Dum Spiro Spero
by Dir en Grey
  • Record Label: The End
  • Release Date: Aug 2, 2011
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
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  1. PopMatters
    Sep 8, 2011
    90
    Dir 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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  2. Q Magazine
    Aug 22, 2011
    40
    It'll undoubtedly please their cult following, if few others. [Sep 2011, p.110]
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Aug 10, 2011
    83
    The 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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