Japanese Black/Avant-garde Metal legends SIGH, have released a new video for the track “Shoujahitsumetsu”, taken from their latest album “Shiki”, which was released on August 26th via Peaceville Records. The release of the performance video comes just as the band are returning to London for their first show in 12 years – they played on Wednesday 14th December at the Scala with ANAAL NATHRAKH!
Sigh mainman Mirai Kawashima explains the meaning behind the track: “ ‘Shoujahitsumetsu’ is a word in Buddhism and stands for ‘Anything that is alive has to die in the end’. I tried to express my fear of death through the album, and this song should be the case in point. This is the most furious track on the album filled with my feat that will never fade away.”
“Shiki”, an opus of dark & eclectic Blackened Heavy Metal, shrouded in traditional eastern influences, 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. It will take you on a journey through the strange and the psychedelic, incorporating a whole eclectic mix of genre styles and experimentation throughout their career. Highlighting that SIGH has remained a vital creative force in the avantgarde field whilst maintaining their old school roots.
“Shiki” track listing:
- Kuroi Inori
- Kuroi Kage
- Shoujahitsumetsu
- Shikabane
- Satsui – Geshi No Ato
- Fuyu Ga Kuru
- Shouku
- Kuroi Kagami
- Mayonaka No Kaii
- Touji No Asa
You can watch the performance video for “Shoujahitsumetsu” below:
