While I was more than ecstatic when I heard I would be covering LUNA SEA’s charity live on October 22, something made me feel a little bit awkward. As my live report of their two shows from December 2010 can attest, I am a big, sappy fan of this band. No other artist can create …
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Jun 16
[press release] DIR EN GREY to Release DUM SPIRO SPERO on August 2nd
Click Here For Pre-Order Specials - http://www.theomegaorder.com/DEG-dss DIR EN GREY will release their 8th studio album DUM SPIRO SPERO 2 years and 10 months after UROBOROS which garnered overwhelming support as the strongest and the maddest record resonating across the globe. In our time when heavy rock music has become diversified, the band’s deep and extensive, unique perspective is once …
Dec 28
[live report] Dead End – Tour 2009 “Metamorphosis"
Article by Sarah Dworken Up on the hill near Yoyogi Park in Tokyo there is an accursed land filled with the ghosts of Jrock past. Many rock stars have lived out their prime there and many are now buried in the dusty analogues of history, only remembered by their loyal fans and the now grown-up …
Dec 15
[live report] Dir en grey – TOUR09 All Visible Things in New York
Say what you will about Dir en grey’s music, management, fans, or attitude: these five men put on an amazing rock show. Cathartic and revealing, their performances seethe and roil with a furious energy, and the three concerts they played this fall at New York’s Gramercy Theater were no exception. Dir en grey has had …