D'espairsRay

Background information
Origin	Japan
Genre(s)	Alternative metal Industrial metal
Years active	1999 – present
Label(s)	Sweet-Heart (JP, ~2006) Sword (JP, 2007~) Gan-Shin (EU)
Website	www.despairsray.jp
Members
Hizumi Karyu Zero Tsukasa

D'espairsRay is a Japanese rock band formed in 1999 by Hizumi, Karyu, Zero and Tsukasa. The lineup has since remained the same and as of March 2007, the group has released several singles and EPs, as well as a two full-length records. Besides Japan, D'espairsRay have also toured Europe and North America in recent years, along with domestic releases in these territories. They performed at the Wacken Open Air festival in 2006,^[1] and a second album, titled Mirror was released on April 11, 2007. ^[2] Their most recent appearance in the USA was during Jrock Revolution 2007 held on Memorial Weekend in Los Angeles, California. Recently, D'espairsRay announced on their website that they will perform in America again for the Taste of Chaos tour from February to May. They will perform in all 46 dates.

Lineup

• Hizumi – vocals
• Karyu – guitar
• Zero – bass guitar
• Tsukasa – drums

Discography

Albums

• Coll:set (June 29, 2005)
• Mirror (April 11, 2007)

EPs

• Kumo (蜘蛛, Kumo^? , October 21 2000)
• Genwaku (眩惑, April 1, 2001)
• Terrors (July 21, 2001)
• Sexual Beast (June 5, 2002)
• Born (April 28, 2004)

Singles

• "Maverick" (February 12, 2003)
• "Garnet" (November 12, 2003)
• "Gemini" (September 1, 2004)
• "Garnet" (reissue, October 19, 2005)
• "Kogoeru Yoru ni Saita Hana" (凍える夜に咲いた花, April 5, 2006)
• "Squall" (March 14, 2007)

DVDs

• Murder Day (September 23, 2004)
• The World Outside the Cage (March 8, 2006)
• Live Tour 06 (Liquidize) (December 20, 2006)
• Spiral Staircase #15 (September 5, 2007)

References

External links

• Official website
• Official MySpace
• Sword-Records Homepage