Dir En Grey

Summary

Dir En Grey is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,730 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Dir En Grey is The Marrow of a Bone^[3].
• A notable work attributed to Dir En Grey is Withering to Death.^[4].
• A notable work attributed to Dir En Grey is Gauze^[5].
• Dir En Grey's instance of is recorded as musical group^[6].
• Dir En Grey's genre is progressive metal^[7].
• Dir En Grey's genre is alternative metal^[8].
• Dir En Grey's genre is extreme metal^[9].
• Dir En Grey's record label is recorded as Free-Will^[10].
• Dir En Grey's discography is recorded as Dir En Grey discography^[11].
• Dir En Grey's Commons category is recorded as Dir En Grey^[12].
• Dir En Grey's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[13].
• Dir En Grey comprises Toshiya^[14].
• 1997 marks the founding of Dir En Grey^[15].
• Dir En Grey's location of formation is recorded as Osaka^[16].
• Dir En Grey's official website is recorded as http://www.direngrey.co.jp^[17].
• Dir En Grey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dir En Grey^[18].
• Dir En Grey's Commons gallery is recorded as Dir en grey^[19].
• Dir En Grey's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/performer/DIR%20EN%20GREY^[20].
• Dir En Grey's topic has template is recorded as Template:Dir En Grey^[21].
• Dir En Grey's start of work period is recorded as 1997^[22].
• Dir En Grey's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+138000'}^[23].
• Dir En Grey's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+155000'}^[24].
• Dir En Grey's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+171000'}^[25].
• Dir En Grey's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+186000'}^[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[27]

• Country: JP^[28]

• Began / founded: 1997-02^[29]

• Genre(s): alternative metal, alternative rock, avant-garde metal, loud kei, metal, nu metal, rock, visual kei^[30]

• Community tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, avant-garde metal, japanese, japanese band, kote kei, loud kei, major, metal, nu metal, rock, visual kei^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: ab309b83-904f-4e2c-8d11-a0223bba51f9^[32]

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Founding

1997 marks the founding of Dir En Grey^[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Osaka^[16].

Why It Matters

Dir En Grey ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,730 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]