Høstsabbat 2023: Sigh Join Lineup
One fondly recalls seeing avant garde Japanese black metallers Sigh at the Roadburn 2013 Afterburner (review here), their showing up a decade later at the Høstsabbat 10th anniversary edition makes a kind of sense in light of the Oslo-based festival’s ongoing sonic progression outside genre confines of doom, sludge, etc. I’ll admit to not keeping up with their studio work — they had a record out last year called Shiki and have a 2023 live release to follow it up, so still very much active — but they were an impressive and atmospheric live act and I well look forward to seeing them at the church, which will be a fitting backdrop for their outsider weirdo worship.
The Høstsabbat lineup continues to grow more eclectic each week, and in addition to the extended geographic reach in having Sigh be the first band from Japan to play the fest, they’re an even better pick for that honor owing to their deeply individualized sound. Makes sense on its own level entirely.
Here we go:
HØSTSABBAT 2023 – SIGH (JPN)
For the first time in Høstsabbat history we are able to welcome a Japanese band to our Church of Riffs. And Oh My, what a band it is.
Formed back in 1989, SIGH found themselves leaning towards our northern black metal scene, and their first album was released on Norwegian kvlt label Deathlike Silence Records.
From then and onwards the band has shifted into more experimental territory, adding patterns, twists and atmosphere to an already manic output.
SIGH knows their heavy, mark our words, and will act as the perfect counterpart to the more doomy and droney side of the lineup, with their combination of progressive metal and Japanese instrumentation.
We are beyond psyched to announce the return of SIGH to Norway.
Please welcome SIGH to Høstsabbat 2023!
Arigatou!
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