At the beginning of 2008, Dir En Grey announced plans to begin recording a new studio album. Their first touring of the year in May was another Japan tour with a conclusion of three shows at Shinkiba Studio Coast , titled Death over Blindness. Between touring, Dir En Grey performed…
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In 2008, Versailles made their first appearances in Europe and United States.
On August 1, Dir En Grey announced the release of their seventh studio album, Uroboros , which was released on November 11, 2008, in the United States. The band also toured the United States and Canada in support of the album, with dates scheduled for November and December (overlapping the…
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In March and April, the band performed cooperatively with Matenrou Opera across Europe.
The band went on a tour, entitled Tour 2008 L’7: Trans Asia via Paris, which covered several major Asian cities, as well as Paris , France . On this tour, a live show hiatus until 2011 was announced, although new material would still continue to be released.
Untitled in 2008
2008 began with the release of two more albums. The first, Nightmare 2003-2005 Single Collection , was released under their old label, Nippon Crown and was the latest installment of their greatest hits. The second, Kyokuto Symphony ~The Five Stars Night~ @Budokan , was their first live album, recorded during…
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Boris received additional international exposure when they opened for Nine Inch Nails on part of the 2008 segment of the Lights in the Sky tour.
In January 2008, the band released a live DVD, Wake up! Stand up! and Go! , featuring footage of their Wake Up! Tour of 2007 and a single, ” Tokyo Bambi “. On May a new single came out, ” New Animal “, and along with their previous two singles,…
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Still in 2008, legendary English rock band Oasis extended an offer for the Pillows to play as the opening act at their concert in Japan, but frontman Sawao Yamanaka refused their offer. In a January interview for Japanzine , Yamanaka joked that he “turned down the offer in order to…
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