Dir en Grey - Ain't afraid to die live [The rose trims again DVD ]

[QueenofdarkVampire]

I will always love Direngrey

[TheElectricGoop]

@daniphenton Why does everyone say that? I can't go watch a single old Diru vid without 1 person saying "The old DEG is better" or "the new Diru sucks". Honestly, I enjoy both old and new Dir en Grey. I may listen to Dir en Grey's newer stuff, but doesn't stop me from enjoying their older stuff.

Kyo said himself that he does not care about what people say about them or the fact they left Visual Kei.

"That was 10 years ago, and people are still giving us crap?" Kyo said.

[ClaudiaLawliet99]

asdsadas *^*

pero que adorable la cancion >.<

[martine1993able]

this is the most beautiful song I've ever heard in my entire life.

[LaPIaceNoMa]

This song is simply AMAZING! la canto pensando en vos Vale ^^)

[Patuffson]

It must be the 20th time that I'm watching this video, and for the 20th time I'm amazed, for the 20th time it thrills me, for the 20th time it makes me cry inside...

[LAWK5Official]

To the guy who said that Die kicked Kaoru´s ass in the solo. Die is definitely the faster guitar player when it comes to solos, and Kaoru´s solo parts are usually very easy to play but you have to admit that even though Kaoru doesnt do like 200 bpm shred solos, he still hits the perfect notes at the perfect time making his solo parts really amazing in my opinion.

[AngrySoup]

Damn... this song makes me want to cry.

[back0815]

これ明らかに無理なアレンジの歌詞すぎて最後自分で笑っちゃって­るだろｗ

「しきさぁーいは、そっととけてぇえゆくーーー　くっぅっふふｗｗｗｗｗ」

[muhammadsafwan92]

i love this song

[yuriyasamasama]

会場でめちゃくちゃ感動したのを覚えてます。

何回見ても感動します☆

[xoxKookie]

touching..

[KamiNeko08]

Awesome... ^^ i love it

[xNikkaX3]

And why were being complaining that they don't play old songs anymore?

[LayneSykora]

Fuck.. die handles that guitar during the solo.

[Mii85]

This used to be one of my biggest favs in old Dir En Grey days. It's still pretty cool. :)

[blacklilkitten]

Yes, this concert may not be the best, yet kyo can still seem to make everything perfect. This song is beautiful and the emotions he puts in it is amzing!

[dandie333rea]

I don't understand how other fans could be disappointed with this, I found it to be a beyond beautiful performance... All who have gotten the honor to see them live are very lucky! And just to add on, it's so cool how their personalities emerge as the perform, (Die going crazy there with everyone else remaining so calm was quite entertaining) xP

[gusanoYharina]

Most beautiful song in the world

[sakiarata]

first time I heard this song I was just 12 and I fall deeply in love with DEG's music forever because there is such a feeling in this fucking awesome song that i had to cry^^

it was actually the first song I ever heard of DEG and every song is special... I'm glad they all choose their ways in life to play music...

[8Cell4Cube]

Dear god those guitars bring back memorie *tear*

[BloodyDarkLife]

Kyo's voice is amazing but in this concert it was somehow not that good. Seems he was having problems with it. About the performance, amazing as always.

[mnbxxx1]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HateBreeder136]

It's a great performance but kyo's voice doesn't compare to 5 ugly kingdom... Still though, I love his voice and this song with a burning passion

[famouslastkill]

I love that this is written by Kyo for the passing of his mom. So beautifully heart-wrenching.

[Annina11ful]

totchi's head is epic

[Annina11ful]

omg EPIC!

[DaNileChannel]

my god... they could still play it..... just amazing

[najiru1984]

i love this song, this song makes me fell in love with Diru..but hearing this one, i still believe that the one he sang in 5 Ugly Kingdom is much better than this...but still,i'm kinda love this new change...

[mykjely]

This song never fails to send chills up my spine and/or get me just the tiniest bit choked up.

[hmmjustsam]

i wish they'd perform this overseas... omg

[setsunasai15]

@CHOCOBOizm

I have to agree with you.

Kyo has to be the best vocalist ever, his skills are kickass for sure.

I will always be a Kyo fan.

[jurijuri318]

ものすごい懐かしい気持ちで見てたのに敏弥の髪型で吹いたじゃね­ーかw

[oniichaso]

Kyo's voice FOREVER.

[zawakill2312]

懐かしいな～この曲

[Ms5569]

今は23才だけどはじめて聴いたのは中1だったけど、懐かしい。­

[pipiness]

I'll always LOVE this song <3

[dsjjsd]

Did anyone else find the vocals disappointing in this performance? Maybe I'm just used to listening the original version, but this really didn't cut it for me. =(

Loved the guitar solo though!

[direngrey0216heart]

うるうる、涙腺が…ｗ

[Tess1061]

Holy shit Dai's mini solo kicked Kaoru's in the ass. ahaha! Wow, he added such pretty little fancy work to it. xD

[taiseokyo]

i get goosebumps every time i listen to this. so so so beautiful.

[silverakisame]

Nothing will ever compare to their 5 ugly Kingdom performance of this song. I saw DEG live in the front row and paid a crap load of money too.. they are awesome live and their hard stuff was awesome, but this song made me fall in love with them..

Best lines ever:

A tear falls reality is cruel, isn't it?

You saw the season's final colors

The four seasons and your colors too soon will disappear

The snow melts, on the street corner, the flowers bloom

You saw the "hues" softly dissolving

[diegok142]

Muy bonito este concierto Gracias por subir este video!!!

[diegok142]

Te pasaste con subir este live

[ChevalierElf]

As much as this song is incredibly beautiful lyrically and instrumentally, this didn't make any impact at all. ):

[xfranczeskax]

I love this song so much.

[Tihide]

there is magnfique !

[FacingItAlone]

Damn Die.. Wipe your beautiful guitar.  Lol

[ichaichaparadice]

Oh my god, I just realized he messed up the lyrics at the end xD

But it doesn't matter, it's still amazing!

[TheKoikoi69]

I LOVE THIS SONG

[blindedriku]

Ugh! I wish they'd play old songs here in the States! ToT

[Adienne16]

It is amazing. Truly, this is an old song and yet DEG can still play is beautifully and flawlessly. I really respect their art! Thanks for the upload.

[vnsk1889]

@Adienne16 :) no problem

[vnsk1889]

Yay a year ago since i loaded this video ^^ and i still dedicating to them :)

[HIMnatic]

Gosh, they're so awesome... but what version of the DVD is this from? I own it and this song is not on it.

[kermitk300]

@HIMnatic its on the limited ed.

[Phoenix117UK]

@HIMnatic It's from the limited edition, it has an extra DVD with clips from a seperate show. I only have the regular version too :(

[efboy]

whatttt! i went to a show on this tour and they didnt do this song :(

[kakkou10000]

killer solo

[LastRqss]

i wonder if we'd ever hear them play this in the states

[thegazettEkai]

does anyone know where i can download it(free)?

thanks!!

AND IM IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG! <333

[MrWiggerdale123]

I just realised that Kauro's guitar is the guitar he used in the original Macabre Tour and they used a similar light show Ooo

[OblivionRoxas]

I cry everytime I listen to this song

[PerhapslessMystery]

I love how respectful the audience is, those moments of silence before Karou plays and the piano at the end stops your heart.

[0oRAFSo0]

Love his face at 5:59-6:04

<3

[lily0815]

They changed so much...

[vexire]

I don't know if this will end up a double post because my comps fucked, but the reason it sounds different is because he dropped the vibrato in his voice in Marrow of a Bone. His voice won't resonate as long anymore because of it. I think it sounds great as per the usual.

[vins181]

nice!!!!!!!!!! genial...!!!!!

[steelcat87]

Kaoru + his Fender Jaguar = Pure epic awesomeness.

[direnblue16]

This has always been one of my favorites and live it is just amazing.

I will always be a Diru fan.

[LolitaAlchemist]

You're voice does deepen over time, especially in men. The younger you are the higher pitched your voice is. That's why middle aged men have such deep voices. So I think Kyo just has developed a deeper voice due to age, not vocal damage. However, the smoking probably did add a layer of depth to his voice. Either way, he has a lovely voice no matter what.

[diehardfangirl13]

about 6 months afr this he wa put BACK in the hospital for the samereason he wa '01 so...theyre on no-stop touring all the time, im sure his sikness and bet he wa exsausted has something to do with it. the git. riff in the middl is different too. originally, i sounded ike it was rewinding, it doesnt sund that way anymore.

[CHOCOBOizm]

His voice is great in different aspects than it used to be. Singing wise, it depends. Toguro is amazing live. This he can't hit as much. But, All the screaming and growling he does is so perfect that its insane. No human should be able to do what he does. But I still think he is the best vocalist ever, and will fight to the death about that. =D

[vexire]

I second that. Completely.

[0HAM0revived]

modern day freddy mercury

[VoidAssassin]

@CHOCOBOizm He's the best rock vocalist, yes. Best vocalist ever across all genres.......no.

[Tess1061]

@CHOCOBOizm Well smoking, and screaming nonstop, plus aging are all factors to his voice changing. With all the smoking and screaming though, I'm surprised at how beautiful his voice can still be. O__O  <3333 Kyoooo forever! :D

[uroborosdir]

This is the best live clip ever from this song! ^^

And they plays whit so mutch feelings too.

[kyoxkurenai]

He isn't singing "from the belly" anymore... Maybe it's just me, but has anybody noticed that he tries not to force his voice? I mean, he is like, holding it... Oh well... I can't explain it... What I mean is that this isn't his real voice, we all know that (at least if you have seen lives from 1999-2005) and it sounds soooo fake! But not in a bad way; just not his real voie.

[HateBreeder136]

yeah i feel that his voice just doesn't seem to fit like it use to. Sadly...

[chris12093]

lol that is because his voice is developing from then since your vocal chords are muscles you can't really take them back to where they used to be and his are getting a lot stronger, also singing from the "belly" I think you mean the diaphragm but he sings very high pitch in the other songs which you have to sing from the head (falsetto) so he gets used to that setting and then can't use the diaphragm after so much really. (I also sing and have tried going from a high to a low song)

[evolkrow]

His voice does sound different, but it has always been changing through the decade. =/ Same goes for his screams/growls. Maybe he sings like this because it's more comfortable? But to me personally, his voice sounds more nostalgic, and his previous voice sounds like, he's living through the pain right then and there. In general though, his voice just sounds a tad deeper. Or of course, like the default answer, he was sick or damaged his voice.

[VoidAssassin]

....that was three years prior to this performance. He had surgery on his vocal chords, he smokes, and he screams if you haven't noticed at all. How can you expect his voice to remain the same....?

[RockLeePeaceGai]

@kyoxkurenai he screams a lot.. and i mean a lot!! so he might be losing his singing voice.. it's really hard to sing well after ten years of ripping up your vocal chords.. and he's older.. by not taking care of your vocal chords and aging your voice becomes less than it used to be...

[manabusama]

Omfg. If they ever play Garden or Cage again I think I might have a stroke of happiness.

[ReligionsACult]

He abused his vocals to much, it seems like he's having trouble hitting the old very high notes.

[breakfastcrew]

he smokes too you know....

[nuker110]

He was just having vocal problems for this specific live. Im sure he can hit the old highs still. Theres no questioning the fact that his voice is not as great anymore but its still good.

[Jhonrid]

they still play it!!! hell yeah!!

[woozieriver]

Ladies and gentlemen, the new guns n roses.

[MrsFujiwara]

okay i have this dvd but aint afraid to die isnt on there D: its not on the tracklisting on the back either, im just wondering, is the UK dvd cut down? i really want to know why i dont have this on my dvd x3~

<33333 love you diru~

[waterdolphin777]

I think this was only on the limited edition.

[MrsFujiwara]

okay, i have this dvd but aint afraid to die isnt on there.. mines from the UK so did they cut the UK dvd down orr...? i really wana know why i dont have it x3 love this song<333

[mrssleazoid]

on the japanese release (with 3 discs) the footage from uroboros -breathing- was all on disc 2. ain't afraid to die was on disc 2.

i dont think there even is a UK limited edition? theres usually the japanese limited ed. and regular ed. then the EU/US-versions are like the regular jap. edition.

[XVinceValentineLvrX]

This is soooo amazing <3

Absolutly beautiful

[0HAM0revived]

im planning on ordering the new single off cdjapan and i was wondering if i should get the delux, because the dvd might not work? halp

[mrssleazoid]

i've bought lots of dvd's from cdjapan (with dir en grey) and they've all worked perfectly for me, im in europe so. :)

[Konohagakure17]

not as good as it used to be sadly dont get me wrong Diru are amazing. Just liked them better visual kei there they didnt have to scream to get there emotion across they could sing it and at that time kyo was the best vocalist alive.

[midgetman2142]

i agree

[sebsgrrl0]

does anyone know where i can find just the music of this song with no vocals? like with the orchestra and everything at the end? i have been looking for ages and have yet to find anything,...

[suicidesquirel]

If such a thing exists you will most likely have to go to Japan to find it. Most of their SINGLE release stuff can be found on Amazon but other than that you would have to go to Japan to find it

[suicidesquirel]

WoW!! The solos sounds AMAZING in this one. Love it

[gravedanime]

4:22 - 5:42

How he can still sing that part so perfectly? O.O

The greatest dir's song ever. =]

Sorry bad english.

[vins181]

died listening "ain´t afraid to die"

[aspf41]

ain't afraid to die is definitely diru's best song ever... hope that they can make another song like AATD again...

[MrWiggerdale123]

I hope so too, they're always changing their style, so i wonder where they'll go from Uroboros. I'd like to think they'll get a bit softer rather than improve things like Gaika Chinmoku......

[Eddict88]

That Kaoru solo seriously killed me..

[midgetman2142]

you mean die's? red guitar?

[nensha90]

Kyo's voice has changed a bit since they composed this song ;) But singing Ain't afraid to die in a tracksuit... well... ^_^"

Anyway, I'm happy that they still remember about AATD :) It was my first Diru song and it brings a lot of memories :) And Die used his old guitar! :D

[sakebi]

I finally got the DVD. Amazing.

<3

[lunebleau]

this song makes me cry, so beatiful....full of emotion, the part of the solo its incredible...Kaoru and Die are a great duo.

..... The voice of Kyo

.......The bass of Toshiya

........and the drums of Shinya

The best song

[Auronshead]

and the piano of me. worked back then with dir en grey band lol

[beatboter]

dang kyo can sing!!

[xxkaorixx]

he's just amazing, THEY ARE just amazing, damn! *speechless*

[mrssleazoid]

Wow.. When this song came on at the show, everyone just freaked out. I'm so happy it made it on the DVD.

[waterdolphin777]

Oh my. I can't believe this was played in Rose Trims Again. o.o I love this. But I think there's little chance that they'll ever play Taiyou no Ao (my personal fav) again.

[Death2Bigots]

waterdolphin - They played it for the -Japanese- part of Rose Trims Again, not the American part of the tour, which makes it a little less surprising. If they had played this on a U.S. tour, I'd be more impressed at them for taking a risk. They seem to think that their older songs aren't "metal" enough for U.S. set lists or something...

[waterdolphin777]

Yeah... I realized that this was Uroboros -breathing- in Osaka-jo after I wrote that comment... But at least they played it period.

[kzundiverus]

NEST.... YOKAN!!!!

[kzundiverus]

I can't believed they played this song. Kyo looks like he is moving out of his angry phase. ^^

[micahely]

"Phase"?

Kyo's always had the angry thing going on. It's not a recent occurrence.

Besides, it's not like this is a particularly "happy" song anyway.

[Death2Bigots]

Pisses me off they won't play songs like this, Embryo (Kisou version) and -Mushi- on their American tours. It's not like they'd lose their "brutalness" if they did. And it isn't like none of their U.S. fans ever listened to the albums before Withering To Death.

[1sadsexual2sadsexual]

im very happy that they played this song, i thought they scrapped all their old songs.

[lenahiyasaki]

This is an amazing song, and this was an amazing performance... this song always made me feel sad and almost cry.

[MuckyChan]

Shivers...♥

[chris12093]

....by far one of the saddest song's I remember first hearing this when I was 12 I felt horrible :x

[Flauschi13]

wow.. I thought, they would never play it again.

[DeathNote389]

at this song, everyone around me was crying

it was amazing

in the little pause in this song, it was completely silent but you heard all the sobs

a girl behind me fall to the floor because of the hard crying

sadly I was standing in seated place so I haven´t seen the faces from diru members

though it was really great...

[cleverhoe]

Lol, I mean the song is great and stuff but falling to the ground crying:o

I guess the lyrics has an emotional meaning and I don't understand japanese ofcourse but yea no point

[conartist131313]

well to summarize (which should be illegal for this song) he is singing about his loved one dying and still living through it......

[Eddict88]

Amazing guitar solo variation

[Xtelavalo]

Te quiero Vane ♥

[vnsk1889]

Yo también *00*

[Bleach93Ishida]

@Xtelavalo Yo también! LOL

[FoochaChan]

Where and when did they play this? I seen them in pontiac and they didn't do this :( it's one of my favorite songs too.

[DIRU382]

They played it at their "Uroboros -breathing-" concert December 29, 2008. It was their first time playing at Osaka-Jo Hall since 1999, so it was kind of a big deal event.

[Death2Bigots]

FoochaChan - Don't let the title of the DVD fool you, it wasn't the American part of The Rose Trims Again tour that was recorded but rather the Japanese part of the tour instead (and the DVD costs $80, so good luck ever getting ahold of it) Dir en grey will probably never play songs like Ain't Afraid to Die, Mushi, or Embryo on an American tour, and it's a shame.... cuz they really are such magnificent and touching songs and their U.S. fans would go nuts if they ever played them here.

[wesz0r]

It's so amazing to see them perform this song again after such a long time.

[ricksterx]

I like how Die used his old guitar for this song =D

[BattleBattleShip]

OMFG HE DID!!! xD

[izeretnom]

nice performance! indeed this version have a slightly different feeling from the old ones. but im glad they still managed to do it well.

ps: thx god there's no comment such as "OMG this song makes me cry!!" or "OMFG i cried" LOLZZZ fuck those pussy fanboys/fangirls

[tsukyoko]

i told myself i wasnt gonna cry...

but when it got to the,

"Kimi ga mita saigo no kisetsu iro" part..

i just let it all out...

Love this song

[kreita17]

lo ame *O*

[MiyaviManson]

Thanks for uploading!

[vnsk1889]

ohh no problem ^^ i feel very happy at listened in this new dvd

[puddinski11]

wow I absoulutely love this song, It is so amazing, I love this live version, It's on the special edition, I wish i had the special edition on ebut it's to expensive and nowhere in england, oh wells, I think it's nice how you've devoted it to someone