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Shiki

by Sigh

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unidual
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unidual Sigh! Enough said. Aging like succulent wine.
Jordan Vauvert
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Jordan Vauvert Et un nouveau cycle pour Sigh.
... ou pas ?
Dans Shiki, Sigh joue du black metal avant-gardiste mais il opère surtout un retour aux sources en se focalisant sur le black metal : les orchestrations sont pour ainsi dire inexistants, le jazz réduit au minimum et même la pochette est calquée sur les modèle des premières.
Un retour aux sources... ou pas ? Sigh atteint un niveau de rage inédit avec une production impeccable et une batterie qui fait office de rouleau compresseur. Quelle surprise ! Favorite track: Shoujahitsumetsu.
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Bart What a wonderfully weird album. Both laid back and yet immediately aggressive at the same time. The vocalist is losing his mind while riffs just carry the band to one great idea to the next. One of the best of '22. Favorite track: Satsui - Geshi No Ato.
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Kuroi Inori 00:15
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Kuroi Kage 07:55
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Shikabane 05:28
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Fuyu Ga Kuru 06:28
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Shouku 05:30
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Kuroi Kagami 01:09
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Touji No Asa 02:56

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THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM FROM THE JAPANESE LEGENDS. AN OPUS OF DARK & ECLECTIC BLACKENED HEAVY METAL, SHROUDED IN TRADITIONAL EASTERN INFLUENCES

Cult Japanese black metal legends Sigh formed in 1989/90, featuring mainman Mirai Kawashima, Satoshi Fujinami & Kazuki Ozeki. Following initial demos, Shinichi Ishikawa was brought in to replace Kazuki, and Sigh set about recording the masterpiece debut ‘Scorn Defeat’ for Euronymous’ Deathlike Silence Productions, going on to become one of the country’s greatest and most revered metal exports. With a journey through the strange and the psychedelic, incorporating a whole eclectic mix of genre styles & experimentation throughout their career, Sigh has remained a vital creative force in the avantgarde field whilst maintaining their old school roots.

‘Shiki’ marks the latest chapter in the Sigh legacy, and includes some of the band’s heaviest and darkest material for some years; a fine hybrid of at times primitive black metal akin to early influences such as Celtic Frost amid more epic melodic heavy metal riffing and solos. The album also utilises a whole host of instruments to give further texture and dynamics to the compositions and eerie atmosphere, incorporating traditional oriental instruments such as the Shakuhachi & Sinobue flutes.

The word "Shiki" itself has various meanings in Japanese such as four seasons, time to die, conducting an orchestra, ceremony, motivation, colour. The two primary themes for the album are "four seasons" and "time to die".

The concept and artwork is based around a traditional Japanese poem, and on ‘Shiki’ Mirai explores how at this stage of life he himself is going through Autumn, with Winter coming soon, and so empathises with the contrasting sentimental feelings from watching cherry blossoms (a symbol of spring) in full bloom.

Joining Mirai and Dr Mikannibal for this release are Frédéric Leclercq of Kreator, plus US drummer extraordinaire, Mike Heller of Fear Factory, along with an appearance by longtime member Satoshi Fujinami on bass. ‘Shiki’ was recorded across multiple studios, and mixed and mastered by Lasse Lammert at LSD studios in Germany.

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released August 26, 2022

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Peaceville London, UK

Peaceville Records is a British independent metal-oriented record label founded in Dewsbury, England in 1987 - artists over the years include Katatonia, Darkthrone, Paradise Lost, Opeth, Cradle Of Filth, My Dying Bride and Anathema

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