DIR EN GREY (formerly stylized as Dir en grey) is a Japanese
alternative metal /
avant-garde metal band formed in Osaka, Japan in 1997 from the disbanded
visual kei band
La:Sadie's. DIR EN GREY have maintained a consistent lineup of
京 (Kyo) on vocals, 薫 (Kaoru) and Die on guitar, Toshiya on bass and Shinya on drums. Originally a
visual kei band, the band dropped that style around 2005 with the release of their fifth full-length album,
Withering to death., however as of recently they have reacquired their visual kei aesthetic. Their musical style is difficult to determine; throu…
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