Dir en grey

Dir En Grey
Dir En Grey in 2006
Background information
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	Experimental metal, alternative metal, metalcore, death metal, progressive metal, nu metal, hard rock
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Firewall Div., SMEJ, Okami, The End, Gan-Shin, Warcon Enterprises
Members	Kyo Kaoru Die Toshiya Shinya
Website	www.direngrey.co.jp

Dir en grey is a rock band from Japan. They began in 1997. They have recorded twenty eight singles, three EPs and eight albums, of which they have released three in Europe and two in the United States.

Vocal Kyou use growl, falset, mixvoice and hoistle voice in their music. Their music mixes rock and metal with tribal music. Many visual kei bands are influenced by Dir en grey.

Members

• Kyo (京) – vocals
• Kaoru (薫) – guitar
• Die – guitar
• Toshiya – bass
• Shinya – drums

Discography

Studio albums

• Gauze (1999)
• Macabre (2000)
• Kisou (2002)
• Vulgar (2003)
• Withering to Death. (2005)
• The Marrow of a Bone (2007)
• Uroboros (2008)
• Dum Spiro Spero (2011)
• Arche (2014)
• The Insulated World (2018)
• Phalaris (2022)