Brabiz: DIR EN GREY & KYO RANKED

Brabiz 01.31.25	My third time ranking these albums, but i once again have a lot of new thoughts and perspectives on their discography, so i figured i’d throw it out there, and add in Kyo’s other projects to shake it up a bit.
CalculatingInfinity 02.01.25	Having Fetish over Adoratio is an abomination of an opinion, my lord.
Brabiz 02.01.25	No way, Fetish is a banger
Pikazilla 02.01.25	arche too high dss and sukekiyo too low
Pikazilla 02.01.25	1 is def 1 though
Demon of the Fall 02.01.25	Arche rips you dunderhead admittedly I don’t understand all of the list / side projects(?) and ting
Brabiz 02.01.25	Arche too high? That’s wild. Has the band’s best songwriting and performances easily.
Pikazilla 02.01.25	arche does rip but it ain't top 5 kyo album
GiaNXGX 02.01.25	excellent, arche is very good
GiaNXGX 02.01.25	sukekiyo not my cup of tea
Brabiz 02.02.25	Yeah outside of Vitium and Erosio I haven’t been able to get anything to stick with me. It should because it’s all of my favorite musical elements in one, with my favorite vocalist. But for some reason it’s been hard to get settled into. I’ve tried countless times, too
Brabiz 02.02.25	Fetish took a bit to grow on me, but at this point I’m listening to it at least once a week. Shit is way better than anyone is giving it credit for
CalculatingInfinity 02.02.25	@Brabiz: Just watch Persuasio and it'll all stick. I refuse to listen to studio Immortalis/Vitium when that show exists.
Brabiz 02.02.25	Yeah sure! I’ll check it out. I think MOAN is my most played song of the year, so i’d like to enjoy the band as much as that song. That’s how i managed to fall in love with Phalaris. I watched a live clip of Oboro, and was like “holy fuck”. This one specifically. The emotion and intensity of this performance made me reframe the song, and same with the other tracks i watched live. This is probably my favorite live clip of DEG ever https://youtu.be/8sdTEaMHbUs?si=Z3oSOQ4S-DdKVJh8
Brabiz 02.02.25	I should’ve added Unraveling, World of Mercy, Vestige of Scratches, and the other Petit Brabancon EP to this list. Totally missed those when i was making the list
BAT 02.02.25	original mix of uroboros iiiiis better, definitely a bit compressed mixwise but has a lot more bite especially in it's more chaotic moments.
BallsToTheWall 02.02.25	Great band, need to invest more time in their discography.
CalculatingInfinity 02.02.25	@Brabiz: Yeah I saw that show when it dropped, stunning. I can give you a MEGA link which has all Dir and Sukekiyo lives if you want. Persuasio for me is overall the best thing Kyo has been a part of, so I give it the highest praise. This list is making me want to finish my Dir/Sukekiyo live ranking I started ages ago, but it's too long for anyone to want to read it.
Brabiz 02.02.25	“I can give you a MEGA link which has all Dir and Sukekiyo lives if you want.“ That would be phenomenal, thanks I’m excited to check it out if it’s that good. The Arche Budokan stuff has always been my favorite. The clips of Tousei and Magayasou alone are mind blowing
CalculatingInfinity 02.02.25	Arche Budokan is my fav show for Dir nowadays; it's basically perfect. Sukekiyo live is a completely different vibe, so be prepared for that.
Azazzel 04.15.25	about done listening to all the Dir LPs. what are the other essential tracks and EPs tucked away on various releases, there's a lot to sift through and many LP 'singles'
CalculatingInfinity 04.15.25	The Unraveling EP is essential, the 15 minute Macabre remake is probably their best song. Missa you can skip tbh, it's not very good. There's a few single only songs pre Missa but not the most essential material. After Missa, there's only two non-album songs which aren't remakes/remixes of previous songs and both are essential: Fukai and The World of Mercy.
Brabiz 04.17.25	Garden off of Missa is essential though, I’d say. Awesome song, and the live video is 10/10