Dir en grey

Dir en grey is a metal 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.

Vocalist Kyo uses 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)

Category:Japanese rock bands
Category:Japanese heavy metal bands
Category:Metalcore bands
Category:Visual kei bands
Category:Musical groups from Osaka