HIZUMI (Vocal),
Karyu (Guitar),
ZERO (Bass), and
TSUKASA (Drum) who
make up D'espairsRay formed on 9.09.1999 in Tokyo. They garnered vast
attention in the indies scene since their formation with their
distinctive sound, unique visual concept, and enigmatic live
performances. Their maxi single “Garnet”, which was released in 2003
hit the top spot on the Indies Chart. All of their releases that came
after ranked in as well. In 2004, they made their way for the first
time to Europe, headlining successful shows in Berlin and Paris kicking
start their activities abroad in both Europe and North America. In
2006, they played in a total of 9 countries including Germany, France,
England, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland and North
America acquiring tremendous support from an accumulated audience count
of 15,000. In August of the same year, they became the only Japanese
band to play at one of the biggest metal festivals in Europe, the
Wacken Open Air. In 2007, aside from performing at the ‘J-Rock
Revolution’ event in Los Angeles, rock fests ‘TUSKA OPEN AIR’ and
‘RUISROCK’ in Finland, they also played headline shows in Spain and
Sweden for the first time. 2008 marked their participation in the
‘ROCKSTAR TASTE OF CHAOS TOUR,’ hitting 34 cities in North America and
upon their commemorative return to Japan, launched the ‘Taste of
CHOCOLATE’ show. During the ‘88-99’ nationwide tour, attendees were
given a chance to experience D’espairsRay on a new level.
Fonte Offical Myspace
PessoalmenteUma das minhas bandas preferidas. Embora não seja muito perceptível uma evolução destes, visto que as musicas deles seguem sempre a mesma "linha" por assim dizer, desde sempre mostraram um nível bastante bom. Hoje tenho sempre a discografia deles comigo, e não à uma única musica que consiga dizer que não gosto. Devo também referir que tenho uma pancada enorme pelo Hizumi, mas alto aí, porque se deve à voz! Só depois de estar muito viciada é que vi um DVD deles e pronto, fiquei a perceber que ele é grande também ao vivo... aliás todos eles são GRANDES ao vivo. Aconselho vivamente a que vejam lives deles ^^
