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Venom tribute details released
JULY 8, 2008

The EP will be limited to one exclusive pressing featuring an LP (with etching design) accompanied with a CD.

In other news, the shows page has been updated with a few venue changes for the fall tour.

Sigh to play Damnation Festival
JUNE 26, 2008

The announcement has been made: Sigh will be playing this year's Damnation Festival alongside Carcass, the Berzerker, Taint, and many others to be revealed later.

This will mark Sigh's first show in the United Kingdom in over thirteen years.

The festival is to take place November 22nd, at Leeds University.

More details can be read here, at the Damnation Festival website.

This show, along with two new Japanese dates will be available for viewing on the shows page.

Venom tribute album recorded
MARCH 17, 2008

Sigh entered the studio last week, recording six Venom covers for an upcoming release from the band on The End Records appropriately titled "Sigh's Tribute To Venom." This recording marks Mikannibal's studio debut with Sigh (vocals/sax).

Paying tribute to Venom goes all the way back to Sigh's earliest days, with covers being regularly played at shows. A rare live tribute album was released on cassette from Voices From The Dark Side Productions in 1995.

Track listing:

1. Black Metal
2. Schizo
3. Die Hard
4. Countless Bathory
5. Teacher's Pet
6. Witching Hour

Recording Lineup:

Mirai Kawashima - Bass, Organ, Backing Vocals
Satoshi Fujinami - Drums, Guitar
Shinichi Ishikawa  - Guitar
Junichi Harashima - Drums
Dr. Mikannibal - Vocals

Release for the tribute album is being planned for the fall, to coincide with Sigh's North American tour with Unexpect and Zimmer's Hole.

Mirai reveals 8th album title
MARCH 17, 2008

Mirai also reveals that the band will be working with a real string quartet and some brass players for the album.

More details are to come as work progresses.

USA / Canada Tour Announced
JANUARY 28, 2008

The long awaited announcement has finally been made: Sigh will be headlining a two and a half week tour covering the United States and Canada this September. The band will be supported by Unexpect and Zimmer's Hole, making it the band's first tour as headliner.

Tickets are available for all shows exclusively through www.enterthevault.com until March 3rd. Afterward, they will be available at all normal ticketing outlets.

View The End Records press statement.

These dates will also be available for viewing in the shows page from now on.

Numb & Number full-length out now
DECEMBER 6, 2007

The result of a collaborative effort between Clive Bell, David Harrow, and Mirai recorded back in 2005 is now available for download online!

The project is called Numb & Number and the debut release is entitled Frozen Poetry. With twelve tracks totaling just over an hour of avant-garde material utilizing schools of new age, ambient, and jazz, Mirai alerts fans of Sigh that the project is far from metal.

Mirai's contributes throat singing to the release, something that was introduced on Sigh's 2005 Gallows Gallery album.

Right now, the album is an internet-only release. The album can be downloaded from the following subscription-based locations:

Emusic.com

Napster.com

Junodownload.com

Pre-order the Gallows Gallery reissue!
NOVEMBER 11, 2007

The End Records have two order package options to choose from:

1 - CD / T-shirt ($21.99 USD)

Pictured below, the remastered CD will also come with an exclusive new t-shirt design based on the album's artwork.

The first 60 people to pre-order this package will receive a special personalized letter signed by Mirai himself. Don't miss out!

ORDER HERE

2 - CD ($10.99 USD)

This package contains the remastered just CD.

ORDER HERE - (Samples from each track can be heard here

The album is due in stores November 27th, 2007.

Gallows Gallery remaster imminent
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

The End Records will be releasing a remastered version of Sigh's 2005 album, Gallows Gallery.

The remastering job was done by James Murphy, who also performed that task on Hangman's Hymn, which has been receiving critical praise since its June release earlier this year.

Sigh has always been unsatisfied with the original mastering job of the album, and is now pleased that the album will finally be available for listening as originally intended.

The new version of the album will also be released with upgraded artwork, and several bonus tracks and outtakes.

The album will be available in stores everywhere November 27th, this year.

The track listing is as follows:

1. Pale Monument
2. In A Drowse
3. The Enlightment Day
4. Confession To Be Buried
5. The Tranquilizer Song
6. Midnight Sun
7. Silver Universe
8. Gavotte Grim
9. Messiahplan
10. -
11. The Tranquilizer Song (David Harrow Mix)
12. Pale Monument (Harsh Vocal Version)
13. In A Drowse (Demo 2003)
14. Messiahplan (Gunface Alternate Guitar Solo Take)
15. The Tranquilizer Song (David Harrow Remix Outtake)
16. Jazzy Outtake 1
17. Jazzy Outtake 2

New website layout launched
AUGUST 9, 2007

It's been a few months since there have been any updates here from the Slaughtergarden, and for that I apologize. To make up for all of this silence, I have rewarded everyone with a brand new website layout. Now the site is much more in theme with Hangman's Hymn, while also taking the Slaughtergarden in a more professional direction that a band like Sigh deserves. I hope everyone likes it!

In addition to the new layout, I am also proud to announce that the Slaughtergarden has finally obtained its own domain name; Sighjapan.com! There should be no problems in accessing the site from now on.

Now... with this absence comes one piece of news that is already old if you have looked in the right places. The new album from The Red Chord, Prey For Eyes, is in stores now and features Mirai on one of its songs. From the Red Chord, guitarist Gunface has contributed guest guitar solos on both Hangman's Hymn and Gallows Gallery. Mirai returns the effort on an instrumental entitled "It came from over there," which showcases Mirai's keyboard capabilities in a vein similar to his previous efforts with Necrophagia. I recommend that everyone interested find a means to hear the song. Purchase the album here. 

The last thing I would like to touch on would be the current issue regarding the forums here. About a month ago an invitation-only system was activated to protect the boards from a constant invasion of unwanted bots. Because this was not mentioned here on the main site, it is more than likely that many of you who wished to register were left confused when an invitation code was asked for during registration. I am very sorry for this, and hope to have everyone who would like to participate in the forums allowed in as soon as possible. To request an invitation, please send an email to finalfanstasy@hotmail.com with the subject heading "Slaughtergarden Forum Invitation Request" and I will respond. I apologize again for any inconvenience.

I will be here with any further news as soon as it arrives.