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Japan (1990 – present)
Sigh is regarded by many as Japan’s leading extreme metal export, having released numerous highly esteemed recordings throughout their near twenty year existence.
In May of 1990 three musicians attending the same college formed a band called Sigh. The lineup consisted of Mirai Kawashima on bass, vocals and keyboards, Satoshi Fujinami on guitar, and Kazuki Ozeki on percussion. The name Sigh felt appropriate, as a sigh can express a variety of emotions. Gathering influences from a variety of sources mainly rooted in 1980s thrash and first wave black metal, Sigh quickly shunned their earlier roots as a cover band and began to put together material for a demo to be released a month later. Desolation showed the band at its earliest, comprising of three songs that would be rerecorded later on.
Kazuki left Sigh after the completion of Desolation. His tastes differed slightly than Mirai and Satoshi, favoring bands like Blind Guardian and Paradise Lost over the rising trend of death metal. This affected his ability to play, and once he realized he could not provide the level of intensity the other members required, he willingly left the group. There were no hard feelings regarding his departure either way. To this day, Kazuki’s greatest contribution to Sigh is the band’s logo, which he drew.
In May of 1990 three musicians attending the same college formed a band called Sigh. The lineup consisted of Mirai Kawashima on bass, vocals and keyboards, Satoshi Fujinami on guitar, and Kazuki Ozeki on percussion. The name Sigh felt appropriate, as a sigh can express a variety of emotions. Gathering influences from a variety of sources mainly rooted in 1980s thrash and first wave black metal, Sigh quickly shunned their earlier roots as a cover band and began to put together material for a demo to be released a month later. Desolation showed the band at its earliest, comprising of three songs that would be rerecorded later on.
Kazuki left Sigh after the completion of Desolation. His tastes differed slightly than Mirai and Satoshi, favoring bands like Blind Guardian and Paradise Lost over the rising trend of death metal. This affected his ability to play, and once he realized he could not provide the level of intensity the other members required, he willingly left the group. There were no hard feelings regarding his departure either way. To this day, Kazuki’s greatest contribution to Sigh is the band’s logo, which he drew.
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Hangman's Hymn
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Imaginary Sonicscape
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Gallows Gallery
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Hail Horror Hail
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Cassandra-Leo wrote:
I definitely won't disagree that a lot of remasters vastly devalue the work; to name one flagrant example, La Masquerade Infernale's original mix was better by a huge margin, as it had far more dynamic range and allowed the music to breathe a lot more naturally. Gallows Gallery is one of the cases in which I feel the recording was improved. Music like Sigh's is best appreciated when one can hear everything that's going on clearly.
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jsnruf wrote:
Metal remasters are a running gag in the direction of exponential shittiness. The remix for Gallow's Gallery is a bit clearer, but one wonders why the band didn't seem to have that much of a problem with it until people started complaining.
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Cassandra-Leo wrote:
I think the original mix was too raw for the effect they were trying to go for. I can see why some people might enjoy it, and it would work fine with less sophisticated music, but a lot of aspects of the music were obscured by the poor sound quality. Definitely prefer the remaster by a substantial margin
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girloman wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Rain/+images/39789415 UP! please, please, please, please, please,, please, please!!!
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HareMettleAdlib wrote:
There is nothing wrong with how Gallows Gallery was originally mixed.
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Emtay13 wrote:
Musically all the albums are great, at least. Mastering is the least of my concerns.
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sumostig wrote:
The original mix of Gallows Gallery is great, just like the remaster.
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Cassandra-Leo wrote:
All Sigh albums ftw (well, except the shitty original mix of Gallows Gallery - luckily, the remaster fixed it). This is why I want a leak of the new one.
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BrutalNick wrote:
imaginary sonicscape ftw!
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Cassandra-Leo wrote:
LEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAK
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KFLester wrote:
So many reviews, and no sign of a leak. BAH! That this restlessness may persist until my copy arrives is hardly an inviting prospect.
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Emtay13 wrote:
*impatience*
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Harry24 wrote:
Booo, well but I have it! I have just find Scorn Defeat with Shinichi on the Cover, I know it is rare too, I want the remastered re-release, but I think I'm going for the old one
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Kojiri wrote:
That Infidel Art by Megart is a bootleg, and it's not very rare it was only released 2 years ago. The original cd on Cacophonous Records is the rare version of that album.
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KFLester wrote:
http://twitter.com/mikannibal/status/6864604039 mikannibal is a pretty cool gal, ehs tweets about her rectum and doesnt afraid of anything
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Harry24 wrote:
I've just got my Infidel Art copy released by Megart Productions....I know it is rare, but how rare is it?????
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Cassandra-Leo wrote:
All Sigh albums are perfect, but some Sigh albums are more perfect than others. [2]
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Harry24 wrote:
I Can't stop listening to the Scenes from hell previews, hope it leaks soooooon and i'll buy it as soon as it is released
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Emtay13 wrote:
All Sigh albums are perfect, but some Sigh albums are more perfect than others.
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Mechanix wrote:
I'd rather have them like this. Personally rather have those close minded fashion pagans listen to their minimalistic "trve" garbage.
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Infidel Art Triple LP and Ghastly Funeral Theatre LP Pre-order!
27 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/sighjapan
Now The Crypt takes the pre-order for Infidel Art triple LP and Ghastly Funeral Theatre LP. These are strictly limited to 500 copies each, so pre-order them now!!http://www.darksymphonies. …
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Kyoxxx, joaopamplona20, ConnlaOlethros and 2 other people added Sigh to their libraries. 2 hours ago
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Diabolical13 tagged Sigh with ‘avant-garde black metal’. yesterday evening
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AcesH1gh wrote about Sigh in My Top 50 Most Played Albums of 2009. yesterday morning
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AcesH1gh wrote about Sigh – Gallows Gallery in My Top 50 Most Played Albums of 2009. yesterday morning
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AcesH1gh wrote about Sigh – Gallows Gallery in a deleted journal. Thursday afternoon
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GenitalWarfare wrote about Sigh in Layed out before you like a carpet of bones/Writhing on the floor, all shrieks and…. Thursday afternoon
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