DIR EN GREY's MORTAL DOWNER: The evolution of sound continues.
It's time to go on a musical journey with DIR EN GREY. Now, for those who have followed my blog for a while, you'll already know that DIR EN GREY just so happen to be one of my favourite bands of all time with ARCHE being darn near musical perfection in my humble opinion. For me that was a pivotal moment in their musical evolution and well, they've always been evolving their sound whilst retaining the lyricism and the core of what makes them who they are. I rather enjoyed PHALARIS which was released back in 2022, as it contained some brilliant stuff such as Kamui/Kamuy, Schadenfraude and Oboro with them all having a regular spot in my playlists. I was rather curious as to how they would follow it up, especially considering the teaser that was The Devil In Me released as a single in 2024. Low and behold, MORTAL DOWNER finally arrived on the 8th of April, 2026 and man, it is another step in the evolution of the band's sound. ISOLATION The album opens up with an instru...
