@@witheringflower3832 yeah I remember trying to learn some of their stuff like 10 years ago. Someone had ripped the video from a young guitar magazine dvd and put it on youtube. So it was like 240p and sounded like shit. But i watched it over and over trying to figure things out without any english subtitles lol.
Toshiya : « guitare is too hard » So instead He decided to become one of the most excentrique and badass bass player ! Oh and I’m sure He think of his bass as a contrabass.
I remember him telling that same story around the Vulgarism era and even then it was so silly to me how he became one of the best bassists in Jrock lmao.
@@arieswildchildIt doesn’t have more spots, It usually has less than a guitar but the neck is bigger because the frets are bigger too, both bass an guitar have between 22 and 24 frets and that multiplies for the number of strings the instrument has which is normally 6 for guitars and 4 in bass so in a guitar you would have 132-144 spots to press and in a bass 88-96, which by no means is an indication that one is more difficult than the other
I never thought that i would see DIR EN GREY and D'ERLANGER here in Loudwire. Positively surprised! Keep bringing japanese bands to a larger audience. There's tons of amazing bands that almost nobody never heard about there.
@@fleef69 flew from Puerto Rico to catch the GazettE in New York last year, and I'm still recovering. Probably the best show I've been to. Could barely speak for a while after 😂 definitely one of the best bands from Japan
Just because they are less known than for example Nickelback doesnt mean they are underrated. I'm sure professional musicians praise Dir en Grey. And while commercial success is important too, staying true to yourself and having a crowd that appreciates you for that is more important. Mass Appeal =/= Success as an artist
I just saw them live in Dec, standing mere feet away from Die and Kyo. Hands down, in over 40 years of going to concerts, the best experience of my life, seeing DEG in a venue that held 450. And yes, Die's hair really is that beautiful.
Daniel Oh my god, his stare is too powerful. He once stared in my direction, and I did a big ol’ NOPE cause I couldn’t handle how perfect and intense his face is. If I ever see them live again...I’m gonna fucking win.
Arche is one of the best metal albums I've ever heard. WAY ahead of its time. That album will change the way you look at music. Pulled me out of the depths of depression
@@ISoHEoBASSIST it's hard to say, specifically. Music itself can promote healing on inordinate levels. But when you can relate to the aggression and darkness on a personal level, conversely, it can be the dim light shining in the dark. It was for me.
Silvia Fox man me too ! I still barely know any Of the Japanese language personally but their creativity and music has always made me happy. I still have two of the cds in my studio lol
I don't honestly think that's a good idea. Knowing the way they've approached Diru before, they would only include stuff from the 2000~2010 era, and that's seriously going to give the wrong impression of the band. And mostly of Kyo. As Die stated, they changed a lot over the years. I think that would be misleading for people who have never heard of them and go listen to the band expecting something entirely different (watch the many changes they've experienced in the last 10 years). Also, I'm sure they won't pay attention to any "unforgettable moments" from more recent years.
This was cool. More Japanese bands please. The Babymetal backing band guys have some very underrated side projects. Loudwire should invite those guys to promote their stuff outside of BM.
I've been a fan for about 20 years, and although I don't listen as much these days I still love them to bits and am happy they're still going strong. They're always killing it. Once you become a fan of theirs you're a fan for life and it's something special.
I was lucky enough to have seen them live once like maybe 10 or so years ago and it was one of the best experiences of my life considering I never thought they would make it to the states back then. Eternally love Dir En Grey 🤍
I've been listening to these guys for nearly 12 years, and covered some of their songs with my friends' bands when I was younger. I also saw them when they played at Download, and just cried the whole time because I was so overjoyed.
Tetsu from the Japanese Band Merry have so amazing bass lines too. Its such a great band. Everybody who wants to hear it look for the album "nu chemical rhetoric". So amazing!
it was very Toshiya to be like "can I just do a phrase instead of a song?" lmao.. next time can he give us some crumbs and play some Embryo, Bottom of Death Valley, 24ko Cylinders, Ain't Afraid to Die, Akuro no Oka, Undecided's Acoustic Live from The Rose '08 Tour, Disabled Complexes, Stuck Man, Lotus, Warsaw no Gensou....... anything.. pls?? pls?????
Thanks Loudwire for doing a Dir en Grey centered video! I saw them for the first time in Houston TX this winter. I've been to a lot of shows and it was really incredible especially after being a fan for so long. Die really is beautiful IRL too, he's got a real Alucard thing going on lol
I probably only started listening to Dir en grey about 3 months ago but I've been so hooked. Thank god they have a crazy number of albums to listen and catch up on
I think this is the first time I've seen a guitar video of them above 480p.
They are an old band sooo😂😂
@@witheringflower3832 yeah I remember trying to learn some of their stuff like 10 years ago. Someone had ripped the video from a young guitar magazine dvd and put it on youtube. So it was like 240p and sounded like shit. But i watched it over and over trying to figure things out without any english subtitles lol.
@@saintlotus93 AHaHAHAHAHAHAA! Those were the days!
Same It's so hard finding new/good videos of them cause they're all from so long ago
Hahahaha
Toshiya : « guitare is too hard »
So instead He decided to become one of the most excentrique and badass bass player !
Oh and I’m sure He think of his bass as a contrabass.
I remember him telling that same story around the Vulgarism era and even then it was so silly to me how he became one of the best bassists in Jrock lmao.
Crazy. His slapping/strumming technique alone is incredibly hard to pull off. Guy has fingers stronger then Wolverine.
Bass is harder to play. Have longer neck so more sounds and spots to press.
@@arieswildchildIt doesn’t have more spots, It usually has less than a guitar but the neck is bigger because the frets are bigger too, both bass an guitar have between 22 and 24 frets and that multiplies for the number of strings the instrument has which is normally 6 for guitars and 4 in bass so in a guitar you would have 132-144 spots to press and in a bass 88-96, which by no means is an indication that one is more difficult than the other
Yep, Diru has some of the best interplay between guitar parts and bass parts ever recorded.
I never thought that i would see DIR EN GREY and D'ERLANGER here in Loudwire. Positively surprised! Keep bringing japanese bands to a larger audience. There's tons of amazing bands that almost nobody never heard about there.
Leandro Souza yes
Leandro Souza Same! I really like how Die threw in a D’erlanger riff, but not super surprised cuz he’s like their biggest fan
It’s crazy I’m obsessed with these guys and just yesterday loudwire had my old drummer in a video. Omg!!!
TRUE!
@@fleef69 flew from Puerto Rico to catch the GazettE in New York last year, and I'm still recovering. Probably the best show I've been to. Could barely speak for a while after 😂 definitely one of the best bands from Japan
This was unexpected and I loved it. Now bring shy Kyo for a quick interview about his writing.
I would kill to see this.
Kyo seems to be opening up a bit more in interviews lately, but all he does is smoke like 50 cigs and laugh
An interview with Kyo? That would be a helluva video
he isnt shy you piss him off he will boot you
I need this.
Toshiya is one of the MOST underrated musicians on the planet. Hell, the whole group is 🖤
yeah the whole band is underrated. I have been a fan since 2008 seeing them grow has been amazing.
Just because they are less known than for example Nickelback doesnt mean they are underrated. I'm sure professional musicians praise Dir en Grey. And while commercial success is important too, staying true to yourself and having a crowd that appreciates you for that is more important. Mass Appeal =/= Success as an artist
Dir en Grey is not underrated at all. Try La'cryma Christi 😂
@@SK-oz8yx shuse is from lacryma Christi is my dad lol
I just saw them live in Dec, standing mere feet away from Die and Kyo. Hands down, in over 40 years of going to concerts, the best experience of my life, seeing DEG in a venue that held 450. And yes, Die's hair really is that beautiful.
His hair is godlike. Also, you're so lucky! I saw them at Download, but their set was cut short because of the typically terrible British weather.
Saw them too in December at the House of blues in Houston Texas. It was amazing
I saw them at the Regent in December and yes, especially with that fan blowing his hair the entire show definitely made it 10x better.
Saw em at Ace of Spades! Oh man- it was just unreal!!
Daniel Oh my god, his stare is too powerful. He once stared in my direction, and I did a big ol’ NOPE cause I couldn’t handle how perfect and intense his face is. If I ever see them live again...I’m gonna fucking win.
Arche is one of the best metal albums I've ever heard. WAY ahead of its time. That album will change the way you look at music. Pulled me out of the depths of depression
Crazy as it sounds but arche was one of the greatest peices of music i have ever listened to man
Totally a truth.
yes! helped with depression for sure these guys are awesomeee
How is that arche pulled you out of depression...?
@@ISoHEoBASSIST it's hard to say, specifically. Music itself can promote healing on inordinate levels. But when you can relate to the aggression and darkness on a personal level, conversely, it can be the dim light shining in the dark. It was for me.
I used to listen to these guys religiously years ago. It’s good to see this finally omg.
Cheers
Same here! :) I nearly cried re-listening to their old stuff
Silvia Fox man me too ! I still barely know any Of the Japanese language personally but their creativity and music has always made me happy. I still have two of the cds in my studio lol
I've been religiously listening to them since 2004. Day in, day out. 💖🎶🎵
Lili Blais ❤️❤️❤️
Their bassist is soooo sick! What a great player. I gotta listen to more of them, I only have uroboros
You have to listen to their next album, Dum Spiro Spero. Those two albums are considered as their finest work.
Go through all of their albums. They change so much from album to album. My favorite from their recent work is Arche by far.
do yourself a favor and find Vulgar. Thank me later.
Every bit of their stuff is awesome. My personal favorite album is Vulgar but everything is so different and so good
I love all their albums, especially Arche
One of my favorite metal bands hands down.
Samee
SAAAAME!!!
saaaameeee!
whoa did i just see you on a Punk Rock MBA video?
@@scottsmith8162 Yep. That was me. Haha.
I slap like for epic bass.
Oz Osgood EPIC BASS
Wise choice.
LMAO
SLAP LIKE NOW
What's up
*SLEPAHS*
S L A P P E R S
音楽性とか世界観は過激なのにオフでの紳士的な対応を見ていると、この人達が売れ続けている理由が分かる。
For me Toshiya is a genius. The way he compose the lines in the songs are amazingly beautiful.
20年以上前からdirを知ってるが、まさか国際的バンドになるとは思わなかったな。
i was seriously like "why is Shinya playing guitar?" for like 2 seconds. . .
That’d be a sight
D. O. Brndo so you can't steal da riffs. Dir en grey fan since 2010.🤘
@Karina Peters ossankon 😂
(ossan is short for ojisan, uncle, middle aged men)
same here 😂 the hairstyle suits him
Where's shinya btw?
seeing this really made me happy for some type of reason, they should do a 10 most unforgettable kyo moments and DEG moments. that’d be cool to see
That would be an amazing video. haha
I don't honestly think that's a good idea. Knowing the way they've approached Diru before, they would only include stuff from the 2000~2010 era, and that's seriously going to give the wrong impression of the band. And mostly of Kyo.
As Die stated, they changed a lot over the years. I think that would be misleading for people who have never heard of them and go listen to the band expecting something entirely different (watch the many changes they've experienced in the last 10 years). Also, I'm sure they won't pay attention to any "unforgettable moments" from more recent years.
I could watch a video of them playing riffs for an hour straight
Trueee!!!
@@hitsurei Honestly goes for all of them...Shinya on his drums? Yes please!!
Wish they were set up with a better tone at least...
I'd love to see an interview with L'Arc-en-Ciel's Tetsuya, probably one of the most interesting melodic bass players ever.
Die and Toshiya flexing ;-P Damn, they're so talented! Diru, one of Japan's finest metal bands.
I never noticed how good Die's right hand technique is.
Yes, it looks a little unorthodox, but it's tight af.
7弦でschweinの椅子を弾いてるの
何気にレアだと思います
ライブや映像だとなかなか手元アップで観られないからこれは嬉しい。メンバー全員分やって欲しい。
言葉から伝わる優しい人格
音楽とのギャップがファンを強烈に魅了し続けてる☺️
ディルは初期と今で全然音楽性違うもんな、どっちも好きだけど。
Dir en grey is Japanese music royalty! Been a fan since 2002 and it’s been an amazing 20 years since enjoying their creations!
本人の生演奏の音は、楽器を演る人にとってはめちゃくちゃ嬉しい^^
One of my favourite bands. Their sound is just unique. Dir En Grey changed my understanding of music.
Die's right hand is so precise it's really tight
I love the tattoo! it‘s so cool
Toshiya少し滑舌悪いのかな…?たまに喋り方に違和感がある。けどやっぱカッコイイ🥰
These guys rock.
Seriously, best modern Metal/Rock band in years.
サディスティックエモーションのカッティングキレッキレ!
カッコいい‼️
カッティングの鬼って呼ばれてますしね!
0:33 bitch please, i’m fabulous
Toshia produces better melodies on bass than most musicians on regular guitars.
This was cool. More Japanese bands please. The Babymetal backing band guys have some very underrated side projects. Loudwire should invite those guys to promote their stuff outside of BM.
One of their guitarists is Leda, who was originally in Deluhi, right? I don't think baby babymetal is ever gonna fit my tastes, but deluhi was solid
Toshya is insane! Love his bass lines!
die looks like such a diva i love it lmao
3:02
bro at least you’re not like me still looking at the strings until I remember the chord 🥲
As soon as Die starting playing the riff to Schwein no Isu, I lost it! So cool seeing the guys play riffs at above 480p lol
Toshiyaがインパルスでスラップやってるのこの映像しかない
I'm pretty upset Kaoru wasnt included in this video, but Toshiya and Die are very interesting, I enjoyed their interviews
I've been a fan for about 20 years, and although I don't listen as much these days I still love them to bits and am happy they're still going strong. They're always killing it. Once you become a fan of theirs you're a fan for life and it's something special.
Agreed! I'm a fan around 12 years and they keep fascinating and surprising me, I love this band to death!
I love watching their catalogue evolve. Such a unique and great sound for each album.
I love D'ERLANGER!!!
I love Dir en Grey's early music!!
Kyo has some amazing vocals
I was lucky enough to have seen them live once like maybe 10 or so years ago and it was one of the best experiences of my life considering I never thought they would make it to the states back then. Eternally love Dir En Grey 🤍
I saw them years and years ago I was the 1st us show they did at the Limelight in NYC but haven’t seen them since 2009
One of the best metal bands around
They need more attention! They don't have enough
This band is seriously underrated. Oroboros is a fantastic album.
Uroboros is a name of album you're looking for.
Same with Vulgar and Marrow Of A Bone with Marrow being especially underrated
彼からサイコビリーってワードが出たのが嬉しい
Dir En Grey will always be my favorite band. 🤘
ライブでToshiyaくんがこのベースに変えた瞬間5弦の曲来るなって身構えちゃう
Toshiya's talent is sorely wasted in Dir en Greys current sound. he needs a cleaner bass tone to shine
I've been listening to these guys for nearly 12 years, and covered some of their songs with my friends' bands when I was younger. I also saw them when they played at Download, and just cried the whole time because I was so overjoyed.
ダイさんのダウンピッキングまじ尊敬する
Die and Toshiya are literally GODSSS at playing the guitar and of course Karou (can’t forget about him) ❤️❤️
I will always be indebted to Loudwire for introducing me to Dir En Grey. I don't think I could have discovered their music any other way.
こう言う手元アップとか中々無いから一生見れる
I used to listen to them sooo much in my teenage years, I even went to two concerts... nice to see these guys are still making music
Their concerts are so unbelievably amazing and paralyzing. Thank you for this video please bring Kaoru and or Shinya too!
I love them for over more than 12 years, and they are never enough. I saw them twice in live, and I WANT to see diru again and again and again ...
Just twice for 12 years? :O
@@MatsushiiThisBIG yeah, unfortunately, they were twice in my country, so i had the chance for this two :)
yeah, no shows for us :( unfortunately I was young and I got to their music in 2015 so I missed it
0:59 Geist•seele•wille•zelle o/
Forget the playing, the real question is what shampoo and conditioner are they using?
Why longhaired men with guitars are so attractive?!
about freaking time!! more Japanese metal!!
Good to see them get recognition for once!
Die and Toshiya is really awesome. I love Dir en Grey music and their metamorph~
DIR EN GREYでSADISTIC EMOTIONやってみてほしい 笑
もっと堕威君のギター聴きたい!
Toshiya先生の最初のベースの弾き方はもう訳わからん!www笑
This video is too short XD
I love Dir En Grey so much! It would be sick if you guys interviewed Kyo. ❤️
Tetsu from the Japanese Band Merry have so amazing bass lines too. Its such a great band. Everybody who wants to hear it look for the album "nu chemical rhetoric". So amazing!
Dieさん手のタトゥー消してる?
somehow die’s hair continuously touching the strings triggers me lmao when i did that i ripped out hair 🤦🏼
These guys are genius. I saw them live in December and it was amazing, I really hope they come back soon to my country
idk how many times ive repeatedly watched this video
Back in the early 2000s everyone wanted to be impregnated by Toshiya, both men and women
Toshiya ages really slowly
Since when did he dye his hair into blonde? Last time I saw him with red hair color, anyway he’s very pretty
2016
としやさん座って弾く時もその角度で弾くんだ
やっぱりちょい下手なところ好き
下手っていうか手癖感が凄いというか…ライブだとより生っぽい感じになるので自分も好きですね笑
ど
いや下手だよ。
でも圧倒的にオリジナリティがあるからいいんです
これは嬉しすぎる
Vocês não tem noção do quanto eu amo essa banda!!!
Melhor banda!!!
@@DIRENGREYJAPAN com certeza
amamos!
it was very Toshiya to be like "can I just do a phrase instead of a song?" lmao.. next time can he give us some crumbs and play some Embryo, Bottom of Death Valley, 24ko Cylinders, Ain't Afraid to Die, Akuro no Oka, Undecided's Acoustic Live from The Rose '08 Tour, Disabled Complexes, Stuck Man, Lotus, Warsaw no Gensou....... anything.. pls?? pls?????
Can we get Kami Band, Galneryus, and Maximum the Hormone next please?
Also Maximum the Hormone as soon as you can. Their new record is coming soon.
2:48 Every bass player story
Don't take me serious, just kidding!
Tis mine. I need a five string left handed bass guitar
Hahaha tbh his story is more relatable to us normies then those popular bassist who started playing at age 10 and other crazy stories.
ダイがローランドに見えてしまう
ほんとそれ
知らない人にローランドって見せたら信じそう
dir en greyにジャンル分けは要らない
なぜなら俺たちがオリジナルだから
ダァイ「俺が全身ハイブランドだから」
俺も思ったw
ローランドより整ってるけど、わかります。
詩踏みぐらいからのdir en greyが一番好きです
Fun fact Die quit karate to learn guitar.
Thanks Loudwire for doing a Dir en Grey centered video! I saw them for the first time in Houston TX this winter. I've been to a lot of shows and it was really incredible especially after being a fan for so long. Die really is beautiful IRL too, he's got a real Alucard thing going on lol
Ikr I was unintentionally staring at him for like two minutes and he got such an heartwarming smile too.
Akira Takasaki is one of the best guitar players on the planet! Look up Loudness if you haven’t!
I was at their first live outside Asia in 2005 in Berlin. Can't believe it's been almost 16 years. I feel old now.
I probably only started listening to Dir en grey about 3 months ago but I've been so hooked. Thank god they have a crazy number of albums to listen and catch up on
We need a Wikipedia fact of fiction Dir en Grey edition
Yes!
I can't express how much I love this band
Seeing them live again in about a week. I'm so excited
Where were you?
@@MatsushiiThisBIG I was in Helsinki, Finland!
@@bluesdrivemonster2546 good.
Toshiya got one important thing right:
Guitar is not worth the effort. Only bass is worth the effort. Only bass is worth playing at all. Slap like now
WHAT IS MY FAVORITE BAND DOING ON LOUDWIRE! MORE MORE I WANT MORE OF THEM
I've waited a long time for this
That guitar tone is fucking smacking
Holy shit this brings back memories
一時は、ベース独特の病気で握力がなくなる病気で弾けなくなる可能性があったとか聞いてましたが。
Die e Toshi são insanos