℗ 2022 Peaceville Records Ltd
| Released | August 26, 2022 |
| Duration | 46m 02s |
| Record Label | Peaceville Records |
| Catalogue No. | DIGIVILEF948 |
| Genre | Metal |
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1.1
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Kuroi Inori
Sigh |
0:15 | |||
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1.2
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Kuroi Kage
Sigh |
7:55 | |||
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1.3
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Shoujahitsumetsu
Sigh |
3:51 | |||
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1.4
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Shikabane
Sigh |
5:28 | |||
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1.5
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Satsui - Geshi No Ato
Sigh |
7:06 | |||
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1.6
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Fuyu Ga Kuru
Sigh |
6:28 | |||
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1.7
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Shouku
Sigh |
5:30 | |||
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1.8
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Kuroi Kagami
Sigh |
1:09 | |||
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1.9
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Mayonaka No Kaii
Sigh |
5:24 | |||
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1.10
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Touji No Asa
Sigh |
2:56 |
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 replace Kazuki, and Sigh 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 whilst maintaining their old school roots.
Shiki marks the latest chapter in the Sigh legacy, and includes some of the band’s heaviest and darkest material for some years; a fine hybrid of at times primitive black metal akin to early influences such as Celtic Frost amid more epic melodic heavy metal riffing and solos. The album also utilises a whole host of instruments to give further texture and dynamics to the compositions and eerie atmosphere, incorporating traditional oriental instruments such as the Shakuhachi & Sinobue flutes.
The word "Shiki" itself has various meanings in Japanese such as four seasons, time to die, conducting an orchestra, ceremony, motivation, colour. The two primary themes for the album are "four seasons" and "time to die".
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Peaceville Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.21 -2.46 to -1.00 | -15.09 -23.90 to -11.19 | -12.03 -19.20 to -8.20 | 8 6 to 11 | |
| 1 | Kuroi Inori | -2.46 | -23.90 | -19.2 | 6 |
| 2 | Kuroi Kage | -1.00 | -12.87 | -10.0 | 8 |
| 3 | Shoujahitsumetsu | -1.00 | -11.19 | -8.2 | 7 |
| 4 | Shikabane | -1.00 | -12.68 | -9.7 | 7 |
| 5 | Satsui - Geshi No Ato | -1.00 | -13.39 | -10.2 | 7 |
| 6 | Fuyu Ga Kuru | -1.00 | -13.68 | -11.2 | 8 |
| 7 | Shouku | -1.00 | -11.72 | -8.6 | 7 |
| 8 | Kuroi Kagami | -1.00 | -18.92 | -16.9 | 11 |
| 9 | Mayonaka No Kaii | -1.00 | -12.84 | -9.9 | 8 |
| 10 | Touji No Asa | -1.62 | -19.70 | -16.4 | 10 |