| D'espairsRay | |
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| AKA | DéspairsRay (1999-2006) +DéspairsRay+ |
| Spelling | ディスパーズレイ |
| Status | major, disbanded |
| Origin | Tokyo |
| Years | 1999.09 - 2011.06.15 |
| Genres | Industrial Rock |
| Labels | Delicious Deli Records/Universal (2009-) Sword Records (2007-2009) Gan-Shin Records (2005-) SWEET CHILD (2000-2006) |
| Related | Le'veil |
| Website | http://despairsray.jp/ |
| Fanclub | [un]Beautiful |
Biography[]
Early History[]
D'espairsRay was formed on September 9, 1999, by Hizumi, Karyu, Zero and Tsukasa. They released their first demo tape, "Ao" in December of 1999.
They began receiving popularity in 2000, which led to their first single in October of that year titled "Kumo". The single was limited to 1000 copies. 2001 presented the band with growing popularity.
Indefinite Hiatus, Disbandment (2010–2011)[]
On September 20, 2010 D'espairsRay announced that they would be going on an "indefinite hiatus" following "D'espairsRay World Tour 2010 "Human-clad Monsters" because vocalist Hizumi was suffering from a throat condition.
The band's last live was held on December 30, 2010.
On June 15, 2011, it was announced that due to Hizumi's throat condition, D'espairsRay had no other option but to disband. There was no concert or tour to properly disband.
The band posted the following on their official Facebook page on Wednesday, June 15, 2011:
"Thank you for your continued support of D'espairsRay. Due to Hizumi's throat troubles, we had decided to take a hiatus immediately following our show at Yokohama Blitz on 30 Dec. 2010. However, after further discussions amongst the four members, we have decided to disband as of 15 June 2011 and cease all activities under the name D'espairsRay. To our loving fans and supportive staff members, who have followed us diligently from our founding on 9 Sept. 1999 until now, we deeply apologize for such a sudden and troubling announcement. All four members are deeply thankful, from the bottom of our hearts, for your enthusiastic support and encouragement. Thank you,
-D'espairsRay: Hizumi, Karyu, Zero, Tsukasa."
Lineup[]
Vocals |
Le'veil → D'espairsRay → (retired) |
Guitar |
Dieur Mind → D'espairsRay → Angelo |
Bass |
D'espairsRay → THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S |
Drums |
Le'veil → D'espairsRay → THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S → Mogamigawa Tsukasa |
Discography[]
Albums[]
EP (2001.07.21)
EP (2002.06.05)
EP (2004.04.28)
full length (2005.06.15)
full length (2007.04.11)
full length (2009.03.04)
full length (2010.07.28)
Singles[]
- 2000.10.21 蜘蛛
- 2001.04.01 眩-genwaku-惑
- 2001.08.29 Sixth TERRORS
- 2002.09.08 檻の中で見る夢
- 2003.01.20 異端児
- 2003.02.12 MaVERiCK
- 2003.11.12 Gärnet
- 2004.09.01 -GEMINI-
- 2006.04.05 凍える夜に咲いた花
- 2007.03.14 SQUALL
- 2008.05.14 BRILLIANT
- 2008.08.06 Kamikaze
- 2008.12.03 HORIZON
- 2009.09.09 FINAL CALL
- 2010.04.14 LOVE IS DEAD
Compilations[]
- 2009.12.29 IMMORTAL
- 2011.04.13 antique
Demo tapes[]
- 1999.12.26 「蒼」
- 2000.01.28 「S」yste「M」
- 2000.01.29 さくら
- 2000.09.26 RAZφR
- 2002.01.21 裏マニアシアター
VHS[]
- 2002.01.29 裏ビデオ
DVD[]
- 2005.04.01 MurderDay
- 2006.03.08 The world outside the cage
- 2006.12.20 LIQUIDIZE
- 2007.09.05 Spiral Staircase #15 Final
- 2009.12.29 10th Anniversary LIVE:2009.10.1 C.C.Lemon Hall 「Closer to ideal-Brand new scene-」
- 2011.04.13 D'espairsRay World Tour 2010 “Human-clad Monsters” FINAL
Omnibus albums[]
- 2000.12.21 HYSTERIC MEDIA ZONE
- 2002.09.21 SHOCK JAM CD Edition.1
- 2002.10.21 Shock Edge 2002
- 2005.10.26 SHOCK WAVE CD the SELECT