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Sound Horizon (サウンドホライズン), abbreviated by fans as Sanhora (サンホラ), is a Japanese art rock group with composer Revo as the leader. They call themselves the ‘fantasy band (幻想楽団)’. There is no constant-running member of Sound Horizon except Revo, the composer. All other support members are different by the albums.

Their music is generally in omnibus style; an album contains multiple stories with different themes that create one long, big story. Soprano or mezzo-soprano vocals are mainly utilized. Usage of narration is not restrained. Strong anime influences and applications are apparent in their music; they have started inviting seiyū for narration after their major debut. Their lyrics are very often mysterious and metaphorical, even more so than those of other J-rock musicians, with themes varying from fantastic themes like ancient curse, legend, dream, war, paradise to forbidden lust, longing, obsession, crime, relationship, etc.

Constant member:
Revo: Composer, lyrics, guitar, keyboard, accordion, bag pipe, etc.

Current supporting members (as of 2009):
yokoyan(よこやん): Illustrator

Vocal:
Jimang (じまんぐ): Male Vocal, Narraition
Takashi Utsunomiya (宇都宮隆): Male Vocal, chorus
Oda KAORI (かおり): Female Vocal
Yoshida YUUKI (ゆうき): Female Vocal
Remi (れみ): Female Vocal
MIKI (みき): Vocal, chorus
Endou Mari (遠藤麻里) : Vocal, chorus
Shimotsuki Haruka (霜月はるか): Vocal
Inoue Azumi (井上あずみ): Vocal, chorus
Minami Kuribayashi (栗林みな実): Vocal, chorus
Yoshimi Iwasaki (岩崎良美): Vocal, chorus

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fantasy, symphonic metal, story, japanese, doujin
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NightVermillion wrote:
yesterday evening

D'ow agreed, we need a new album. It's 2010, Moira was released on 2007. But I heard some Dual Cross company is making the Animation of Moira (hope those rumors are true). If it's true, I don't know if I want to see a Moira animation or a new album.

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Emtay13 wrote:
Wednesday morning

I had hoped Revo would recruit Akiko Shikata for SanHora. [2] :t

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RSSRII wrote:
8 days ago

I agree. Glad someone other than me thinks this.

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LavenderYuki wrote:
9 days ago

I had hoped Revo would recruit Akiko Shikata for SanHora. It would be an epic collaboration, I predict.

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Nysik wrote:
27 days ago

Their music is awesome! I really want a new album!

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Emtay13 wrote:
29 days ago

Damn, look at all the plays and with such few listeners o.o

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feverita wrote:
November 2009

dark_bernardeth, get lost. -_____- I looove them ><

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dragon-eater wrote:
November 2009

v PHAIL

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dark_bernardeth wrote:
October 2009

horrible! what is this shit?

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lolitaphoenix wrote:
October 2009

Revo, you are one sexy genius!

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Emtay13 wrote:
October 2009

Wow, awesome shit.

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Thanatophobia wrote:
September 2009

♥

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clytie_hizashi wrote:
August 2009

Are there any websites to aid n00bs in figuring out what the heck is going on? Like... backstory, lyrics, anything like that? I love the music, and I think I'd love it even more if I knew what was happening. ^^;

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stormyra1n wrote:
July 2009

true epicness.

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desufag wrote:
July 2009

Awesome.

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TouchMyDaikon wrote:
July 2009

Amazing.

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ElGuerreroNegro wrote:
July 2009

When will Sanhora release a new album? I want new songs from them! Roman is REALLY REALLY AWESOME, by the way! =D

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knossus wrote:
June 2009

Regarding with "some fans who consider anything previous to Roman were boring", maybe I can give my opinion a bit. Revo has created his albums in such a way that each has unique characteristics and perfection in its own way, so whoever listen any of them (regardless which album) FIRST, then they'll grow to love it, and often became their favorite album. And now back to the A.R (after-roman) fans, thus explain why they less favor albums before-roman. That's my theory though. Another theory maybe you already know it, that since Roman sanhora has undergone major change in many major aspects such as singer, storytelling, richer instruments, etc.

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qubec2 wrote:
May 2009

It's a shame RIKKI left, 焔 sounded so great..

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Jibeta wrote:
May 2009

"Has been crap since Aramary left" I disagree. While I do prefer their albums pre-Roman era, I don't think the group has gone crap, otherwise, I wouldn't listen their new albums. I do hate the whole Sound Horizon Kingdom thing and Revo becoming the King of clowns though, that's just plain ridiculous. It also saddens me that the few places I visit related to sound horizon are filled with Past-Roman era fans who consider anything previous to Roman boring.

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