EvilHippy

Can't believe I'm alone when it comes to asunaki koufuku, koe naki asu. One of my favs.
 
Anyway everything up to uroboros slaps. 

No.
We don't need second Grieva.

Full PV. Like, wtf?
Was it shown somewhere before?

More work for Seelentau's wiki.

Coming to say Insulated World is a solid third place for me because I feel bad that it’s getting absolutely no love

Love them or hate them, almost everyone's got an opinion about Dir en grey. The scene stops to listen whenever Dir en grey announce a new single or album. As a long time fan of the band, I think it's the perfect time to express how I feel about all of their albums. My feelings will differ from album to album. Some albums have had the benefit of twenty years and others only a few months, so that's always going to be a factor in how I rank things. I will cover this from my least favorite album to my most favorite album, but by no means take this as a definitive list for Dir en grey. Everyone will have their own rankings and their own suggestions for where to start. I happen to think that this also a great order to introduce someone to this band.
 
This is a perfect topic for those that don't listen to Dir en grey or don't know where to start, current fans looking for spicy opinions and a pot to stir, or even old fans looking for a reintroduction into their new era. Not only have I included a PV for each album as a sampler, but I also put together suggested playlists for each album. The playlists are the order that I would have arranged the band if I were them. The songs are the songs that I believe are the best from each period. Some will require more effort than others to construct. To make it simpler, I have included my favorite three tracks and one music video from each album.

I will not consider the mini albums MISSA and six Ugly in this analysis, but some of those tracks will appear in the playlists I create.
 
DUM SPIRO SPERO
 
Album No: 8
Released: August 2, 2011
Length: 67:31
 
 
鬼葬 (kisou)
 
Album No: 3
Released: January 30, 2002
Length: 69:57
 
THE MARROW OF A BONE

Album No: 6
Released: February 7, 2007
Length: 50:05
 
ARCHE
 
 
Album No: 9
Released: December 10, 2014
Length: 68:01
 
🎖️The Insulated World🎖️
 
Album No: 10
Released: September 26, 2018
Length: 50:27

🏅Withering to death.🏅
 
Album No: 5
Released: March 9, 2005
Length: 51:14

🥉MACABRE🥉
 
Album No: 2
Released: September 20, 2000
Length: 72:57

🥈GAUZE🥈
 
Album No: 1
Released: July 28, 1999
Length: 64:47
 
🥇UROBOROS🥇
 
Album No: 7
Released: November 11, 2008
Length: 58:54

👑VULGAR👑
 
Album No: 4
Released: September 10, 2003
Length: 57:02

That's everything folks! Thanks for reading all the way to the end! Did you like it? Did you agree? Do you have your own rankings? Leave them below! I'm interested to know what everyone's opinions are, especially since Dir en grey is one of my favorite bands ever. So many people are passionate about this band like no other. If enough people liked this, I may follow up soon with one for the GazettE.
 

Until next time

https://www.dafont.com/ghastly-panic.font?text=The+Insulated+World
This is the font they've used for TIW.

https://www.dafont.com/ghastly-panic.font?text=The+Insulated+World
This is the font they've used for TIW.

https://www.dafont.com/ghastly-panic.font?text=The+Insulated+World
This is the font they've used for TIW.

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Live from TWOM Blu-ray
 

Live from TWOM Blu-ray
 

Fuck all y’all
 
Uroboros (the OG mix)
The Insulated World
Macabre
Arche
Dum Spiro Spero 
Gauze
Vulgar
The Marrow of a Bone
Kisou
Withering to death
 
Edit: and yeah that’s best to worst

https://direngrey.fandom.com/wiki/The_World_of_Mercy
 
Sorry for the delay, lyrics, romaji and translation are up on the wiki

THIS. IS. DUMB. IT'S BECAUSE OF SHIT LIKE THIS MANY SUKEKIYO'S SONGS SOUND DISJOINTED.

THIS. IS. DUMB. IT'S BECAUSE OF SHIT LIKE THIS MANY SUKEKIYO'S SONGS SOUND DISJOINTED.

Still can't agree with it.
While other praise Tue Madsen, I hate how he pushed cymbals up-front (DSS) and made guitars really dry and dull (Uroko).

Official merch. So, yeah, maybe it will help you somehow.