Dir En Grey announce UK return

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Avant-garde Japanese metal outfit line up London shows

Avant-garde Japanese metal outfit Dir En Grey will play two London shows in May, they’ve confirmed.

They launched their ninth studio album Arche in December and they’ll support its release with gigs at London’s Islington O2 Academy on May 23 and 24. Their previous record was 2013 EP The Unraveling.

Tickets to both shows go on sale on Thursday (February 12) at 10am from Kililive and SeeTickets.

The band previously issued a teaser for their most recent release. View it below.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.