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: The video didn't want to load... But I saw it...

2005-10-13 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: But I already saw it... It's AWESOME!!!

2005-10-13 [Zakuro-iro no Kara-Karasu]: did the others work?

2005-10-13 [Art squall]: Letme see...

2005-10-13 [Zakuro-iro no Kara-Karasu]: go to the fanlisting check it out....but the next song of the week and vid will not be such rough stuff

2005-10-13 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: OK!!! ^_^

2005-10-13 [Art squall]: bout the samething happened to me, it wouldn't load fast enough and I didn't have any sound....I think its because my computer is old, but It looks cool

2005-10-13 [Zakuro-iro no Kara-Karasu]: well what i do is bring up the link then pause it and keep the window up...it loads while paused...then check it every once in a while and when its mostly done i play it...and i dunno what the problem is with the sound ((0))_(o)

2005-10-13 [Art squall]: Ok, sounds like a plan

2005-10-14 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: I do the same thing.

2005-10-26 [Alphonse Elric]: OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!@!! DIR EN GREY!!!!!!!!!

2005-10-27 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: YAY!!! ^_^

2005-10-27 [Zakuro-iro no Kara-Karasu]: sooon the videos will be downloadable too

2005-10-27 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: YAY!!!! ::oragasms:: ((p.s. it was a Spiritual ORGASM! I didn't actually blow my load.))

2005-10-27 [Zakuro-iro no Kara-Karasu]: LMMFAO!!! you never fail to make me laugh bro, and have you heard this song yet? its so awesome, GREAT guitar solo....

2005-10-28 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: ... which song?

2005-10-28 [Zakuro-iro no Kara-Karasu]: Aint Afraid to Die the song of the week...next week hehehe my personal fav....

2005-10-28 [Jino "ChaoS" Silver_flamE]: I heard it. Nice and melodic...

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