Only active from 1986 to 1993 DESPAIR brought their own version of high speed Technical Thrash Metal which brought two Demos two EPs and three Full Length records, though a short run the band is still recognized as an inspiration to many bands as well as being a band favored by the underground.

The first few tracks off of the record will give the listener a great understanding as to what we can expect from the rest of the record, but at the same time bringing us into a world of technical riffs which wrap so perfectly around the ears. This can certainly be said for the first track off of the record entitled "Decay Of Humanity" as we see the band use some smooth and very tight riffs mixed with a fantastic sound quality which compliments vocalist Andreas Henschel's voice perfectly while keeping every instrument in perfect match with one another. I found that from listening to this and the records third track "Delusion" that we get a very strange mixture of sounds and styles which for this record work perfectly giving something different for each song and a different experience for the listener in general. Though it can be said that the band have some really out there ideas when it came to creating these songs as there seems to be this pleasant weirdness, which can be admired by any guitar fan. I think this is just because of the way it changes from a simple speed riff to a technical wonderland of random yet brilliant thoughts brought to life by a riff.

As we venture onward to the next track entitled "Victims Of Vanity" we start slower then the previous few tracks while at the same time building towards a larger scale sound which if you ask me goes a bit chaotic in a good way show casing some very sinister riffs mixed with a hint of madness, but really this is what makes this track work and makes it stand out for me as with this track there is a lot more to observe and also learn from. If you ask me for guitarists looking to learn something different this track would be a good start to go in and learn some new and exciting riff ideas as with the bands technical riff styles. We see a whole new ball game here folks and I am really blown away by it. The record's main focus seems to be to be something different, but to also keep it as familiar as possible while adding new ideas which have a different vibe and forceful approach. This is accomplished through insane guitar and bass work to which compliment the drum work of Markus Freiwald, but really I am just speechless of how great this record has turned out even as a reissue. It has brought something new and exciting into my world in terms of guitar work that is just out of this world giving me a lot to think about the next time I pick up a guitar and start working on anything. It's just simply because when we go through this record the main thing that stands out is the guitar work of Marek Grzeszek and Waldemar Sorychta which for what I have listened to so far if a perfect combination of harmonies and ideas brought to life in the most perfect way.
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