Kaoru
Alexandre Cardoso · CC BY 2.0
- Born
- 1974 · Hyōgo Prefecture.
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- musician · composer · guitarist
- Fields
- heavy metal music
- Languages
- Japanese
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The recorded working language is Japanese. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are heavy metal music.
Guitarist Kaoru of Dir en grey performing in the United States in 2008.
Xue Rou Zhong
Dir En Grey in Maquinária Festival, occurred in November 8 2009 at São Paulo, Brazil.
Silvio Tanaka from Sao Paulo, Brazil · Kaoru 薫 - Dir En Grey
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- 1.Hartmann, Graham. Dir En Grey Capture Gold Medal in Extreme Metal Olympics. Loudwire.
- 2.Barkan, Jonathan. Dir En Grey Release Short Teaser For "Unraveling. Bloody Disgusting. 19 March 2013.
- 3.Barkan, Jonathan. Dir En Grey's "Un Deux" Featured In 'Resident Evil: Revelations 2′ Commercial. Bloody Disgusting. 13 March 2015.
- 4.Konstantinos. A Brief History Of Dir en grey. Medium. 2018-04-08.
- 5.Mascia, Mike. Dir En Grey feature interview. Blistering.
- 6.Brannigan, Paul. The Perfect Stranger. Kerrang!. 42–43. 2008-11-19.
- 7.Spirit of Metal. Dir En Grey.
- 8.Cage. Dir En Grey. Jame World. 2009-06-11.
- 9.Make. [Cover Feature] KISAKI Special Interview. January 19, 2024.
- 10.TJ Mook. Yarouze. 23. 1999-10-02. 978-4-7966-1613-3.
- 11.Apres Guerre #19 (March 1997)
- 12.Single chart positions. oricon.co.jp.
- 13.Reesman, Brian. Kabuki Rock. grammy.com. 2006-11-30.
- 14.Finnish chart positions. finnishcharts.com.
- 15.Credits for Death Trance. imdb.com.
- 16.La Franco, Robert. Japanese Invasion. wired.com.
- 17.Family Values Tour 2006 lineup announcement. blabbermouth.net. 2006-04-18.
- 18.Loud Park 2006 lineup. loudpark.com.
- 19.Bowar, Chad. The Marrow of a Bone review. about.com.
- 20.Inward Scream U.S. leg announcement. blabbermouth.net. 2006-11-11.
- 21."Dir En Grey' cross the USA". (January 2007) Newtype USA. Vol. 6 No. 1 p. 19.
- 22.Deftones tour dates announcement. blabbermouth.net. 2006-02-20.
- 23.Planet-Loud interview. planet-loud.com.
- 24.hide memorial summit. hide-city.com.
- 25.Yahoo Japan Corporation. Dir En Grey、シングル「Glass Skin」に続き、約2年ぶりとなるニュー・アルバム『Uroboros』が発売決定！. music.yahoo.co.jp. 1. 2008-08-01.
- 26.Aitimedia, Inc. Dire En Grey 「Glass Skin」に続き、新アルバム『Uroboros』 / Barks ニュース. barks.jp. 1. 2008-08-02.
- 27.Jacob. Dir En Grey North America Tour. jame-world.com. Asian Music Entertainment. 1.
- 28.direngrey.co.jp. Postponement of Sendai & Sapporo shows.
- 29.Smith, Tom. Dir en Grey to Play London in August. NEO Magazine. Uncooked Media. 2010-04-28.
- 30.Coming to England and Russia , Dir en grey coming to England and Russia
- 31.Dir En Grey Announces North American Co-Headlining Tour With Apocalyptica. 2010-07-14.
- 32.Apocalyptica - Bring Them To Light - World Premiere - Live from Club Nokia, Los Angeles CA. YouTube. 2010-09-09.
- 33.Dir en grey start work on new album. 2010-09-24.
- 34.Romantist - The Stalin, Michiro Endo Tribute Album -. cdjapan.co.jp.
- 35.New single Lotus2011.01.26 release orchestrated-chaos.com. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- 36.New single Different Sense 2011.06.22 release orchestrated-chaos.com. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- 37.Dir En Grey's Scream for the Truth Campaign. jame-world.com. 2011-10-05.
- 38.Kam, Chee. DIR EN GREY Bring their Potent Message "Scream For The Truth" to Times Square. puregrainaudio.com. 2011-10-17.
- 39.Dir En Grey Official Site. Direngrey.co.jp.
- 40.Lee, Casey. Dir En Grey vocalist diagnosed with voice disorder. Yahoo!. February 13, 2012.
- 41.An Interview with Kyo of Dir en Grey – September 26, 2013.
- 42.Dir En Grey Capture Gold Medal in Extreme Metal Olympics. Loudwire.
- 43.Dir En Grey Official Site. Direngrey.co.jp.
- 44.YouTube.
- 45.Tour 2013 Tabula Rasa. Shattered-tranquility.net.
- 46.Dir en Grey to Visit Europe. JpopAsia.com.
- 47.Tour 2013 Ghoul. Shattered-tranquility.net.
- 48.Tour 2013 Ghoul North America. Facebook.com cbignore.
- 49.YouTube cbignore. Dir En Grey Trailer [2013.9.19]. September 18, 2013.
- 50.Tour14 Psychonnect - mode of "Gauze"?- - Dir En Grey Official Site. Direngrey.co.jp.
- 51.Gin (pseudonym) (August 4, 2014). "New Album from Dir en Grey". Jame World. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- 52.Luna Sea フェス、Glay ら 10 組日程発表 5・8 出演者第2弾. Oricon. 2015-05-04.
- 53.Dir En Grey Arche 2016年2月5日(金)-2016年2月6日(土) 日本武道館 特設ページ. Dir En Grey official site.
- 54.2016年6月 Live Blu-ray & DVD『Arche at Nippon Budokan』release決定. Dir En Grey official site.
- 55.New Single to be Released on July, 2016. Dir En Grey Official Site.
- 56.Tour16-17 From Depression to ________ [mode of Vulgar]. Dir En Grey official site.
- 57.Tour16-17 From Depression to ________ [mode of Dum Spiro Spero]. Dir En Grey official site.
- 58.Tour16-17 From Depression to ________ [mode of 鬼葬]. Dir En Grey official site.
- 59.Timeline -. Direngrey.co.jp.
- 60.D'erlanger Tribute Album. Jame-world.com. July 2, 2017.
- 61.ここは自殺の庭さ 楽しい？ Dir En Grey Best Album Vestige of Scratches 2018.1.2 Release. Direngrey.co.jp.
- 62.New Album 『The Insulated World』 2018.9.26 Release - Dir En Grey Official Site. Direngrey.co.jp.
- 63.Overseas (Europe) Tour18 Wearing Human Skin.
- 64.Overseas (North America) Tour19 This Way to Self-Destruction.
- 65.Overseas (Europe) Tour20 This Way to Self-Destruction.
- 66.new Single『The world of mercy』2019.9.18 Release 決定. Direngrey.co.jp.
- 67.Buck-Tickトリビュート詳細解禁！椎名林檎、Brahman、Dirらがカバーするのは. Music Natalie. 2019-11-22.
- 68.Update about Dir En Grey New Digital Single 『落ちた事のある空 (Ochita Koto no Aru Sora)』. Direngrey.co.jp.
- 69.NEW SINGLE『朧』2021年4月28日発売決定！. direngrey.co.jp.
- 70.Dir En Grey excites with details on album "Phalaris". March 17, 2022.
- 71.Dir En Grey's "19990120" revives three debut singles. November 2023.
- 72.New Single from DIR EN GREY. January 31, 2024.
- 73.DIR EN GREY OFFICIAL SITE.
- 74.Dir En Grey: Dum Spiro Spero. August 31, 2011.
- 75.Bloody-disgusting.com. Album Review: Dir En Grey 'Dum Spiro Spero'. 2011-07-17.
- 76.Dir En Grey: Dum Spiro Spero. Ultimate-guitar.com.
- 77.Dum Spiro Spero - Dir en Grey. AllMusic.
- 78.Marrow of a Bone > Review by Thom Jurek. Allmusic.
- 79.Uroboros > Review. AllMusic.
- 80.Dum Spiro Spero > Review. AllMusic.
- 81.10 Mesmerizing High Notes by Metal Vocalists. Loudwire. 2013-03-29.
- 82.Dir En Grey - Dum Spiro Spero. PopMatters. 2011-08-31.
- 83.Titus, Christa. Underground Support Brings Dir En Grey to Forefront. Billboard. 2006-04-17.
- 84."I Had No Idea What They Were Saying": The Dir En Grey Interview. MetalSucks. 2011-07-28.
- 85.Stewart, Brian. Lyrics translations with notes. centigrade-j.com.
- 86.Dir En Grey. The Big Takeover. 2006-10-11.
- 87.Interview: Dir en grey's Shinya. SF Weekly. 2008-12-11.
- 88.Dir En Grey Guitarist Kaoru Discusses Latest EP, Next Album + Scream for the Truth Campaign. Loudwire. 2013-11-25.
- 89.Robson, Daniel. Shock-rock act Dir En Grey snub cartoons for cred. The Japan Times. 2007-04-27.
- 90.Interview with Japanese Metal Band Dir En Grey. My Global Mind. 2015-06-03.
- 91.Brannigan, Paul. The Perfect Stranger. Kerrang!. Bauer. 43. 2007-11-18.
- 92.HMV. 無人島 ～俺の10枚～ 【Dir En Grey 編】. 2011-07-29.
- 93.Kadokawa. Roots of My Music／薫（Dir En Grey）. 2014-02-12.
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