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'''Sigh''' is an [[avant garde metal|avantgarde metal]] band from [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] that was formed in [[1989]]. They are credited as being one of the first Japanese [[black metal]] bands, when the majority of black metal in early 1990s came from [[Scandinavia]]. They gradually shifted from a more traditional [[black metal|black]]/[[thrash metal|thrash]] metal sound, to a more experimental, [[avant garde metal|avantgarde]] style. |
'''Sigh''' is an [[avant garde metal|avantgarde metal]] band from [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] that was formed in [[1989]]. They are NOT a generic band. They are credited as being one of the first Japanese [[black metal]] bands, when the majority of black metal in early 1990s came from [[Scandinavia]]. They gradually shifted from a more traditional [[black metal|black]]/[[thrash metal|thrash]] metal sound, to a more experimental, [[avant garde metal|avantgarde]] style. |
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Sigh was signed by [[Øystein Aarseth|Euronymous']] (of [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] fame) infamous Label [[Deathlike Silence Records]] and released their first full-length album ''Scorn Defeat'' on DSP in 1993, shortly after Euronymous' death. The label ceased to exist shortly after his death and Sigh changed to [[Cacophonous Records]]. |
Sigh was signed by [[Øystein Aarseth|Euronymous']] (of [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] fame) infamous Label [[Deathlike Silence Records]] and released their first full-length album ''Scorn Defeat'' on DSP in 1993, shortly after Euronymous' death. The label ceased to exist shortly after his death and Sigh changed to [[Cacophonous Records]]. |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Members | Shinichi Ishikawa Satoshi Fujinami Mirai Kawashima Junichi Harashima |
Sigh is an avantgarde metal band from Tokyo, Japan that was formed in 1989. They are NOT a generic band. They are credited as being one of the first Japanese black metal bands, when the majority of black metal in early 1990s came from Scandinavia. They gradually shifted from a more traditional black/thrash metal sound, to a more experimental, avantgarde style.
Sigh was signed by Euronymous' (of Mayhem fame) infamous Label Deathlike Silence Records and released their first full-length album Scorn Defeat on DSP in 1993, shortly after Euronymous' death. The label ceased to exist shortly after his death and Sigh changed to Cacophonous Records.
Band members
Current members
- Satoshi Fujinami - Guitar 1989-1992, Drums 1992-2004, Bass 2004-
- Shinichi Ishikawa - Guitar - 1992-
- Mirai Kawashima - Vocals, Bass, Synthesizers/Keyboards/Piano, Sitar, Programming, Vocoder, Organs, Mellotron, Sampling - 1989-
- Junichi Harashima - Drums 2004-
Former members
Other projects
- Necrophagia (Mirai)
- Cut Throat (Mirai, Shinichi)
- Enoch (Mirai)
- Hellchild (Junichi)
- Gonin-Ish (Junichi)
Discography
Studio releases
- Requiem for Fools [EP] - 1992
- Scorn Defeat - 1993
- Infidel Art - 1995
- Hail Horror Hail - 1997
- Ghastly Funeral Theatre [EP] - 1997
- Scenario IV: Dread Dreams - 1999
- Imaginary Sonicscape - 2001
- Gallows Gallery - 2005
Bootlegs
- "To Hell and Back" (Sigh's Tribute to Venom) - 1995
- "The Eastern Force of Evil: Live '92-'96" - 1996
Demos
Splits
- "Split 7" with Kawir [EP] - 1994
- "Kindred of a Dying Kind/Young Burial" - 2003
- "Evilized Japan" - 2004
Compilations
- "Far East Gate Inferno" - 1994
- "Blackened" - 1995
- "The Unholy Bible" - 1997
- "Roots II (The Return)" - 1998
External links
- Sigh's Official Site (shut down at the moment)
- The ultimate Sigh website
- Sigh's Official Message Board
- Sigh discography at MusicBrainz
- Sigh discography at Discogs