French avant-garde collective, Non Serviam, have just unveiled the new video for “Victory to Kali” (ft. Mirai Kawashima of Sigh). It is taken from the band’s upcoming full-length, La Lune Dont Mon Âme Est Pleine, set to be released on June 12, via Lay Bare Recordings. Watch it below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Sigh – Shiki
Four years after previous studio outing, Heir To Despair (Candlelight), Japanese avant-garde black metal act Sigh switch record labels once again and return with twelfth full length album Shiki (Peaceville). In their native language, the title translates into many different things such as ceremony, colour and motivation but the main themes present here are “four seasons” and “time to die”. A concept derived from a traditional Japanese poem, frontman Mirai Kawashima takes an existential approach to the seasons, watching cherry blossoms (a symbol of Spring) in full bloom while going through the Autumnal stage of his life with Winter just around the corner. Continue reading
Sigh – Heir To Despair
It’s easy to love Sigh. It’s also easy to find them really annoying. Starting off as a Japanese branch of Black Metal’s second wave, Sigh has since mutated in all sorts of bizarre and interesting ways, integrating everything from classical influences to jazz breakdowns to having a nude, blood-smeared woman shrieking out vocals over Venom covers. As one does. At best, it made them a glorious thing to hear. At worst, it just sounded like a formless din. Continue reading