The question is rather; who DOESN'T know Dir en grey, especially in times like these when they tour with Korn and gather an audience even from people not into j-rock.

Yes they were flamboyant once upon a time and dressed in excellent visual kei outfits, but in more recent years they keep getting more and more "heavy" (some would say "nu metal") and yes they also look like bums on stage now.

I used to really love this band (had a big infatuation a while ago) but nowadays I only like them, listen occasionally but not more. Their album Gauze is definately the best.