As much as this pains me to have to say it, many can start a long-winded debate about D'espairsRay's sound and image pretty much being a carbon copy of every single band that has once followed or currently stalks the visual kei movement; as an example, the guitar work on this group's album Monsters wouldn't seem out of place anywhere on material from Nightmare, Vulgar or Gauze-era Dir en Grey, and even your average Luna Sea record (apologies for incurring the wrath of diehard LS fans). The bodacious amount of genericism notwithstanding, D'espairsRay usually makes the formula riveting here on this release with oodles of consistency. Half-hearted songwriting is easily traded in exchange for a luxurious vocal performance by Hizumi, whilst the instrumentation isn't too far from hanging on assembled limbs.
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