Dir En Grey added to 'Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink' UK/Ireland tour
Japan's Dir En Grey will join Mindless Self Indulgence, Bring Me The Horizon, Black Tide and In Case Of Fire on the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour which kicks off in Belfast, Ireland on January 13.Editor of Kerrang! magazine Paul Brannigan comments on the addition to the lineup: "Having been lucky enough to catch Dir En Grey play in Tokyo earlier this year, I was struck by the intense connection between the band and their fans and we were desperate to let audiences across the UK and Ireland experience this truly unique band for themselves. Dir En Grey are a fabulous addition to the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour 2009 and their presence means that the hottest tour of 2009 just got hotter!"
Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour 2009 dates:
Jan. 13 - Belfast - Mandela Hall
Jan. 14 - Dublin - Academy
Jan. 16 - Bristol - Academy
Jan. 17 - Cardiff - Great Hall
Jan. 18 - Southampton - Guildhall
Jan. 20 - Oxford - Academy
Jan. 21 - Norwich - Uea
Jan. 22 - Nottingham - Rock City
Jan. 23 - Manchester - Academy
Jan. 24 - Leeds - University
Jan. 26 - Liverpool - Academy
Jan. 27 - Glasgow - Barrowland
Jan. 28 - Newcastle - Academy
Jan. 29 - Birmingham - Academy
Jan. 30 - London - Brixton Academy
"Uroboros", the seventh full-length album from Dir En Grey, sold around 6,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 114 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD debuted at No. 1 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
"Uroboros" was made available in four formats: digital album; CD jewel case; deluxe limited-edition CD digipak with bonus track and Dvd; and 12" Lp with a digital download card included.
"Dozing Green", the new video from Japan's Dir En Grey, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by by the band's longtime director Hiroyuki Kondo and took two and a half months to create, from filming to post-production.