D'espairsRay
Sign in to save'''D'espairsRay (formerly stylized as DéspairsRay, D'ESPAIRSRAY or +DéspairsRay+''') is a Japanese visual kei heavy metal band active from 1999 to 2011. The lineup of Hizumi on vocals, Karyu on guitar, Zero on bass and Tsukasa on drums remained the same, with the group having released four full-length records, three EPs and thirteen singles. Outside Japan, D'espairsRay have toured Europe and North America and had domestic releases in those territories.
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- HizumiKaryuZeroTsukasa
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- 1999–2001: Early career
- 2002–2004: The road to success
- 2005: Going international & ''Coll:set''
- 2006–2008: ''Mirror''
- 2008–2010: ''Redeemer'', ''Immortal'' & ''Monsters''
- 2010–2011: Hiatus and disbandment
- Post D'espairsRay and reunion concerts
- D'espairsRay 2025 Revival
- Members
- Discography
- References
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'''D'espairsRay (formerly stylized as DéspairsRay, D'ESPAIRSRAY or +DéspairsRay+''') is a Japanese visual kei heavy metal band active from 1999 to 2011. The lineup of Hizumi on vocals, Karyu on guitar, Zero on bass and Tsukasa on drums remained the same, with the group having released four full-length records, three EPs and thirteen singles. Outside Japan, D'espairsRay have toured Europe and North America and had domestic releases in those territories.
They performed at the Wacken Open Air festival in 2006, to several thousand people, and a second album, titled Mirror was released on April 11, 2007. They also performed during Jrock Revolution 2007 held on Memorial Weekend in Los Angeles, California. In 2008 they performed at the Taste of Chaos tour in the United States.
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1999 establishments in JapanGan-Shin artistsJapanese alternative metal musical groupsJapanese gothic metal musical groupsJapanese industrial rock musical groupsJapanese musical quartetsJapanese nu metal musical groupsMusical groups disestablished in 2011Musical groups established in 1999Musical groups reestablished in 2025Universal Music Japan artists