They have recorded eleven original studio albums, three EPs and thirty one singles in their twenty four years together.

Dir En Grey made their earliest releases as an independent band with Free-Will, eventually signing a temporary deal with Warner Music Japan.

Dir En Grey's earliest releases were self-produced, however, they worked with a producer, X Japan drummer Yoshiki Hayashi, for a series of five singles preceding Gauze.

The following year, they would release in the United States under Warcon Enterprises and Fontana Distribution, while being managed by Free-Will's American branch.

Their seventh and eighth albums, Uroboros and Dum Spiro Spero, were released in Europe (Gan-Shin) and North America (The End Records).