In the summer of 2012, the band released a music video for their next single, ” Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! “, directed by Hidenobu Tanabe.
The same year, Babymetal performed outside of Japan for the first time at the 2012 Anime Festival Asia in Singapore .
and the best of album, Best Hit AKG , was released in January 2012
On August 11, 2012, Dir En Grey won the Extreme Metal Olympics organized by Loudwire , beating Death in the final. The band released the single ” Rinkaku ” on December 19 after their one-year and a half hiatus since their previous single release. Also, a tour titled In Situ…
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On 1 August, it was announced that because drummer Katsuma was devoting himself to medical treatment for a chronic hereditary disease , he was temporarily withdrawing from the band. Katsuma’s withdrawal period includes three people, ZAX ( Pay Money to My Pain ), Tatsu ( Crossfaith ), and YOUTH-K!!!(BPM13GROOVE), playing…
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supporting Kasabian in 2012
In 2012, Crossfaith’s tour schedule for Europe expanded, supporting Of Mice & Men with Bury Tomorrow and later in the year supporting While She Sleeps alongside Bleed from Within and Polar in September.
Being our 5th anniversary — and without a clear direction heading into the future – we have decided it was in the best interest of the band and the music, our staff and supporters, in order to pursue our artistic and personal goals outside the current framework, to stop all…
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On 7 December of the same year, the band released their first DVD, Three Days of Adrenaline , which was recorded in three cities: Osaka , Nagoya and Tokyo. The DVD contains 19 tracks (all 10 songs from The Enemy Inside are included), 3 behind-the-scenes videos, exclusive performances, and the…
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The single ” Lotus ” was released on January 26, 2011, along with a new fan-club only tour named The Decomposition of the Moon, scheduled to run from May 14 to 26. The band released ” Different Sense ” on June 22. On August 1, 2011, Dir En Grey released…
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