Sigh - Eastern Darkness

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1. Weakness Within (Desolation (demo) (June 1990))

2. Desolation Of My Mind (Desolation (demo) (June 1990))

3. Mentally Numb (Desolation (demo) (June 1990))

4. Death Throes (Tragedies (demo) (6 December 1990))

5. Sigh (Tragedies (demo) (6 December 1990))

6. Mentally Numb (Tragedies (demo) (6 December 1990))

7. Desolation Of My Mind (Tragedies (demo) (6 December 1990))

8. The Knell (Requiem For Fools EP (1992))

9. Desolation (Requiem For Fools EP (1992))

10. Taste Defeat (Requiem For Fools EP (1992))

11. The Zombie Terror (Far East Gate In Inferno - compilation)

12. Suicidogenic (Split EP (with Kawir) (1994))

13. Schizo (Split EP (with Kawir) (1994))

14. Carnage (Vinyl Collectors LP)

15. The Seven Gates Of Hell (Vinyl Collectors LP)

16. Black Metal (Vinyl Collectors LP)

17. The Shadowking (Vinyl Collectors LP)

18. Black Metal (To Hell And Back: Sigh`s Tribute To Venom (1995))

19. The Seven Gates Of Hell (To Hell And Back: Sigh`s Tribute To Venom (1995))

20. Schizo (To Hell And Back: Sigh`s Tribute To Venom (1995))

21. Welcome To Hell (To Hell And Back: Sigh`s Tribute To Venom (1995))

22. Poison (To Hell And Back: Sigh`s Tribute To Venom (1995))

23. Witching Hour (To Hell And Back: Sigh`s Tribute To Venom (1995))

"EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF SIGH'S EARLY DEMOS, EPs AND RARITIES

Cult Japanese black metal legends Sigh formed in 1989/90, featuring mainman Mirai Kawashima, Satoshi Fujinami & Kazuki Ozeki. Following initial demos, Shinichi Ishikawa was brought in to the band, & Kazuki removed from the line-up. It was following this shift that the band set about recording the masterpiece debut ‘Scorn Defeat’ for Euronymous’ Deathlike Silence Productions, going on to become one of the country’s greatest and most revered metal exports. With a journey through the strange and the psychedelic, incorporating a whole eclectic mix of genre styles & experimentation throughout their career, Sigh has remained a vital creative force in the avantgarde field. However, at its core, Sigh has always remained true to its roots of old school metal.

‘Eastern Darkness’ contains a comprehensive collection of Sigh’s early rare works showing their swift musical evolution as well as the strong utilisation of keyboards in their compositional process throughout. The collection includes the band’s legendary demo tapes, ‘Desolation’, and ‘Tragedies’, plus their EPs and rarities, as well as contributions to various compilation releases in the mid 1990s.

Considering Sigh’s well-known regard for UK legends Venom throughout their career, ‘Eastern Darkness’ also contains the band’s own tribute to the 1980s black metal pioneers, in the form of tribute ‘To Hell and Back’, originally released on tape in 1995."