Fun fact about the ending shrieks; this song was recorded live in one take in the studio. They're belted in the studio, they're inhales live to avoid destroying his vocal chords (....again) .....except when they played this at Wacken, and Kyo was sick and they were having monitoring issues and Kyo got so angry he belted the final shrieks out an entire octave higher than studio.

The entire band usually changes into more comfortable clothes and/or tour-shirts for the encore but throughout the main part of the show they don't change [well, Kyo sometimes looses clothes on the way but that's about it ;) ] They dress different each show but they usually have a set of clothes for each tour. Each member has their own style so they don't care about a 'united' image [anymore] which means that sometimes some members look super casual while others are dressed up like they are not even from this world ^^. They basically all do whatever they feel like doing each night with the exception of recorded shows where they probably take a bit more consideration how to dress, especially because they use that platform to promote certain clothes brands [which is a usual arrangement with Visual Kei bands and Kyo as well as Toshiya have their own brands - also not uncommon within the scene. Some people in VK even start playing in bands because they want to be designers and that's the best way of marketing their cloths]. I am super excited for when you get around to sukekiyo and I can hardly wait for your reaction to The World of Mercy. That will we awesome :) Thank you once again for everything!

It's great to hear that the comments made you that much more interested in the band :) I'm a bit surprised there wasn't any gear commentary by passio who usually picks up on such comments. Toshiya is playing his custom made ESP D-TT in this video. It's the original bass he used to play while touring with UROBOROS, their seventh studio album. Most of Kaya's translation videos use footage from their "From Depression to...mode of [insert album title here]" Tours which they did around their 20th anniversary. They did an entire tour for each of their albums playing the original versions of most songs, used some of the old gear and even tried to visit as many original venues as they were able to (meaning the venues they played at for the original album tour). This song received an incredibly beautiful acoustic version in 2019 that they even played live to open their 2021 concert "SOGAI" at Tokyo Garden Theatre in 2021. I'm not asking this for a reaction or anything but if you have the time and if you are interested in that version here is a link (it leads to the live version because I think that one is really nice but the screen is very small and large parts are blurred. I think there might have been some copyright problems with uploading this so soon after the release. So you can just listen to it in the background instead of actually watching it): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l8ClirBpqNPLc30.html

If yall wanna see his craziest vocals, check Different Sense, goes hard as fuck

Dozing Green is great. One of the songs that I was able to introduce to a few friends cause funny enough, it was included in one version of rockband/guitar hero back in the day. I have seen some concerts when they changed between the first and second halves of the shows...maybe their Blitz 5 day tour? Cant remember...otherwise they might change just for the encore sometimes. Every tour is different though. Saw them in the states for their Ghoul tour in 2013 and Kyo had some amazing makeup and shawls shit going on. Great performance.

their singer kyo niimura be a tenor with a vocal range goin from e1-f7 l love how he can go from a whispery husky purr to a gutteral inhuman growl to a high pitched whine he also be partially deaf in his left ear and has been since like 2000 dir en grey be awesome live l got to see them in orlando florida in 2008 if'n ya get a chance to see them live l just be glad he's stopped doin that fishhookin thing he used to do that he'd do to spit blood up on the stage kyo and toshiya has been known to lose their shirt specially kyo he be a dynamic little fella and my fav member and a total beast on stage but be a shy fella off it

They had a 'visual kei' (Japanese goth/scene) origins! So yeah they change costumes pretty much in every tour

If just that broke Braden, then I can't wait to see him reduce to atom after checking out Dir En Grey - Obscure (live at Download 2013)

Awesome video, I love seeing Dir En Grey getting more exposure! And to answer your question about the costume changes the band(especially Kyo) has changed their look and aesthetic throughout the years. The band’s costumes were really elaborate and eccentric During their early years as a band but now things are a bit less crazy in terms of costumes, but still sometimes a member will do something that is pretty outlandish. I recommend y’all check out their live performances of Decayed Crow, Obscure, Red Soil, Different sense and if you want something from their old days I recommend Cage and ZAN

Oh yeah, thx for Dir en grey! Would like to see The world of Mercy and Diabolos )

Kyo's been doing those screams for 25 years man lol. He's good

Dir en Grey

Dir performed Obscure at the grand Ball room in LA. To this day idk how he managed that after throat surgery 💀💀

Dir en grey are an interesting beast indeed. A feature of the lives is that you don't know what to expect. Kyo is very interpretive at times, deliberately singing in character rather than giving a CD perfect "performance". This is my favourite, I will warn you though, it's dark and unsettling, but a different side of the bands on stage persona. The lyrics are particularly hard too. It's a two song progression that sees Kyo deteriorate. He's terrifying (the thumbnail should be enough for you to see) It finishes with Dead Tree. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNlmfr1kv8qddYU.html

Nice reaction! Thank you!

リクエストを聞いてくれてありがとう！🙌 このチャンネルを見るのが毎日の楽しみになっています🎉

If you want to hear Kyo's Whistles scream i suggest Dir en Grey - Decayed Crow

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I love the lyrics kyo write.

I can't argue against what's translated here but I've heard the line that here is translated as "even you, crawling with your neck on the ground" as something about a flower growing from the ground (where the body eaten by bugs in the beginning of the song was) hanging its maudlin head and then presumably the flower is the one saying the "love me" line before he starts screaming. That translation makes the meaning of the whole song make sense to me (something along the lines of cycle of life), but I don't know how accurate it is.

Kyo actually treated his polyps with medication. He has had surgery, but it was for tonsilitis, not for any sort of vocal injury.

Go react 1)Dir En Grey - The World Of Mercy (LIVE)(EN)(SUB) 2)Dir En Grey - Different Sense (Music video) (PV) (EN) (SUB)

nice！

Honestly tho you’d probably like YOUNG dir en grey. egnirys cimredopyh +) an injection is a bop, from their second album released in 2000.

What a song right? That's the beauty of this band. I can't wait till you get more into this bands catalog especially with the songs I've requested. You'll begin to notice that their catalog is insanely diverse. No one has suggested a more emotion driven song from them so I'll throw it in. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJp5rZtpztysiYE.html this is zakuro. One of the heaviest songs emotionally.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Was sind denn das für zwei Gurken? Noch nie Dir En Grey gehört was? So ist das eben wenn man nur den Standard Metal scheiß hört!!!!! Best Band ever!

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftWEeZWYxq_KlI0.html Unlike the 'harder' songs you have been listening to, I really recommend Macabre from the year 2000 [though the live version I'm linking was played during a tour from 16/17]