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Aug 9, 2011Dir en Grey are a band in their own genre at this point, and Dum Spiro Spero is the farthest-reaching testament to establish that as fact more than opinion.
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Entertainment WeeklyAug 10, 2011The moments of beautiful brutality help clear the mick occasionally built up by the punishing slogs through the grind-and-growl swamps. [5 Aug 2011, p.75]
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Kerrang!Aug 9, 2011It's extreme in a way that corpse-painted clowns will never understand--but as an expression of raw, wounded humanity, it stands as Dir en Grey's most captivating, compelling and soulful release to date. [30 Jul 2011, p.50]
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Sep 8, 2011Dir En Grey is one intense metal asylum patient paddling a brand of hair-raising sonic art packed so full of diversity and avant-garde goodness that they keep you coming back for more.
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Q MagazineAug 22, 2011It'll undoubtedly please their cult following, if few others. [Sep 2011, p.110]
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Aug 9, 2011These ominous minor-key workouts routinely change direction on a dime, not unlike a tornado or a hurricane.
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Aug 9, 2011It's far from easy listening but it's an approach that's won them legions of devoted fans in the process and comes close to reducing many of their peers to nothing more than musical footnotes in the larger scheme of things.
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Aug 9, 2011What's most disappointing about Dum Spiro Spero, though, is how empty and unfinished it sounds, even as the group sets in motion an intricate apparatus of grinding riffs, pinpoint leadwork, and labyrinthine time signatures.
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