Overall, an amazing piece of VK history right here, right down to the album cover lol. DAMNED starts the release on an interesting note. For some reason, was never big on the two ballads, and always skipped the remixes. Following the release of Coll:set in 2005 and MIRROR in 2007, DespairsRay s second full-length release has now been released stateside by the JSHOCK label and is sure to surprise with its mix of the bands dark, gothic edge and an experimental pop-rock style. 'forbidden' has a great melody, and I love Tainted World too. And though アベルとカイン is on the longer side, it never gets boring. Just when you think it can't get any better, there's In Vain and Grudge to really showcase Hizumi's fantastic screams. I especially love the transition from 'Infection' to 'Dears'. Lust after: Tora from alice nine, and Zero from DespairsRay. I downloaded the whole discography and D'espa became my favorite band for years.Ĭoll:set is amazing (though MIRROR takes its place as my #1 D'espa album, fight me). Being a huge, sheltered nerd, I know I had crossed into uncharted territory. I was fresh out of my weaboo faze and downloaded the 'Squall' single because it sounded pleasant-Then DESERT came on-I was shook. I remember finally getting into D'espairsRay. anyway, it is still my top favorite album of theirs and always will be a minor classic imo.įavorites: tracks 1-4, 6-9 (and the rest are fine/decent) When I've put it on in recent years it still holds up quite well, but there are some more average/mediocre moments. Everyone here was at the top of their game and you could hear the excitement, passion and the energy they put into the music, that can only come from such a young band. But the fact still stands that these guys caught me in my most impressionable phase and left their mark on me with this full-length.īefore this was released, I wasn't paying too much attention to them, only knew a small handful of tracks, and even though those tracks were cool, it still floored me how amazing this album sounded and how tight the songs were. Le nom de la formation est composé de 'despair' (désespoir) et de 'ray' (rayon) désignant un contraste, un mélange. Devenu, de nos jours, un incontournable de la scène J-Rock et Visual Kei, le groupe tend à se créer une certaine notoriété au niveau international. Back when this album was released I was still a vk babby, so you know I sucked all of that sweet sweet mother's milk & co? Okay, this started out weird. DESPAIRSRAY, est un groupe de rock industriel et de visual kei japonais.