D'espairs Ray
Coll:set1
Review by Rick Damigella
Being a long time fan of Japanese rock music, I was recently in attendance at the JRock Revolution festival in Los Angeles where I was introduced to the band D’espairsRay. While my favorite bands from the Land of the Rising Sun include Loudness, Shonen Knife and guitarist extraordinaire Tomoyasu Hotei, I have to say D’espairsRay have won me over as a fan of their unique metal style.
After being nearly crushed by the very enthusiastic audience after the show, I managed to make my way up to the lone souvenir booth and couldn’t quite decide which disc of which artist I would pick up. A very helpful young lady with shockingly colored and styled hair right out of a manga suggested Coll:set1 from D’espairsRay. To that unnamed girl who was so helpful that night in the midst of a crushing throng of fans, a sincere domo arigato for turning me on to this disc.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2007 Volume 5 at lulu.com/strangesound.
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