Gallows Gallery

Gallows Gallery
Studio album by Sigh
Released	December 13, 2005
Recorded	August 2004 - July 2005
Genre	Progressive metal Avant-garde metal Power metal Speed metal
Length	45:41
Label	Candlelight The End (reissue)
Producer	Sigh
Sigh chronology
Imaginary Sonicscape (2001) Gallows Gallery (2005) Hangman's Hymn (2007)

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Gallows Gallery is an album by the band Sigh. It was released by Candlelight Records originally in 2005.

This is Sigh's first album as a four-piece rather than a trio and their first album which they made a music video for. It's also noted for being their first album with clean vocals rather than black metal styled vocalization. Mirai's vocals are heavily processed through Pro Tools and vocoders, with several vocal tracks layered on top of one another.

The song format also changed drastically from previous releases. The songs are shorter than on previous albums, as Sigh moved towards an Iron Maiden influenced sound.

The untitled Track 10 was purported to be a recording of sounds researched in sonic warfare, created to psychologically harm the listener. It was also rumored that the inclusion of this track was what caused the band to be dropped from the Century Media label; however, both of these rumors have been refuted by the band. These rumors were created in part to hide the poor mastering of the original release, and in part to hide the real reason why they were dropped from Century Media, which was that the label was disappointed that the band did not go in a more black metal-oriented direction.

In 2007, The End Records released a remastered reissue of the album, with revamped blue-sky artwork and extra tracks. The minute-long intro to "Confession to Be Buried" was removed from the remastered version, bringing the track's length down to 5:25.

Track listing

• All Songs Written by Sigh, except where noted.

1. "Pale Monument" – 3:50
2. "In a Drowse" – 3:24
3. "The Enlightenment Day" – 3:31
4. "Confession to Be Buried" – 5:25
5. "The Tranquilizer Song" – 3:18 (Kawashima)
6. "Midnight Sun" – 3:44
7. "Silver Universe" - 3:50
8. "Gavotte Grim" – 7:25
9. "Messiahplan" - 4:47
10. "-" – 1:12
11. "The Tranquilizer Song" (David Harrow Mix) – 4:03

2007 Reissue Bonus Tracks

12. Pale Monument (Harsh Vocal Version) - 3:53
13. In a Drowse (Demo 2003) - 3:41
14. Messiahplan (Gunface Alternate Guitar Solo Take) - 3:48
15. The Tranquilizer Song (David Harrow Remix Outtake) - 4:04
16. Jazzy Outtake 1 - 0:32
17. Jazzy Outtake 2 - 0:31

Personnel

Sigh

• Mirai Kawashima: Vocals, Organ, MiniMoog, Prophet-5 & DX-7 Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Sampling, Glockenspiel, Gong, Bells, Sitar, Tabla
• Shinichi Ishikawa: Rhythm & Lead Guitars
• Satoshi Fujinami: Bass, Additional Guitars
• Junichi Harashima: Drums, Percussion, Brushes

Additional Personnel

• Paul Groundwell, Niklas Sundin (from Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity), Gus G.: Additional Lead Guitars
• Bruce Lamont (from jazz metal band Yakuza): Saxophone
• Killjoy (from Necrophagia): Narration & Additional Vocals