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Meredith sits down with three of the guys from the Japanese band, Dir En Grey to talk about their current US tour

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December 3, 2008 @ 5:03pm
FlipKlein

Best show on my mind was at NYC...My favorite.
and Osaka Jo hall

damn, Their performance of Garden there 9 years ago, is still one of my favorite live performances.
Thank you for posting these interviews and taking the time to check out a band that means so much to me and to millions of other fans.

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December 4, 2008 @ 9:38am
VLAZE METAL

Thanks for checking out the interviews, I'm glad you liked them !

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July 25, 2009 @ 7:11am
JRock_4_All

Nice interview, though I wish that people interviewing this band would try asking them questions like these, instead of just the usual "How do you like America?" stuff. These are questions many of the fans would like to get answers to.

* Many fans outside of Japan initially discovered Dir en grey's music through mp3 audio files that were put up on internet fansites and file-sharing services as far back as 2002. How aware were you of this connection between The Internet and the gradual increase in popularity of your music outside of your home country?

* "Many of your American fans actually feel a sense of guilt when they obtain your older CD's and DVD's illegally, but the albums and video compilations we want most are priced way too high for Americans. The average price for a CD in America is $17, the imported versions of your older albums cost $40. The average cost of a DVD in America is $25, one of your older DVD's costs $70. To an American, those are crazy prices for just one CD or one DVD. - So it's no wonder that fans either download or buy a cheaper bootleg version from Taiwan. Although, if you were to re-release older albums like Kisou or Vulgar, or DVD's like "Code of Vulgarism" through your current U.S. distribution, many fans would gladly buy them. Can this be done, or is it strictly up to your Japanese record label?

* You released a tour DVD for "The Rose Trims Again" tour, but sadly it only had the Japanese leg of the tour and no U.S. tour footage. The DVD also costs $80, a price only the most obsessed fans would be willing to pay. Would you ever consider recording a Full Length Live Concert DVD in America and selling it in U.S. stores?

* Do you think, because of its focus on flashy and androgynous looks, that your involvement in the "Visual Kei" movement in the past might have negatively affected your chances of gaining an audience with traditional Rock and Metal fans in America since anyone can just do a Google Image search and see your older outfits and form judgments about you?

* Would you consider performing older songs like Mushi, Ain't Afraid to Die, or Embryo on an American tour? (If answer is no) - What if many fans in the audience shouted out, asking to hear those songs? Would you still not play them?

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