It's been a while since DIR EN GREY was in America but they'll be making a tour of it in the usual places come December. The tour kicks off in Los Angeles at the Regent Theater followed by Sacramento's Ace of Spades before heading east to Colorado, Chicago, and beyond. After reaching New York they will loop back towards Texas before making a final stop in Mexico City, Mexico.

DIR EN GREY will take a break for about a month before heading to Europe with stops in Russia, Finland, Germany, Poland, the UK, and France.

It's been a while since their last album, 2018's "The Insulated World," but they did release the single The World of Mercy back in September. Their next album has yet to be announced.

We were there for their 2015 show in San Francisco (click here) and all signs point to another killer tour.

Tickets for the Los Angeles stop are already sold out (resale options are available) but if you happen to be in Northern California there's still some for Sacramento's Ace of Spades.

Here's the dates:

12/5 Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater
12/6 Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
12/8 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
12/10 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
12/11 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
12/13 New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
12/16 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
12/17 Houston, TX - House of Blues
12/19 Mexico City, MX - El Plaza Condesa

1/25 Moscow, RU - Glavclub
1/26 St Petersberg, RU - Aurora Club
1/28 Helskin, FI - The Circus
1/29 Munich, DE - Technikum
1/31 Dortmund, DE - FZW
2/1 Berlin, DE - Astra Kulturhaus
2/3 Wroclaw, PL - Concert Center A2
2/5 London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall
2/7 Cenon, FR - Le Rocher de Palmer
2/8 Paris, FR - Elysee Montmartre

If you're looking for more things to do that weekend here's a couple of suggestions: Mongolian band The Hu will play in Pomona on 12/6, the day after DIR EN GREY's Los Angeles show.  For those of you who like Bushiroad their annual CharaExpo convention will take place on 12/7 and 12/8 in Anaheim.