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DIR EN GREY 30th Anniversary Rettou Gekishin Angya 2026 Nothing XXX Ugly
Japan Tour
12 Nov–15 Dec
Artist: DIR EN GREY
Latest News
DIR EN GREY fans petition to end AI deal with Cifer Studio after tank-fire AR and online clashes More than 300 DIR EN GREY fans have signed a petition calling on the band’s management to end their partnership with US… 
KIZU reveal Nippon Budokan return as mystery countdown hits zero during Zepp Haneda encore KIZU will return to Nippon Budokan on February 27th, 2027 for their final performance before partially suspending band activities. The visual rock… DIR EN GREY launch DIR EN GREY ORACLE app after multiple App Store rejections DIR EN GREY have launched DIR EN GREY ORACLE, a free iOS and Android app created with US AI technology company CIFER… KIZU release long-awaited “1st LAST ALBUM” and music videos for ‘AMATELAS’, ‘Hajimari’ KIZU have released their long-awaited “1st LAST ALBUM” ‘Gokuraku yori Gokujou no Ame’, and revealed the music videos for ‘AMATELAS’ and ‘Hajimari’.… DIR EN GREY revive Rettou Gekishin Angya for 30th anniversary Japan tour DIR EN GREY will mark their forthcoming 30th anniversary with a 12-show tour of Japan, visiting nine cities between November 12th and… 
ONE OK ROCK, Paledusk, Awich, and CHICO CARLITO unite as YAO for Red Bull’s new series Red Bull IN-YO! Awich, CHICO CARLITO, ONE OK ROCK, and Paledusk have come together as YAO for the first installment of Red Bull IN-YO!, a… Interviews & Features
The 11 best Japanese metal songs of 2025 Across metalcore, deathcore, extreme metal, and whatever you want to call what Paledusk are doing, Japanese heavy bands have been breaking new… 
Top 10 best anime songs of 2025 Anime music covered a wide range in 2025. Arena-scale themes backed major films, left-field opening choices sent viewers digging through back catalogues,… 
Petit Brabancon’s new EP ‘Seven Garbage Born of Hatred’ delivers raw nu-metal experience from rock heavyweights Supergroup Petit Brabancon, featuring legends from prominent rock and metal bands—DIR EN GREY, L’Arc〜en〜Ciel, MUCC, Tokyo Shoegazer, and THE NOVEMBERS—have finally dropped… 
The legacy of FACT: How their influence affected BMTH’s ‘NeX GEn’ In a recent interview with Japanese video magazine McGuffin, DAIDAI, guitarist and producer for the Japanese experi-metal band Paledusk, revealed an intriguing… 
Top 10 Japanese artists to watch in 2024 In 2023, Japan experienced its first fully active year since the pandemic—marked by a massive influx of tourism, monumental concerts, and a… Live Reports
Paledusk and Knosis live in London: Two of Japan’s loudest exports tear up The Dome Paledusk’s last London appearance was at The O2, opening for ONE OK ROCK in front of thousands. Seven months on, the Fukuoka… 
ONE OK ROCK and Paledusk live at the O2 Arena: DETOX tour brings Japanese rock back to London’s biggest stage Ten years ago, Japanese bands didn’t headline The O2. On October 15th, ONE OK ROCK became the third to do it in… 
REDLINE ALL THE FINAL Festival Highlights: 57 bands celebrate the end of an era REDLINE ALL THE FINAL Festival, held on December 7th and 8th across Halls 9–11 of Makuhari Messe in Chiba, highlights the end… 
DIR EN GREY live in London: A 2-night masterclass in metal theatrics In March, visual kei and metal mainstays DIR EN GREY returned to London as part of their ‘FROM DEPRESSION TO________ ’ concert… 
DIR EN GREY live in London: Paradox of Retaliation tour hits the UK DIR EN GREY returned to the UK, taking over London’s KOKO for the Paradox of Retaliation tour, celebrating the release of their… 