SIGH - New Album To Arrive In Japan In May
March 19, 2007, 17 years ago
Soundholic Records in Japan has pushed the release of SIGH's forthcoming album, Hangman’s Hymn, back to May 23rd. As previously reported, The End Records has set June 12th as the release date for the seventh studio album from this groundbreaking Japanese act.
About the new album, frontman Mirai Kawashima says, "This is by far the best Sigh album we have done - from the production to the songwriting. We're proud of the results. We hope our fans embrace what we have done with our music this time around as their support has always been great for Sigh."
The final tracklisting for Hangman’s Hymn is: Act1 - 'Introitus/Kyrie', 'Inked In Blood', 'Me-Devil'. Act2 - 'Dies Irae/The Master Malice', 'The Memories As A Sinner', 'Death With Dishonor', 'In Devil's Arms'. Act3 - 'Overture/Rex Tremendae/I Saw The World's End', 'Salvation In Flame/Confutatis', 'Finale: Hangman's Hymn/In Paradisum/Das Ende'.
The album was recorded at Studio Moopies with engineer Takamichi Osada and the band handling production duties. The album features guest appearances from:
- Rob Urbinati (SACRIFICE) - guitar solo on the track 'The Master Malice'- Aurielle Gregory (ex-GIANT SQUID) - female vocals on the track 'The Master Malice'
- Tim Conroy (ex-Giant Squid) – trumpet used/manipulated on various tracks
- Steven Sagala (ENFORSAKEN) – vocals used/manipulated on various tracks
An mp3 for the song 'Death With Dishonour' has been made available for download here.
