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* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: Even fans who otherwise think [[They Changed It Now It Sucks]] ''love'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCdSXPlMlE4 The Final.]
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: Even fans who otherwise think [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]] ''love'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCdSXPlMlE4 The Final.]
* [[Hell Is That Noise]]: Some of Kyo's singing and the music that accompanies it can drift into this territory surprisingly fast.
* [[Hell Is That Noise]]: Some of Kyo's singing and the music that accompanies it can drift into this territory surprisingly fast.
* [[Its Popular Now It Sucks]]: Happened pre-emptively among some long time J-Rock fans who were actually ''hoping'' the band would flop in the United States because they couldn't stand the thought of "Hot Topic kiddies" liking their band.
* [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks]]: Happened pre-emptively among some long time J-Rock fans who were actually ''hoping'' the band would flop in the United States because they couldn't stand the thought of "Hot Topic kiddies" liking their band.
* [[Magnum Opus]]: Arguably, ''Uroboros.''
* [[Magnum Opus]]: Arguably, ''Uroboros.''
** ''Macabre'' for the older fans.
** ''Macabre'' for the older fans.
* [[Narm]]:
* [[Narm]]:
** "I'll rape your daughter on your grave" from "Agitated Screams of Maggots"
** "I'll rape your daughter on your grave" from "Agitated Screams of Maggots"
** The [[Cluster F Bomb]] at the end of "Lie Buried with a Vengeance" which is occasionally interrupted by Kyo making unintelligible noises that sound an awful lot like "Ooga-booga-booga."
** The [[Cluster F-Bomb]] at the end of "Lie Buried with a Vengeance" which is occasionally interrupted by Kyo making unintelligible noises that sound an awful lot like "Ooga-booga-booga."
* [[Tear Jerker]]: "Ain't Afraid to Die" is a [[Surprisingly Gentle Song]] about a man remembering his former lover on the anniversary of her death. One interpretation of the title is that he welcomes death as a chance to be reunited with her. {{spoiler|Kyo leaves all but the first line of the last verse unsung, implying that he died before he could finish.}}
* [[Tear Jerker]]: "Ain't Afraid to Die" is a [[Surprisingly Gentle Song]] about a man remembering his former lover on the anniversary of her death. One interpretation of the title is that he welcomes death as a chance to be reunited with her. {{spoiler|Kyo leaves all but the first line of the last verse unsung, implying that he died before he could finish.}}
* [[They Changed It Now It Sucks]]: This started with ''Vulgar,'' with ''Marrow of a Bone,'' or not at all.
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: This started with ''Vulgar,'' with ''Marrow of a Bone,'' or not at all.
** Fans (or former fans) who complain about Dir en grey's new sound are mostly people who miss the band's [[Visual Kei]] period.
** Fans (or former fans) who complain about Dir en grey's new sound are mostly people who miss the band's [[Visual Kei]] period.



Revision as of 15:43, 8 January 2014


  • Crowning Music of Awesome: Even fans who otherwise think They Changed It, Now It Sucks love The Final.
  • Hell Is That Noise: Some of Kyo's singing and the music that accompanies it can drift into this territory surprisingly fast.
  • It's Popular, Now It Sucks: Happened pre-emptively among some long time J-Rock fans who were actually hoping the band would flop in the United States because they couldn't stand the thought of "Hot Topic kiddies" liking their band.
  • Magnum Opus: Arguably, Uroboros.
    • Macabre for the older fans.
  • Narm:
    • "I'll rape your daughter on your grave" from "Agitated Screams of Maggots"
    • The Cluster F-Bomb at the end of "Lie Buried with a Vengeance" which is occasionally interrupted by Kyo making unintelligible noises that sound an awful lot like "Ooga-booga-booga."
  • Tear Jerker: "Ain't Afraid to Die" is a Surprisingly Gentle Song about a man remembering his former lover on the anniversary of her death. One interpretation of the title is that he welcomes death as a chance to be reunited with her. Kyo leaves all but the first line of the last verse unsung, implying that he died before he could finish.
  • They Changed It, Now It Sucks: This started with Vulgar, with Marrow of a Bone, or not at all.
    • Fans (or former fans) who complain about Dir en grey's new sound are mostly people who miss the band's Visual Kei period.