Band
Sigh
Sigh is a black metal band from Japan, active 1990 to present. 23 releases and 8 musicians in the catalog.
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Facts
- Genre
- Black Metal
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Formed
- 1990
- Releases
- 23
Biography
Sigh is a Japanese experimental metal band from Tokyo, formed in 1989. They gradually shifted from a traditional extreme metal sound to a more experimental, avant-garde style employing symphonic, world music, and progressive elements. Their most recent studio album, I Saw the World's End – Hangman's Hymn MMXXV, was released in 2025.
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Genres
Current line-up
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 原島淳一 | Drums (drum set) | 2004 to present |
| Dr. Mikannibal | Lead vocals, Saxophone | 2007 to present |
| 川嶋未来 | Lead vocals, Woodwind, Percussion, Sampler, Keyboard, Vocoder, Bass guitar | 1990 to present |
| 若井望 | Guitar | 2022 to present |
| 藤波聡 | Drums (drum set), Guitar, Bass guitar | 1990 to present |
Former members
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| You Oshima | Guitar | 2014 to 2022 |
| 尾関和樹 | Drums (drum set) | 1990 to 1990 |
| 石川慎一 | Guitar | 1992 to 2014 |
Albums
- Scorn Defeat1993 · Album
- Infidel Art1995 · Album
- Hail Horror Hail1997 · Album
- Scenario IV: Dread Dreams1999 · Album
- Imaginary Sonicscape2001 · Album
- Gallows Gallery2005 · Album
- Hangman’s Hymn: Musikalische Exequien2007 · Album
- Scenes From Hell2010 · Album
- In Somniphobia2012 · Album
- Graveward2015 · Album
- Heir to Despair2018 · Album
- Shiki2022 · Album
- I Saw the World’s End: Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV2025 · Album
- Goh-Ka2026 · Album
Other releases
EPs, demos, live records and compilations.
- Requiem for Fools1992 · EP
- Sigh / Kawir1994 · EP
- To Hell and Back: Tribute to Venom1995 · EP
- Ghastly Funeral Theatre1997 · EP
- Kindred of the Dying Kind / Young Burial2003 · EP
- Evilized Japan, Volume 12004 · EP
- A Tribute to Venom2008 · EP
- The Curse of Izanagi2010 · EP
- Ghastly Funeral Theatre (Remaster)2026 · EP
Related bands
Ranked by the strongest link the catalog can evidence: shared members, shared scene, or listener overlap.