Popular hard rock band
DIR EN GREY will release a new mini-album on April 3rd.
Titled
THE UNRAVELING, the release will feature seven brand-new tracks and will be available in three editions. The regular edition will be CD-only, while the limited edition will come with a bonus DVD. A deluxe limited edition will also be available for pre-order until February 11th. This version will include two CDs and a DVD. Further details regarding the tracklist will be revealed closer to the release date.
In May,
DIR EN GREY will play at Japan's
OZZFEST 2013 at Makuhari Messe, where they will play alongside Japanese post-hardcore band
coldrain and metal band
Anthem, as well as British rock legends
Black Sabbath, and American metal band
Tool. More details on the festival can be found
here.
DIR EN GREY will also return to Europe in June to perform at Austria's
Nova Rock Festival. The festival will also feature Finnish metal band
HIM, American rock legends
Kiss, German metal band
Rammstein and more. Details about
Nova Rock Festival can be found
here.
A spring tour, titled
TOUR2013 TABULA RASA, has also been announced, though so far no dates have been revealed.