It's been almost a full year since the release of their last single, "Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami", and�Dir en Grey fans have patiently been waiting for a new release. The wait is nearing its end, as the group just announced that they will release a new single,�"LOTUS", on January 26th!

Not much has been revealed about the new single, except that it will arrive in two formats: 'CD-only' and 'CD+DVD'.

The band has been quite busy from the get-go this year, playing at the Nippon Budokan in January to support their 2008 album, "UROBOROS". The live DVD, "UROBOROS -with the proof in the name of living...- AT NIPPON BUDOKAN", was released just this past May.

Stay tuned to tokyohive for further updates!

Source: Dir en Grey official site